Attitudes of dental and medical students in their first and final years of undergraduate study to oral health behaviour

Rong, Wen Sheng; Wang, W. J.; Yip, Hon Chi

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0579.2006.00415.x

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“…According to previous studies, dental students have better oral hygiene (18) and better knowledge on tooth bleaching, which can be explained by education they receive during the study of dental medicine and by their attitude towards oral health (18,20,21). Šimat et al (18) reported that students from the School of Dental Medicine have better oral hygiene habits than students from other faculties, while DMFT index is associated with a lack of prevention at a young age, regardless of the group of subjects.…”

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“…Studenti dentalne medicine, očekivano, više vode brigu o oralnoj higijeni (18) i pokazali su bolje znanje o postupku izbjeljivanja zuba, što je i razumljivo s obzirom na to da tijekom studija proširuju znanje i tako stvaraju odnos prema oralnome zdravlju (18,20,21). Na temelju istraživanja Ši-mata i suradnika provedenom među studentima Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, može se zaključiti da je dentalna higijena studenata dentalne medicine bolja negoli onih s ostalih fakulteta, a vrijednosti KEP indeksa upućuju na nedostatak prevencije u mlađoj dobi, neovisno o skupini ispitanika (18).…”

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Attitudes of Students of Different Schools of University of Zagreb on Tooth Bleaching

Diklić¹,

Sever

Galić

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Acta Stomatol Croat

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Attitudes of Students of Different Schools of University of Zagreb on Tooth Bleaching

Diklić¹,

Sever

Galić

et al. 2016

Acta Stomatol Croat

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“…Such studies have primarily been conducted among dental and medical students (Kawamura et al, 2005;Rong et al, 2006;Peker and Toraman Alkurt, 2009;Peker et al, 2010;Yildiz and Dogan, 2011).…”

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Self-assessed Dental Status of the First Year Students of Health Related Faculties of a University in Turkey

Doğan¹,

Gökalp²

2014

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The objectives of this study are to determine the self-assessed oral health status and behavior of entrants educating in health related faculties of a university, Ankara, Turkey. There were currently four faculties namely Medicine, Pharmacy, Dentistry and Health Sciences in Hacettepe University with 964 first year students; 853 (88.5%) of them were participated in this descriptive study. Data collected via a self-administered pre-tested questionnaire included items to evaluate the selfassessed oral health status and behaviour. All students were informed of the purpose of the study and how to fill the questionnaire. The data were analyzed using SPSS Version 15.0. Chi square test was performed to test the significance of the differences. 74.0% of the students were between 18-19 ages; two-thirds was female. In all, 40.8% of them were dissatisfied with the appearance of their teeth. Although half of the group stated that the dentist will propose treatment if they visit a dentist, most of them did not think that the health of their teeth and gingiva was good. The percentage of dental visit at least once among females (94.2%) was more than males (82.8%) (p<0.001). Half of the students did not remember the age at first dental visit. 68.9% of the students had brushed their teeth at least twice a day. Improvements in preventive orientation of all health science students will also help them to play more effective roles in promoting the oral health of themselves as well as their communities.

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“…19 Thus, it can provide the possibility of comparison among various countries, and to assess cross-cultural differences. One study comparing dental and medical students by HU-DBI questionnaire showed that during undergraduate education, medical students' attitudes did not change while that of dental students was changed 12 .…”

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“…Oral health attitudes and behaviour among medical and dental students in Tehran, Iran HU-DBI questionnaire has been administered in many countries such as UK, 9 USA, 10 South Korea, 11 China, 12 Yemen, 13 Greece, 14 Romania, 15 Turkey, 16 India 17,18 and Jordan. 19 Thus, it can provide the possibility of comparison among various countries, and to assess cross-cultural differences.…”

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Oral health attitudes and behaviour among medical and dental students in Tehran, Iran

Ghadimi

Razeghi

Khami

et al. 2017

Iraqi J. Public Health

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Objective: Health professionals are role models for the community; thus, the oral health condition of the public is shaped potentially by oral self-care attitudes of health professionals. The aim of the present study was to compare dental and medical students' dental health attitudes and behaviour in their pre-clinic stage in Iran. Methods: In 2012, a cross-sectional study was conducted in three dental schools and one medical school in Tehran. A Persian version of HU-DBI (Hiroshima University-Dental Behavioural Inventory) questionnaire was prepared, validated, and distributed among the all pre-clinical students of dental and medical schools at the end of the second year of education through a census method (n = 156). Chi-square test and logistic regression model served for statistical analysis. Results: In total, 144 questionnaires were returned (response rate = 92.3%). Generally, the dental students reported more favourable attitudes and behaviours. The most important differences between medical and dental students were found in four items: not worrying much about visiting the dentist (37.5% vs. 19.3% agreement, respectively, P = 0.01), be bothered by the colour of gums (8.9% vs. 1.1% agreement, respectively, P = 0.02), brushing each of teeth carefully (48.2% vs. 65.9% agreement, respectively, P = 0.03), and using a toothbrush with hard bristles (32.1% vs. 17% agreement, respectively, P = 0.03). Conclusions: Some aspects of oral health attitudes and behaviours among dental and medical students need to be improved. Dental students seem to show better behaviour probably due to their dental education experience.

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Attitudes of dental and medical students in their first and final years of undergraduate study to oral health behaviour

Abstract: There were significant differences in oral health attitudes and behaviours in dental students between entrance to University and the final year of their study. The same was not found to be true for medical students.

Cited by 48 publications

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Attitudes of Students of Different Schools of University of Zagreb on Tooth Bleaching

Attitudes of Students of Different Schools of University of Zagreb on Tooth Bleaching

Self-assessed Dental Status of the First Year Students of Health Related Faculties of a University in Turkey

Oral health attitudes and behaviour among medical and dental students in Tehran, Iran

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