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Harsh P, Arunima C, Manoj K

Med J Malaysia, 2012 Jun;67(3):298-301.

AIM:
To assess the oral health quality of life among Malaysian dental students using the Oral Impacts on Daily Performance (OIDP) scale.

MATERIAL AND METHOD:
Malaysian dental students of Melaka Manipal Medical College, Manipal campus, Manipal University, Manipal answered a structured questionnaire recording the demographic characteristics, behavioral characteristics and eight items of OIDP.

RESULTS:
The mean OIDP ADD and OIDP SC scores were respectively, 4.10 (sd = 5.16, range 8 - 40) and 2. 3 (sd = 2.3, range 0-8). A total of 50%, 32.9% and 28.6% of the dental students confirmed difficulties with eating, cleaning teeth and sleeping and relaxing, respectively. Statistically significant relationships were observed between OIDP (ultimate oral impact) and a count of non-clinical oral health indicators representing the second (intermediate) levels of oral impact. Logistic regression analysis revealed that dental students who were dissatisfied with their oral health had greater oral impact than their counterparts. The odds ratios for satisfaction with oral health, dental visits and frequency of brushing teeth were respectively 1.74 (0.58-5.32), 0.59 (0.11-3.24) and 1.33 (0.41-4.30).

CONCLUSION:
The study reports the Oral Impact on Daily Performance among Malaysian dental students and provides evidence of importance of social and behavioral characteristics in shaping dental students response.

Matched MeSH terms: Oral Hygiene/psychology*

The hierarchical cluster analysis of oral health attitudes and behaviour using the Hiroshima University--Dental Behavioural Inventory (HU-DBI) among final year dental students in 17 countries

Komabayashi T, Kawamura M, Kim KJ, Wright FA, Declerck D, Goiâs Mdo C, et al.

Int Dent J, 2006 Oct;56(5):310-6.

PMID: 17069075

OBJECTIVE: To explore and describe international oral health attitudes/ behaviours among final year dental students.

METHODS: Validated translated versions of the Hiroshima University-Dental Behavioural Inventory (HU-DBI) questionnaire were administered to 1,096 final-year dental students in 17 countries. Hierarchical cluster analysis was conducted within the data to detect patterns and groupings.

RESULTS: The overall response rate was 72%. The cluster analysis identified two main groups among the countries. Group 1 consisted of twelve countries: one Oceanic (Australia), one Middle-Eastern (Israel), seven European (Northern Ireland, England, Finland, Greece, Germany, Italy, and France) and three Asian (Korea, Thailand and Malaysia) countries. Group 2 consisted of five countries: one South American (Brazil), one European (Belgium) and three Asian (China, Indonesia and Japan) countries. The percentages of 'agree' responses in three HU-DBI questionnaire items were significantly higher in Group 2 than in Group 1. They include: "I worry about the colour of my teeth."; "I have noticed some white sticky deposits on my teeth."; and "I am bothered by the colour of my gums."

CONCLUSION: Grouping the countries into international clusters yielded useful information for dentistry and dental education.

Matched MeSH terms: Oral Hygiene/psychology*

Attitudes towards the use of fluorides for oral health among Islamic clerics in Kelantan Province, Malaysia

Nazita Y, Jaafar N, Doss JG, Rahman MM

Community Dent Health, 2013 Mar;30(1):30-3.

PMID: 23550504

To assess the knowledge, attitudes and practices of Imams (Islamic clerics) concerning fluoride toothpaste and fluoridated water to improve oral health in Kelantan.

Matched MeSH terms: Oral Hygiene/psychology*

An exploratory study on cultural variations in oral health attitudes, behaviour and values of freshman (first-year) dental students

Kawamura M, Wright FA, Declerck D, Freire MC, Hu DY, Honkala E, et al.

Int Dent J, 2005 Aug;55(4):205-11.

PMID: 16167608

To identify similarities and differences in oral health attitudes, behaviour and values among freshman dental students.

Matched MeSH terms: Oral Hygiene/psychology

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