Study of oral health behaviors and attitudes among dental students at government dental college, Alappuzha
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2018, Vol 17, Issue 1
Abstract
Dentists as primary oral health care providers play an important role in developing positive oral health attitude among the general population. In order to achieve this, the dentist themselves should develop positive health behaviors and attitudes so that they can effectively teach what they believe. In this study we have tried to assess the oral health behaviors and attitudes among clinical and preclinical dental students of government dental college, Alappuzha using Hiroshima University Dental Behavior Inventory (HU-DBI). The HU-DBI score for clinical students was found to be slightly higher than for preclinical students which was however not statistically significant. The overall HU-DBI score was found to be 5.66. The low overall HB-DBI score emphasize the need for improvement in dental health behaviors and attitudes in the subjects involved.
Authors and Affiliations
Dr Sreeraj Rajappan1, , Dr Manikandan G R2, Dr Sheena P3
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