This study focuses on Knowledge, attitude and practice of
Oral health among undergraduate medical students using Hiroshima University
Dental Behavioral Inventory HU-DBI. General health cannot be attained or
maintained without oral health. The mouth is regarded as the mirror of the body
and the gateway to good health.
Medical students are the future health professionals and are
expected to be teachers of hygiene as well as role models of self-care regimens
for their patients. This study was conducted by adopting English version of
Hiroshima University - Dental Behavior Inventory (HU-DBI). A self-administered
questionnaire based on the Hiroshima University-Dental Behavioral Inventory (HU
-DBI) was distributed among 421 undergraduate medical students which consisted
of 20 dichotomous responses (Agree- Disagree). Data were analyzed. Mean HU-DBI
scores among nursing students is 5.62 (Average) which shows students have
average attitudes towards oral health. This study did not show any statistical
difference between male and female students (p>0.05). Furthermore, second,
third and final year students had better oral health attitude and behavior
especially towards gingival health, oral hygiene practices and visiting the
dentist. Further studies have to be conducted comparing with oral health status
and their attitude and behavior related to oral health on larger population.
Author(s) Details:
Darshana Bennadi,
Department of Public Health Dentistry, Sree Siddhartha Dental
College and Hospital, Tumkur, India.
Please see the link here: https://stm.bookpi.org/RUDHR-V3/article/view/13551
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