Evaluation of Self-Reported Oral Health Attitudes and Behavior of Dental Students in Antalya, Turkey

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dc.authorid0000-0001-5373-8314
dc.authorid0000-0002-6383-3371
dc.contributor.authorSurme, Koray
dc.contributor.authorAkman, Hayri
dc.date.accessioned2026-01-24T12:26:52Z
dc.date.available2026-01-24T12:26:52Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.departmentAlanya Alaaddin Keykubat Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractBackgroundDental students are expected to play a critical role in the oral health education of society as future providers of dental care, and their attitudes on this subject have a possible impact on the awareness of patients regarding the importance of preventing oral diseases and improving oral health. This study aimed to evaluate the oral health attitudes and behavior of dental students.MethodologyThe Turkish version of the Hiroshima University Dental Behavior Inventory (HU-DBI) questionnaire regarding oral health attitudes and behaviors with an additional nine questions was distributed among 250 native Turkish-speaking dental students at the Faculty of Dentistry in Antalya, Turkey. The validity of the nine questions added to the original questionnaire was evaluated by expert opinion and a pretest method. A self-administered questionnaire was used for data collection. The Mann-Whitney U test and chi-square test were used for statistical analysis, and the statistical significance level was set at p-values <0.05.ResultsThe mean age of the 250 students in the study was 20.96 +/- 1.66 years. In total, 157 (62.8%) students were preclinical (first, second, and third year) dentistry students, and 93 (37.2%) students were clinical (fourth and fifth year) dentistry students. The mean HU-DBI score of all students was 5.95 +/- 1.65, and the mean HU-DBI score of clinical students (6.42 +/- 1.65) was significantly (p < 0.05) higher than that of preclinical students (5.67 +/- 1.59). The mean HU-DBI score of male and female students was 5.63 +/- 1.55 and 6.24 +/- 1.69, respectively, and this difference was statistically significant (p < 0.05). The study showed significant improvement in the behavior and attitude regarding the oral health of the clinical dental students compared with the preclinical dental students.ConclusionsAmong dental students, clinical students and female students had generally better attitudes and behaviors about oral health self-care compared to preclinical students and male students, respectively.
dc.identifier.doi10.7759/cureus.44387
dc.identifier.issn2168-8184
dc.identifier.issue8
dc.identifier.pmid37786572
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.44387
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12868/4964
dc.identifier.volume15
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001085468800029
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSpringernature
dc.relation.ispartofCureus Journal of Medical Science
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_WoS_20260121
dc.subjecthu-dbi
dc.subjectbehavior
dc.subjectattitude
dc.subjectoral health
dc.subjectdental student
dc.titleEvaluation of Self-Reported Oral Health Attitudes and Behavior of Dental Students in Antalya, Turkey
dc.typeArticle

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