Open AccessKNOWLEDGE AND MAINTENANCE OF PERIODONTAL HEALTH AND ORAL HYGIENE AMONGST BDS STUDENTS IN HIMACHAL PRADESH
Author(s) -
Malvika Thakur,
Reejuta Mahajan,
Tejaswini Khajuria,
Shiva Chauhan,
Vikas Jindal,
Amit Goel
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
global journal for research analysis
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.36106/gjra/6811342
Subject(s) - medicine , questionnaire , family medicine , oral health , dentistry , oral hygiene , hygiene , social science , sociology , pathology
The main objective of conducting this survey was to check the knowledge and maintenance of periodontal health amongst the students studying non-clinical subjects (Year 1st and 2nd) of various Dental Colleges in Himachal Pradesh. This survey was conducted from 30th November 2019 to 14th December 2019. A cross-sectional survey was conducted on a total number of 310 students. A detailed questionnaire was provided to the students via google forms in online mode. The results of the questionnaire were calculated and analyzed.