BACKGROUND To study the association between oral health behaviour of senior dental students in Nigeria and their gender, age, knowledge of preventive care, and attitudes towards preventive dentistry. METHODS Questionnaires were administered to 179 senior dental students in the six dental schools in Nigeria. The questionnaire obtained information on age, gender, oral self-care, knowledge of pr...

Objectives: The aim of this study has been to evaluate the rate of contact sensitization to some rubber allergens and to bisphenol A (BPA) amongst students of dental medicine and dental patients. Material and Methods: A total of 50 participants were included in the study: 40 students of dental medicine exposed to the studied rubber allergens and BPA-based dental materials during the course of t...

background: dental students’ attendance in community fields prepares them to get involved in oral health promotion programs.  the aim of this study was to evaluate dental students` attitude toward education in community dentistry fields at an iranian dental school. methods: 125 dental students participated in a questionnaire survey.  the questionnaire included questions regarding students’ back...

PURPOSE Dental hygiene students should prepare to competently provide services to culturally diverse patients; therefore, this study was conducted as a baseline to determine the cross-cultural adaptability of dental hygiene students. METHODS The sample consisted of 188 dental hygiene students attending four culturally diverse dental hygiene programs (N = 108) and four non-culturally diverse d...

The aim of the present study was to assess self-reported oral health habits, attitudes, lifestyle between the sample groups of preclinical and clinical dental and technology students in Lithuania using the Hiroshima University Dental Behavioral Inventory (HU-DBI), and to evaluate the impact of education on their behavior and self-reported oral health. A sample of 183 dental and 75 technology st...

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the oral health attitudes and behavior of undergraduate dental students in India according to age, sex and level of dental education, and to compare it with those of other countries with different socioeconomic conditions. A self-administered questionnaire based on the Hiroshima University - Dental Behavior Inventory (HU-DBI) was distributed among 37...

OBJECTIVE To determine first-year dental students' current motivation and attitudes for choosing the dental profession at the Faculty of Dental Medicine, Medical University - Sofia, Bulgaria. MATERIAL AND METHODS An anonymous questionnaire, consisting of 12 questions about students' socio-demographic profile and their motivation for choosing dentistry, was administered to 119 first-year denta...

background: awareness of dental students’ views from the clinical departments will help on developing strategies for qualitative and quantitative improvement of clinical skills. the purpose of this study was an assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of the clinical departments of babol dental school, from students' views point, to provide feedback for improving of clinical skills train...

bacterial endocarditis is a serious disease that could occur after invasive dental procedures. despite a large number of papers written about the knowledge of prevention of bacterial endocarditis among health care workers in western countries, little is known about awareness of this subject among practitioners and students in other countries. the purpose of the present study was to assess the k...