Oral health behavior differences between dental students in graduate and doctoral programs

Autor: Nuran Özyemişci Cebeci, Seçil Karakoca Nemli, Senem Ünver
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: European Oral Research, Vol 52, Iss 1, Pp 6-11 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2630-6158
2651-2823
DOI: 10.26650/eor.2018.80220
Popis: This study aimed to compare oral health behavior between dental students in graduate programs and those in doctoral programs (PhD students) and determine the effects of parental education and occupation on these behaviors. Materials and Methods A questionnaire on oral health behaviors was distributed in a faculty of dentistry in Ankara, Turkey. A total of 629 questionnaires were distributed, and 528 dental graduate and 101 PhD students responded. Parental education and occupation were also recorded, and data were statistically analyzed. Results Statistically significant differences were found between the two groups with respect to the frequency of replacing toothbrush (p=0.001), use of electric toothbrush (p
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