ORAL HYGIENE PRACTICES AMONG DENTAL STUDENTS OF PESHAWAR CITY A COMPARATIVE STUDY

Authors

  • Zia ur Rehman Khalil Department of Community & Preventive Dentistry, Peshawar Dental College, Peshawar, Pakistan
  • Aamir Hameed Department of Community & Preventive Dentistry, Peshawar Dental College, Peshawar, Pakistan
  • Kanwal Nazir Arbab Department of Community & Preventive Dentistry, Peshawar Dental College, Peshawar, Pakistan
  • Aliya Khan Department of Preventive & Community Dentistry, Khyber College of Dentistry, Peshawar, Pakistan
  • Mehreen Zia Department of Dental Materials, Peshawar Dental College, Peshawar, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v11i03.971

Keywords:

Oral Hygiene, Oral health, Chi-square test, Dental Caries, Self-reporting

Abstract

Objectives: The present study aimed to compare oral hygiene practices among the undergraduate dental students of the preclinical and clinical years in the dental colleges of district Peshawar.
Materials and Methods: A structured, pre-tested, self-administered 16-item questionnaire survey followed by a brief clinical examination was conducted among the undergraduate students in all the dental colleges of district Peshawar. The sample was drawn from both the preclinical first year and the final clinical years of the Peshawar Dental College, Rapha International University, Khyber College of Dentistry, Peshawar University and Sardar Begum Dental College, Gandhara University. The questionnaire included demographic details and questions on the students’ oral health attitudes and self-reported practices. Chi-square analysis was performed for group comparisons of data collected through the questionnaire.
Results: Amongst the preclinical group a total of 62.7% (42 out of 205) students were found to be in the bad practice range as compared to the clinical group. Only 37.3% of students scored in the bad practice range. Statistically there is a trend of significance (0.074).
Conclusion: Thus the apparent oral health status and oral hygiene practices of dental students had improved as they advance towards clinical years.

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2021-09-30

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Khalil, Z. ur R. ., Hameed, A. ., Arbab, K. N. ., Khan, A. ., & Zia, . M. . (2021). ORAL HYGIENE PRACTICES AMONG DENTAL STUDENTS OF PESHAWAR CITY A COMPARATIVE STUDY. JOURNAL OF KHYBER COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY, 11(03), 77–84. https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v11i03.971

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