Assessment of Knowledge and Attitudes among Clinical Dental Students at School of Dentistry, toward Oral Hygiene Education for Complete Denture Wearers in 2022
Introduction: Considering the importance of maintaining complete denture hygiene, this study aimed to evaluate the knowledge and attitudes of dental students at Shahid Sadoughi Dental School in Yazd considering oral hygiene instruction for the patients with complete dentures. Methods: In this cross-...
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| description | Introduction: Considering the importance of maintaining complete denture hygiene, this study aimed to evaluate the knowledge and attitudes of dental students at Shahid Sadoughi Dental School in Yazd considering oral hygiene instruction for the patients with complete dentures.
Methods: In this cross-sectional descriptive-analytical study carried out in 2022, the knowledge and attitudes of 140 clinical dental students from School of Dentistry in Yazd were assessed evaluated through a valid and reliable questionnaire. The questionnaire included demographic information, 7 knowledge-based questions, and 5 attitude-based questions. Data were analyzed using SPSS software version 16, utilizing a significance level of 0.05.
Results: The study comprised 76 male students (54.3%) and 64 female students (45.7%), with an average age of 24.2±2.8 years and an average Grade Point Average (GPA) of 16.46±0.88. The average knowledge score was 7.74±2.51 out of a possible 14. No significant differences were observed in knowledge scores when categorized by gender, age group, or academic semester (P>0.05). A significant positive and correlation was found between the knowledge scores of students and their GPAs (r=0.177, P=0.044). No significant correlation was observed between students' attitudes and their gender, age group, or academic semester (P>0.05). Likewise, students' GPAs showed no significant variation based on their attitudes (P>0.05).
Conclusion: The findings of the present study reveal that dental students' knowledge of oral hygiene instruction for the patients with complete denture was insufficient. Gender, age group, and academic semester did not influence students' attitudes toward providing oral hygiene education to complete denture patients. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-bf5f6c45528744d0aec30247e90c5c322025-08-25T07:57:30ZfasShahid Sadoughi University of Medical SciencesMajallah-i Dānishgāh-i ’Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Shahīd Ṣadūqī Yazd2228-57412228-57332025-08-0133590619074Assessment of Knowledge and Attitudes among Clinical Dental Students at School of Dentistry, toward Oral Hygiene Education for Complete Denture Wearers in 2022Farideh Mahdavi0Mohammad Reza Hakimi Meibodi1Hosein Rastegari2 Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran. Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran. Dentist, Yazd, Iran. Introduction: Considering the importance of maintaining complete denture hygiene, this study aimed to evaluate the knowledge and attitudes of dental students at Shahid Sadoughi Dental School in Yazd considering oral hygiene instruction for the patients with complete dentures. Methods: In this cross-sectional descriptive-analytical study carried out in 2022, the knowledge and attitudes of 140 clinical dental students from School of Dentistry in Yazd were assessed evaluated through a valid and reliable questionnaire. The questionnaire included demographic information, 7 knowledge-based questions, and 5 attitude-based questions. Data were analyzed using SPSS software version 16, utilizing a significance level of 0.05. Results: The study comprised 76 male students (54.3%) and 64 female students (45.7%), with an average age of 24.2±2.8 years and an average Grade Point Average (GPA) of 16.46±0.88. The average knowledge score was 7.74±2.51 out of a possible 14. No significant differences were observed in knowledge scores when categorized by gender, age group, or academic semester (P>0.05). A significant positive and correlation was found between the knowledge scores of students and their GPAs (r=0.177, P=0.044). No significant correlation was observed between students' attitudes and their gender, age group, or academic semester (P>0.05). Likewise, students' GPAs showed no significant variation based on their attitudes (P>0.05). Conclusion: The findings of the present study reveal that dental students' knowledge of oral hygiene instruction for the patients with complete denture was insufficient. Gender, age group, and academic semester did not influence students' attitudes toward providing oral hygiene education to complete denture patients.http://jssu.ssu.ac.ir/article-1-6413-en.pdfcomplete denturedental studentseducationoral hygiene. |
| spellingShingle | Farideh Mahdavi Mohammad Reza Hakimi Meibodi Hosein Rastegari Assessment of Knowledge and Attitudes among Clinical Dental Students at School of Dentistry, toward Oral Hygiene Education for Complete Denture Wearers in 2022 Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ’Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Shahīd Ṣadūqī Yazd complete denture dental students education oral hygiene. |
| title | Assessment of Knowledge and Attitudes among Clinical Dental Students at School of Dentistry, toward Oral Hygiene Education for Complete Denture Wearers in 2022 |
| title_full | Assessment of Knowledge and Attitudes among Clinical Dental Students at School of Dentistry, toward Oral Hygiene Education for Complete Denture Wearers in 2022 |
| title_fullStr | Assessment of Knowledge and Attitudes among Clinical Dental Students at School of Dentistry, toward Oral Hygiene Education for Complete Denture Wearers in 2022 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessment of Knowledge and Attitudes among Clinical Dental Students at School of Dentistry, toward Oral Hygiene Education for Complete Denture Wearers in 2022 |
| title_short | Assessment of Knowledge and Attitudes among Clinical Dental Students at School of Dentistry, toward Oral Hygiene Education for Complete Denture Wearers in 2022 |
| title_sort | assessment of knowledge and attitudes among clinical dental students at school of dentistry toward oral hygiene education for complete denture wearers in 2022 |
| topic | complete denture dental students education oral hygiene. |
| url | http://jssu.ssu.ac.ir/article-1-6413-en.pdf |
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