Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Aim: This study aimed to explore the dental students’ contemporary oral hygiene practices, their knowledge of oral care procedures, and determine the effect of dental education on eventual changes in the oral hygiene habits of the students of two different dental faculties. Methods: This study included 377 students in two dental faculties. Habits, knowledge, and attitudes regarding dental care were obtained from the questionnaire. Statistical analysis of the data was performed by applying the Chi-Square test. Results: The students at Ankara Medipol University (52.3%) had a significantly higher knowledge of the working principle of power toothbrushes (oscillating-rotating) (p
Source: Akdeniz diş hekimliği dergisi.
DOI: 10.62268/add.1575620
Institutions: Çankırı Karatekin University, Ankara Medipol Üniversitesi
Language: English
Subfield: Periodontics
Field: Dentistry
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4405864990