Oral Health Knowledge of Turkish Senior Child Development Students- Results of the Pilot Study

Elif BALLIKAYA; Şeyma ÖZTÜRK; Semra ŞAHİN; Emine METİN; Meryem UZAMIŞ TEKÇİÇEK; Bahar DOĞAN

Makale detayları

Oral Health Knowledge of Turkish Senior Child Development Students- Results of the Pilot Study

Yazarlar:

Elif BALLIKAYA | Şeyma ÖZTÜRK | Semra ŞAHİN | Emine METİN | Meryem UZAMIŞ TEKÇİÇEK | Bahar DOĞAN

Yayıncı:

Hacettepe University

Ana Başlıklar:

Sağlık teşvikleri

Dergi:

Hacettepe University Faculty of Health Sciences Journal 2021 Vol.8 Issue 1, pp.161-173

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

4/2021

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000456866

Sıklık:

Üç Yıllık

eISSN:

2528-9918

Özet:

 

Objective: The aim was evaluating oral health related knowledge of a group of senior Child Development students. Materials and Methods: Data of this pilot study were gathered via a structured self-administered questionnaire in 2019, from 76 students with the intention of developing a future cross-sectional study, that would cover all senior students of Child Development Departments in Turkey. Ethical approval and verbal informed consent from students were obtained. Results: The mean age was 22.9±1.8 years; 73 were female. Only 2.3% could define what dental plaque was. Most of them (71.9%) knew the eruption time of first primary tooth but only 16 (21.1%) knew the correct number of primary teeth. Fifty (65.8%) agreed that ‘dental caries of primary teeth is an important issue for the child’. Only 47 (61.8%) stated that children under two years of age could have dental caries. The appropriateness of toothpaste use between 0-2 years of age was understood by 26.3%. Although 68.4% reported they were aware of fluoride, only 5 fully understood the role of fluoride in the prevention of dental caries. Three-fourth reported incorrectly that children between 2 and 6 years should brush their teeth by themselves. Only 2 (2.6%) stated that they had previous education regarding oral health; 11.8% thought their oral health knowledge level was sufficient. However, 97.4% requested more education. Conclusions: The oral health knowledge of the senior Child Development students was not adequate. The present curriculum should be reviewed and lectures on this topic given.

Makale detayları

Oral Health Knowledge of Turkish Senior Child Development Students- Results of the Pilot Study

Yazarlar: Elif BALLIKAYA | Şeyma ÖZTÜRK | Semra ŞAHİN | Emine METİN | Meryem UZAMIŞ TEKÇİÇEK | Bahar DOĞAN

Yayıncı: Hacettepe University

Ana Başlıklar: Sağlık teşvikleri

Dergi: Hacettepe University Faculty of Health Sciences Journal 2021 Vol.8 Issue 1, pp.161-173

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 4/2021

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2000456866

Sıklık: Üç Yıllık

eISSN: 2528-9918

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Elif BALLIKAYA | Şeyma ÖZTÜRK | Semra ŞAHİN | Emine METİN | Meryem UZAMIŞ TEKÇİÇEK | Bahar DOĞAN

Yayıncı:

Hacettepe University

Ana Başlıklar:

Sağlık teşvikleri

Dergi:

Hacettepe University Faculty of Health Sciences Journal 2021 Vol.8 Issue 1, pp.161-173

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

4/2021

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000456866

Sıklık:

Üç Yıllık

eISSN:

2528-9918