Open AccessEvaluation of Oral Health Related Knowledge and Practices among Support Staff at a Dental Institution: A Cross-sectional Survey
Author(s) -
Amol Karagir,
Tanushri Dalvi,
Shrivardhan Kalghatgi,
Shridevi Adaki,
Aniruddha Shete,
Anagha Shete,
Shraddha Thorat
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of pharmaceutical research international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2456-9119
DOI - 10.9734/jpri/2022/v34i5a35403
Subject(s) - cross sectional study , oral health , oral hygiene , medicine , family medicine , descriptive statistics , test (biology) , environmental health , nursing , dentistry , paleontology , statistics , mathematics , pathology , biology
Aim: Knowledge of oral health is considered as one of the important factors as it influences the oral health related behaviour of an individual and oral hygiene practices in turn affects the oral heath related quality of life. Hence, the main aim of this survey was to assess the knowledge and practices of support staff at dental institute in Maharashtra.
Study Design: Cross-sectional survey.
Methodology: The present survey was cross-sectional survey conducted among 103 Support staff of a Dental Institute. The questionnaire consisted of 16 questions which which was distributed. Demographic characteristics, oral health related knowledge and practices were presented using descriptive statistics. Knowledge among different categories of support staff was compared using chi-square test.
Results and Conclusion: The results of the present study conclude that majority of the participants had a good knowledge about their oral health but were not motivated to utilize dental services which were available to them. The oral hygiene practices lacked the use of supplemental oral hygiene aids.