Oral health knowledge and dental health practices among schoolchildren in Jerash district/Jordan

Abstract

Results of this study prove that oral health awareness level among public schoolchildren in Jordan is still poor and needs to be improved. Based upon these findings, the establishment of a long-term school-based oral health education programme in Jordan is highly recommended.

Oral health knowledge and practices among Dar es Salaam institutionalized former street children aged 7–16 years1

“…Unlike previous studies by El‐Qaderi (9), Nyandindi (10) and Christensen (11), findings of this study revealed that a high proportion of the children in this study know what causes bleeding gums. The level of knowledge among children in this study on this issue is encouraging.…”

Socioeconomic and Sociodemographic Variables Associated With Oral Hygiene Status in Mexican Schoolchildren Aged 6 to 12 Years

“…We found that boys had worse oral hygiene. This result may be related to what has been documented in previous studies about knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and oral hygiene practices: girls show better understanding than boys 14,37,38 . In the final logistic regression model, younger children had worse levels of oral hygiene.…”

Oral Health Perception and Practices among School Children Froma Low Socio Economic Locality in Mumbai, India.

“…Girls (84%) outnumbered boys in daily teeth brushing. These findings were comparable to the findings of Mehta et al [6], El Qaderi et al [7], Kuppuswamy et al [8].Almost 92.3% believed that eating sweets leads to dental caries, which was consistent with a study in Nigeria by Ogunrinde et al [9] wherein consumption of sticky, sugary and chocolaty food items were perceived as unhealthy to dental health. In our study 78% of children brushed their teeth using toothbrush and toothpaste which was in accordance to a study by Al-Omiri from Jordan [10] and other studies around the globe.…”