Knowledge and Oral Hygiene Practice by School Children in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh

Knowledge and Practice About Oral Hygiene by Tribal People (Orao) in Rangpur Region, Bangladesh

Background: In spite of great improvements in the oral health status of populations across the world, oral diseases continue to be a major public health problem. Oral diseases make significant contributions to the global burden of disease, which is particularly high in the under privileged groups of both developed and developing countries. The underlying cultural beliefs and practices influence...

Do Maternal Oral Health-Related Self-Efficacy and Knowledge Influence Oral Hygiene Behavior of their Children?

Background This study aimed to assess the effects of maternal self-efficacy and oral health-related knowledge on pre-school children oral hygiene behavior. Materials and Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted on 301 mothers with children aged 2–6 years old randomly selection from health centers of Tabriz, Iran.  Data were collected using self-report questionnaires including demographi...

School Children Knowledge Regarding Dental Hygiene

School health education services are an economical and powerful means of raising standard of community health, especially for the future generations. School is considered as a best setting for the positive health and prevention of diseases, awakening health consciousness in which the child grows and develops. A pre-experimental study was conducted to assess the effectiveness of structured teach...

Prevalence of Dental Caries and Oral Hygiene Practice in School Children of Bhaktapur, Nepal

The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of dental caries and oral health practice of school children of 5-15 years of Bhaktapur, Nepal. Methods: Three hundred and forty school children were examined for decayed, missing and filled teeth. Decayed, Missing and Filled Teeth (DMFT) in permanent teeth and decayed and filled teeth (dft) in primary teeth were calculated. Then the DMFT index...

Parents’ Dental Knowledge and Oral Hygiene Habits in Slovak Children