Author/Authors :
Lavanya, Reddy R Panineeya Mahavidyalaya Dental College - Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, India , Saimadhavi, N Drs. Sudha Nageswara Rao Siddhartha institute of Dental Sciences - Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, India , Sudhakara, Reddy R Vishnu Dental College - Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, India , Ramesh, T Vishnu Dental College - Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, India , Padma, Reddy M Panineeya Mahavidyalaya Dental College - Department of Public Health Dentistry, India , Saikiran, Ch St. Joseph Dental College - Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, India
Abstract :
Objectives: Oral health is an essential component of general health in one s life. Oral self practices care very effective in keeping up one s good oral health from an individual s point of view. Such hygienic conditions prevent many oral diseases from happening or control them from damaging oral health adversely. To investigate the oral hygiene practices and habits among dental students and staff in a dental college. Materials and Methods: A survey with the aid of specially designed questionnaire was made anonymously, in order to assess the oral health behaviour among these people. Results: A number of 425 dental students as well as faculty members were investigated. Only 34.9% of students and faculty members are following oral self health habits strictly. It was also observed that the staff members were very much concerned about oral hygiene rather than students were. Conclusions: Dental students showed lack of knowledge in their oral hygiene practices. The results show that dental students need a lot of awareness in their oral self hygiene. Awareness programmes must be conducted frequently to boost up the oral self hygiene practices among them for many good reasons.
