Oral health survey and oral health behavior in college students. Comparative study of dental students and pharmaceutical students in Higashi-Nippon-Gakuen university.

Abstract: Oral health is still a problem in Indonesia, including in North Sulawesi. Oral health is affected by oral health behavior. Dental students have good knowledge about oral health, therefore, they can become good models for their families and society. Oral health behavior become more positive and better with increasing education. This study was aimed to analyze the difference in oral health behavior between first semester and fifth semester dental students at PSPDG FK Unsrat (Dental Program Study of Faculty of Medicine, Sam Ratulangi University). This was a descriptive analytical study with a cross sectional design. Data were obtained by using questionnaires. Samples were obtained by using total sampling method. Data were analyzed with the Mann-Whitney test to obtain the difference between both groups. The results showed that there were 41 respondents divided into two groups: first semester students and fifth semester students. Both groups had good oral health behavior with an average score of 89.1 for the first semester students and of 98.7 for the fifth semester students. The statistical test comparing the oral health behavior of both groups showed a P value of 0.001. Conclusion: There were a significant difference in oral health behavior between the first semester and the fifth semester dental students at PSPDG FK Unsrat. The fifth semester students had better oral health behavior than the first semester students.Keywords: oral health behavior, dental studentsAbstrak: Kesehatan gigi dan mulut hingga kini masih menjadi masalah di Indonesia, termasuk di Sulawesi Utara. Kesehatan gigi dan mulut dipengaruhi oleh perilaku kesehatan gigi dan mulut. Mahasiswa kedokteran gigi memiliki pengetahuan mengenai kesehatan gigi dan mulut yang dapat menjadi contoh bagi keluarga dan masyarakat. Perilaku kesehatan gigi dan mulut menjadi lebih positif dan lebih baik dengan meningkatnya tingkat pendidikan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis perbedaan perilaku kesehatan gigi dan mulut antara mahasiswa PSPDG FK Unsrat semester I dan semester V. Jenis penelitian ialah deskriptif analitik dengan desain potong lintang. Data diperoleh dengan menggunakan kuesioner. Sampel penelitian menggunakan teknik total sampling berjumlah 41 sampel yang terbagi dalam dua kelompok yaitu mahasiswa semester I dan mahasiswa semester V. Perbedaan perilaku kedua kelompok dianalisis menggunakan uji Mann-Whitney. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan seluruh mahasiswa pada kedua kelompok memiliki perilaku kesehatan gigi dan mulut yang baik dengan skor rerata pada mahasiswa semester I sebesar 89,1 dan pada mahasiswa semester V sebesar 98,7. Hasil uji statistik perbandingan perilaku kesehatan gigi dan mulut antara kedua kelompok menunjukkan nilai P=0,001. Simpulan: Terdapat perbedaan bermakna pada perilaku kesehatan gigi dan mulut mahasiswa PSPDG Unsrat semester I dan semester V. Mahasiswa semester V memiliki perilaku kesehatan gigi dan mulut yang lebih baik dibandingkan mahasiswa semester I.Kata kunci: perilaku kesehatan gigi dan mulut, mahasiswa kedokteran gigi

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Assessment of relationship between oral health behavior, oral hygiene and gingival status of dental students

Indian Journal of Dental Research ◽

10.4103/0970-9290.176922 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 26 (6) ◽

pp. 592 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Afsheen Lalani ◽

PralhadL Dasar ◽

N Sandesh ◽

Prashant Mishra ◽

Sandeep Kumar ◽

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Keyword(s):

Oral Health ◽

Health Behavior ◽

Oral Hygiene ◽

Dental Students ◽

Oral Health Behavior

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Self-reported oral health knowledge, Behavior and Attitude among students of a dental institution in a neo-capital region, Andhra Pradesh.

Clinical Dentistry ◽

10.33882/clinicaldent.13.25200 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Yaswitha Jampani ◽

Deepika Kandukuri ◽

B Vikram Simha ◽

Asha Lodagala ◽

Namratha Kasarnenivi

Keyword(s):

Oral Health ◽

Health Behavior ◽

Health Knowledge ◽

Dental Students ◽

P Value ◽

Oral Health Behavior ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Oral Health Knowledge ◽

Significant Difference ◽

And Behavior

Aim: To compare the oral health knowledge, attitude and behavior among pre-clinical and clinical undergraduate dental students. Methodology: A questionnaire based cross-sectional study was conducted among pre-clinical and clinical undergraduate students at a teaching dental institution in Andhra Pradesh.A total of 357students were selected using non- probability purposive sampling technique. Modified English version of Hiroshima University Dental Behavior Inventory (HU-DBI) Questionnaire consisting of 31 closed ended questions has been implemented in this study after performing appropriate psychometric analysis. Results:Knowledge, attitude and behavior differences between preclinical and clinical students were analyzed by Student’s t-testand statistically significant difference was obtained with p value of 0.004.Chi- square test was employed for dichotomous datai.e. to find the differences in the distribution of "yes" among students from the different academic year as well as between male and female students.Majority of females (86.3%) have responded that they don’t use tooth brush with hard bristles for cleaning their teeth which is high when compared to males (73.4%) and the difference is statistically significant (p=0.01). There is also a statistically significant difference with respect to smoking habits between males and females (p=0.003). CONCLUSION: The outcome of this study shows clinical students having higher oral health knowledge, attitude and behavior scoresthan preclinical students and also the self-reported quality of overall oral health behavior was more pronounced in clinical students.Specific educational and awarenessprograms should be planned for the preclinical students. Keywords: Dental students, Oral health knowledge, Oral health behavior,Oral health education.

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Differences in self-reported oral health behavior between dental students and dental technology/dental hygiene students in Jordan

Journal of Oral Science ◽

10.2334/josnusd.46.191 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 46 (3) ◽

pp. 191-197 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Ahed Mohammed Al-Wahadni ◽

Mahmoud Khaled AL-Omiri ◽

Makoto Kawamura

Keyword(s):

Oral Health ◽

Health Behavior ◽

Dental Hygiene ◽

Dental Students ◽

Oral Health Behavior ◽

Dental Hygiene Students ◽

Dental Technology

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Determinants of preventive oral health behavior among senior dental students of Greater Noida, India

Journal of Indian Association of Public Health Dentistry ◽

10.4103/2319-5932.153592 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

pp. 63

Author(s):

Ishan Prabhakar ◽

K Jayaprakash ◽

KK Shivalingesh ◽

Richa Anand ◽

Bhuvandeep Gupta ◽

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Keyword(s):

Oral Health ◽

Health Behavior ◽

Dental Students ◽

Oral Health Behavior

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Pathways Through Which Health Literacy Is Linked to Parental Oral Health Behavior in an American Indian Tribe

Annals of Behavioral Medicine ◽

10.1093/abm/kaab006 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Angela G Brega ◽

Rachel L Johnson ◽

Sarah J Schmiege ◽

Anne R Wilson ◽

Luohua Jiang ◽

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Keyword(s):

Oral Health ◽

Health Behavior ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Health Knowledge ◽

Perceived Barriers ◽

Oral Health Behavior ◽

Oral Health Knowledge ◽

Knowledge And Beliefs ◽

And Behavior ◽

Efficacy Estimate

Abstract Background Health literacy (HL) is the “ability to find, understand, evaluate and put information to use to improve decision making and, ultimately, improve health and quality of life.” Parents with limited HL are less likely to follow recommended parental oral health behaviors. Purpose We tested a theoretical framework designed to clarify mechanisms through which HL may influence parental oral health behavior. The framework proposed that HL: (a) has a direct effect on parental oral health knowledge, beliefs (i.e. self-efficacy; perceived susceptibility, severity, benefits, barriers), and behavior; (b) influences beliefs indirectly through knowledge; and (c) influences behavior indirectly through knowledge and beliefs. Methods We analyzed cross-sectional data from a randomized controlled trial designed to reduce dental decay in American Indian children (N = 521). Parents completed survey questions assessing sociodemographic characteristics, HL, and parental oral health knowledge, beliefs, and behavior. Path analysis was used to test the framework. Results HL exerted significant direct effects on knowledge and beliefs but not behavior. HL had significant indirect effects on all beliefs through knowledge. Significant indirect effects of HL on behavior occurred through self-efficacy (estimate: 0.99, 95% CI: 0.42, 1.83, p = .005), perceived barriers (estimate: 0.73, 95% CI: 0.29, 1.43, p = .010), knowledge to self-efficacy (estimate: 0.57, 95% CI: .31, 0.98, p = .001), and knowledge to perceived barriers (estimate: 0.24, 95% CI: 0.09, 0.47, p = .012). Conclusions HL exerted an indirect effect on parental oral health behavior, with knowledge, self-efficacy, and perceived barriers being the primary constructs linking HL to behavior.

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