J 2022

Estonian Dental Students’ Oral Health-Related Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviours (KAB): National Survey-Based Study

RIAD, Abanoub, Ave PÕLD, Jana OLAK, Hans-Peter HOWALDT, Miloslav KLUGAR et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Estonian Dental Students’ Oral Health-Related Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviours (KAB): National Survey-Based Study

Authors

RIAD, Abanoub (818 Egypt, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Ave PÕLD, Jana OLAK, Hans-Peter HOWALDT, Miloslav KLUGAR (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Martin KRSEK (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Sameh ATTIA

Edition

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Basel, MDPI, 2022, 1660-4601

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

30304 Public and environmental health

Country of publisher

Switzerland

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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Impact factor

Impact factor: 4.614 in 2021

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14110/22:00125366

Organization unit

Faculty of Medicine

DOI

UT WoS

000759360100001

Keywords in English

dental education; dental students;Estonia; health knowledge; attitudes; practice; Hiroshima University Dental Behavioural Inventory; HU-DBI; oral health; oral hygiene

Tags

Tags

International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 5/4/2023 08:14, Mgr. Tereza Miškechová

Abstract

V originále

The strategic plan for dentistry and oral health in Estonia of 2030 focuses on oral health promotion and disease prevention through undergraduate dental curricula and fostering public health-oriented research among students. The present study was designed as a descriptive cross-sectional study to evaluate oral health-related knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours (KAB) of dental students in Estonia. The study was carried out in the spring semester of 2020, and it used a modified version of the Hiroshima University Dental Behavioural Inventory (HU-DBI). A total of 129 students responded to the survey, constituting a response rate of 93.5% due to the total population sampling (census) technique used in this study and the small target population size. Out of the 124 students included in the final analysis, 79% were females, 62.1% were clinical students, 11.3% reported smoking tobacco at least once a week, and 86.3% reported problematic internet use. The present study found that mean HU-DBI score of Estonian dental students was 8.09 ± 1.22 which is so far the highest recorded HU-DBI score in Europe. There was no significant difference between female vs. male or preclinical vs. clinical students in terms of HU-DBI score. While clinical students reported less faulty oral hygiene practices, such as hard toothbrush use and aggressive toothbrushing, preclinical students reported a slightly higher mean HU-DBI score. Smoking behaviour was more common among male and clinical students, and it was also associated with alcohol drinking and worry about teeth colour and halitosis.

Links

EF19_073/0016943, research and development project
Name: Interní grantová agentura Masarykovy univerzity
LTC20031, research and development project
Name: Towards an International Network for Evidence-based Research in Clinical Health Research in the Czech Republic
Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR, INTER-COST
MUNI/A/1402/2021, interní kód MU
Name: Prohlubování znalostí v oblasti zdravotních rizik a benefitů výživy, prostředí a životního stylu IV
Investor: Masaryk University
MUNI/IGA/1104/2021, interní kód MU
Name: COVID-19 Vaccines Safety Tracking in the Czech Republic (Acronym: CoVaST-CZ)
Investor: Masaryk University