Oral Health Knowledge, Attitude and Behaviour Among Preclinical and Clinical Dental Students

NCT06393933 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: 20122
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 546
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

Oral health knowledge is considered to be an essential prerequisite for oral health related attitude and behavior. Attitude is a mirror of individuals' beliefs, experiences, perception of the cultures, and social interactions. Basically, positive health attitude means positive health behavior. This also applies to a great extent to oral health attitude and is of paramount importance when it relates to oral health professionals. Therefore, with proper knowledge and oral health behaviour, oral health professionals can play an important role in oral health education of their patients as well as act as role models for these patients and community at large.

Conditions

Oral Health Knowledge

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• oral health knowledge

  It will be assessed by Modified Hiroshima University-Dental Behavioural Inventory (HU-DBI) survey and dependent on items no. 2, 8, 10, 15, and 19.

  3 months

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Oral health attitude and behaviour

  3 months

• - Socioeconomic Status

  3 months

• Clinical oral health assessment

  3 months

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 23 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Preclinical and clinical dental students will be recruited in a consecutive manner from a clinic of periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University, following a predetermined appointments.A full survey will be filled for each student. Before filling the survey, the aim of the study will be explained to each student and the student's acceptance to participate in the survey will be receiveThe survey will be filled through a face-to-face personal interview with the student using simple questions.Clinical oral health examination will be held on a dental unit using the light of the unit, mirror and WHO periodontal probe. Also the socioeconomic status scale will be filled; the scale of Fahmy and El-Sherbini was originally published 1983.

You may qualify if:

• Preclinical dental students included from 1st and 2nd academic years.
• Clinical dental students included from 4th and 5th academic years.
• Medically free dental students.
• Provide informed consent

You may not qualify if:

• Dental students at 3rd dental year that are not fulfilling the full criteria to be examined.
• The postgraduate students and residents.
• Students that are having problem in opening their mouth or undergoing intermaxillary fixation where oral examination will not be possible

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Cairo University: lead

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: ECOLOGIC OR COMMUNITY
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principle investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 27, 2024
• First Posted: May 1, 2024
• Study Start: June 1, 2024
• Primary Completion: September 1, 2024
• Study Completion: October 1, 2024
• Last Updated: May 29, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-05