Malaysian undergraduates' knowledge and opinions on early childhood oral health

Aim in Malaysia, Early Childhood Caries (ECC) was found to affect 76.2% of 5-year-olds (2005). General practitioners are more likely to encounter preschool children and are in a better position to educate parents and caretakers about ECC and make appropriate referrals. This study assessed the knowle...

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Main Authors:	Mani, Shani Ann, Burhanudin, Nor Aszlitah, John, Jacob
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Pub Med 2012
Subjects:	RK318 Oral and Dental Medicine. Pathology. Diseases-Therapeutics-General Works
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spelling	iium-667242018-10-19T07:42:00Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/66724/ Malaysian undergraduates' knowledge and opinions on early childhood oral health Mani, Shani Ann Burhanudin, Nor Aszlitah John, Jacob RK318 Oral and Dental Medicine. Pathology. Diseases-Therapeutics-General Works Aim in Malaysia, Early Childhood Caries (ECC) was found to affect 76.2% of 5-year-olds (2005). General practitioners are more likely to encounter preschool children and are in a better position to educate parents and caretakers about ECC and make appropriate referrals. This study assessed the knowledge and opinions on early childhood oral health among medical and dental undergraduates. Methods This cross sectional study involved 245 students enrolled in the first year medical (M1) and dental (D1) course and fourth year medical (M4) and dental (D4) course. The students completed a self-administered questionnaire which included knowledge and opinions on early childhood oral health. Comparisons between the groups were done using chi-square test. results Dental students showed significantly better knowledge than medical students. D1 students showed significantly better knowledge of age of first tooth eruption over M1. Knowledge of recommended age for bottle weaning was higher among D4 students but not significantly more than M4 students. conclusion The majority of medical students showed inadequate knowledge indicating that medical curriculum should emphasise on oral health topics of public health relevance like ECC and its prevention. Dental students had better knowledge regarding early childhood oral health, but lacked knowledge on its preventive aspects. Pub Med 2012 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/66724/1/Malaysian%20undergraduates%20knowledge.pdf Mani, Shani Ann and Burhanudin, Nor Aszlitah and John, Jacob (2012) Malaysian undergraduates' knowledge and opinions on early childhood oral health. European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry, 13 (1). pp. 64-68. ISSN 1591-996X E-ISSN 2035-648X http://www.ejpd.eu/bibliografia_dettaglio.asp?id=423
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description	Aim in Malaysia, Early Childhood Caries (ECC) was found to affect 76.2% of 5-year-olds (2005). General practitioners are more likely to encounter preschool children and are in a better position to educate parents and caretakers about ECC and make appropriate referrals. This study assessed the knowledge and opinions on early childhood oral health among medical and dental undergraduates. Methods This cross sectional study involved 245 students enrolled in the first year medical (M1) and dental (D1) course and fourth year medical (M4) and dental (D4) course. The students completed a self-administered questionnaire which included knowledge and opinions on early childhood oral health. Comparisons between the groups were done using chi-square test. results Dental students showed significantly better knowledge than medical students. D1 students showed significantly better knowledge of age of first tooth eruption over M1. Knowledge of recommended age for bottle weaning was higher among D4 students but not significantly more than M4 students. conclusion The majority of medical students showed inadequate knowledge indicating that medical curriculum should emphasise on oral health topics of public health relevance like ECC and its prevention. Dental students had better knowledge regarding early childhood oral health, but lacked knowledge on its preventive aspects.
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author	Mani, Shani Ann Burhanudin, Nor Aszlitah John, Jacob
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title	Malaysian undergraduates' knowledge and opinions on early childhood oral health
title_short	Malaysian undergraduates' knowledge and opinions on early childhood oral health
title_full	Malaysian undergraduates' knowledge and opinions on early childhood oral health
title_fullStr	Malaysian undergraduates' knowledge and opinions on early childhood oral health
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title_sort	malaysian undergraduates' knowledge and opinions on early childhood oral health
publisher	Pub Med
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Malaysian undergraduates' knowledge and opinions on early childhood oral health

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