Oral health attitudes and behaviours of final-year dental students

Autor:	Hanny Calache, Louise Brearley Messer
Rok vydání:	2012
Předmět:	Snacking business.industry media_common.quotation_subject Attendance Dentistry Oral health Affect (psychology) Oral hygiene Education stomatognathic diseases stomatognathic system Hygiene Fluoride toothpaste Medicine business General Dentistry Chi-squared distribution media_common
Zdroj:	European Journal of Dental Education. 16:144-155
ISSN:	1396-5883
DOI:	10.1111/j.1600-0579.2012.00738.x
Popis:	Objectives: The objectives of this study of final-year dental students in 10 classes (1997, 2001—2009) were to examine their self-reported oral health attitudes and behaviours and describe any trends in these attributes. Participants and methods: Students were surveyed in final semester via an anonymous questionnaire (34 behaviour questions; eight attitude statements). Distributions, trends over time and attitude–behaviour associations were examined. Results: Of 583 students, 459 responded (79%). All tooth-brushed with fluoride toothpaste; 80% brushed ≥2/day. Overall, 85% flossed; over time flossing behaviour increased significantly (P
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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