Open AccessThe Oro-Facial Investment Scale (OFIS) – A Novel Outcomes and Evaluation Measure for Self-Appraised Oro-Facial Behavioural and Aesthetic Constructs among Professional Healthcare Students of Belagavi : A Cross-Sectional Study
Author(s) -
Vaibhav Kumar,
Anil V Ankola,
Sagar Jalihal
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/21733.8901
Subject(s) - health care , scale (ratio) , perception , psychology , descriptive statistics , test (biology) , cross sectional study , oral health , self assessment , family medicine , medicine , nursing , dentistry , social psychology , pathology , quantum mechanics , neuroscience , economics , biology , economic growth , paleontology , statistics , physics , mathematics
Several studies have shown that self perceived dental appearance is an important determinant in the decision to seek treatment.