Higher Education students from health and non-health subject areas: aspects of oral health

ABSTRACT Objetive To evaluate whether the area of study undergraduate students influences oral health knowledge, attitudes and practices, in addition to use dental services, self-reported morbidity, self-perception impacts health. Methods A cross-sectional was performed, with a probabilistic sample 681 from second semester Higher Education Institution, who were allocated into Health (H; n = 347) Non-Health (NH; 334) groups, answered questionnaire encompassing their sociodemographic profile aspects Data analyzed by Fisher’s Chi-Square/Exact Test (? 5%). Results The majority female (H 70.0%, NH 56.9%, p 0.0004), single 82.7%, 76.0%, 0.0429) did not work 30.5%, 37.7%, 0.0482). groups differed terms receiving guidelines media 19.9%, 13.8%, 0.0333) or other professionals 25.6%, 13.2%, <0.0001). Regarding reasons for most recent appointment, group “treatment” (42.9%) “pain” (6.9%) prevailed, while “review, prevention check-up” (41, 9%) “extraction” (8.1%) (p 0.0169) prevalent. more satisfied health, less frequent reports bad breath 30.3%, 38.3%, 0.0483). There no association between on (p> 0.05). Conclusions regarding source information reason seeking type treatment, breath, reporting greater satisfaction