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@article{1833897,
author = {Riad, Abanoub and Põld, Ave and Olak, Jana and Howaldt, HansandPeter and Klugar, Miloslav and Krsek, Martin and Attia, Sameh},
article_location = {Basel},
article_number = {3},
doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19031908},
keywords = {dental education; dental students;Estonia; health knowledge; attitudes; practice; Hiroshima University Dental Behavioural Inventory; HU-DBI; oral health; oral hygiene},
language = {eng},
issn = {1660-4601},
journal = {International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health},
title = {Estonian Dental Students’ Oral Health-Related Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviours (KAB): National Survey-Based Study},
url = {https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/3/1908},
volume = {19},
year = {2022}
}
TY - JOUR
ID - 1833897
AU - Riad, Abanoub - Põld, Ave - Olak, Jana - Howaldt, Hans-Peter - Klugar, Miloslav - Krsek, Martin - Attia, Sameh
PY - 2022
TI - Estonian Dental Students’ Oral Health-Related Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviours (KAB): National Survey-Based Study
JF - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
VL - 19
IS - 3
SP - 1-19
EP - 1-19
PB - MDPI
SN - 16604601
KW - dental education
KW - dental students;Estonia
KW - health knowledge
KW - attitudes
KW - practice
KW - Hiroshima University Dental Behavioural Inventory
KW - HU-DBI
KW - oral health
KW - oral hygiene
UR - https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/3/1908
N2 - 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.
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RIAD, Abanoub, Ave PÕLD, Jana OLAK, Hans-Peter HOWALDT, Miloslav KLUGAR, Martin KRSEK and Sameh ATTIA. Estonian Dental Students’ Oral Health-Related Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviours (KAB): National Survey-Based Study. \textit{International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health}. Basel: MDPI, 2022, vol.~19, No~3, p.~1-19. ISSN~1660-4601. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19031908.
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