Oral Health Awareness and Status Among Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia First Year Dental Students

The oral health awareness and status among the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia first year dental students were studied. Seventy-three subjects underwent two components of assessment: questionnaire assessing oral health awareness and behaviour, and clinical examination of oral health status. Indice...

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Main Authors:	Zamirah Zainal Abidin, Shahida Mohd Said, Irma Shida Abu Samah, Mohd Yufi Ariandi Modh Yusoff
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Language:	English
Published:	2005
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/974/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/974/1/jurnal27.pdf

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spelling	ukm-9742016-12-14T06:28:27Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/974/ Oral Health Awareness and Status Among Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia First Year Dental Students Zamirah Zainal Abidin, Shahida Mohd Said, Irma Shida Abu Samah, Mohd Yufi Ariandi Modh Yusoff, The oral health awareness and status among the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia first year dental students were studied. Seventy-three subjects underwent two components of assessment: questionnaire assessing oral health awareness and behaviour, and clinical examination of oral health status. Indices used including Plaque, Calculus, Community Periodontal Index for Treatment Needs (CPITN) and total score of Decayed, Missing, Filled and teeth indicated for Extraction (DMFX[T]). More than 90% of the subjects were reported to brush their teeth twice or more daily and used supplemental cleaning tools. They also knew the importance of healthy oral condition, the various causes and prevention of tooth decay and gum diseases. Although 70.3% felt they need dental treatment, the majority (81.9%) visited the dentist only when they feel it is necessary to PDF Created with deskPDF PDF Writer - Trial :: http://www.docudesk.com 2 do so. Clinical examination showed low scores of 0.99 and 0.40 for mean plaque and calculus indices, respectively, while 80.8% of the subjects have mild calculus accumulation. Code 2 of the CPITN Index was the highest (70.3%) among the subjects. The total DMFX was 291, with mean score of 0.14 per subject and the decayed component was the highest (D=186 teeth). These findings suggest that the subjects have acceptable oral health awareness, and also good existing oral health status. 2005 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/974/1/jurnal27.pdf Zamirah Zainal Abidin, and Shahida Mohd Said, and Irma Shida Abu Samah, and Mohd Yufi Ariandi Modh Yusoff, (2005) Oral Health Awareness and Status Among Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia First Year Dental Students. Jurnal Sains Kesihatan Malaysia, 3 (1). pp. 1-16. ISSN 1675-8161
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description	The oral health awareness and status among the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia first year dental students were studied. Seventy-three subjects underwent two components of assessment: questionnaire assessing oral health awareness and behaviour, and clinical examination of oral health status. Indices used including Plaque, Calculus, Community Periodontal Index for Treatment Needs (CPITN) and total score of Decayed, Missing, Filled and teeth indicated for Extraction (DMFX[T]). More than 90% of the subjects were reported to brush their teeth twice or more daily and used supplemental cleaning tools. They also knew the importance of healthy oral condition, the various causes and prevention of tooth decay and gum diseases. Although 70.3% felt they need dental treatment, the majority (81.9%) visited the dentist only when they feel it is necessary to PDF Created with deskPDF PDF Writer - Trial :: http://www.docudesk.com 2 do so. Clinical examination showed low scores of 0.99 and 0.40 for mean plaque and calculus indices, respectively, while 80.8% of the subjects have mild calculus accumulation. Code 2 of the CPITN Index was the highest (70.3%) among the subjects. The total DMFX was 291, with mean score of 0.14 per subject and the decayed component was the highest (D=186 teeth). These findings suggest that the subjects have acceptable oral health awareness, and also good existing oral health status.
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author	Zamirah Zainal Abidin, Shahida Mohd Said, Irma Shida Abu Samah, Mohd Yufi Ariandi Modh Yusoff,
spellingShingle	Zamirah Zainal Abidin, Shahida Mohd Said, Irma Shida Abu Samah, Mohd Yufi Ariandi Modh Yusoff, Oral Health Awareness and Status Among Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia First Year Dental Students
author_facet	Zamirah Zainal Abidin, Shahida Mohd Said, Irma Shida Abu Samah, Mohd Yufi Ariandi Modh Yusoff,
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title	Oral Health Awareness and Status Among Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia First Year Dental Students
title_short	Oral Health Awareness and Status Among Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia First Year Dental Students
title_full	Oral Health Awareness and Status Among Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia First Year Dental Students
title_fullStr	Oral Health Awareness and Status Among Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia First Year Dental Students
title_full_unstemmed	Oral Health Awareness and Status Among Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia First Year Dental Students
title_sort	oral health awareness and status among universiti kebangsaan malaysia first year dental students
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Oral Health Awareness and Status Among Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia First Year Dental Students

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