ASSESSMENT OF DENTAL STATUS AND PERCEPTION TOWARDS ORAL HEALTH AMONG PHARMACY STUDENTS IN QUETTA, PAKISTAN
Author(s)
ul Haq N, Ejaz M, Iqbal Q, Nasim A, Riaz S, Haque N, Akram A
University of Balochistan, Quetta, Pakistan
OBJECTIVES: This study is design to assess the dental status and perception towards oral health among pharmacy students. METHODS: The study is questionnaire bases cross sectional study. Study is conducted in Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Balochistan, Quetta by using convenient sampling. The descriptive statistics was used to present the demographic and disease related information. Inferential statistics was used to the evaluation relationship among study variables. All analyses were performed using SPSS 20.0. RESULTS: Out of 197 participants 196 (66.0%) were male. Majority of participants 267 (89.9%) having age ranges between 18-24 years. One hundred ninety one (64.3%) describe that they have no problem in chewing and 172 (53.9%) are satisfied with their teeth appearance which shows the satisfaction of participants concerning their oral dental health. Majority of respondents 120 (40.4%) were satisfied with their teeth. One hundred and sixty one (54.2%) respondents were having minor teeth problems. Score for self-rating of dental health in majority of participants 121 (40.7%) was excellent. When discussing the self-rating score no significance difference was found in participants having dental problem, broken filling, broken tooth, cavities, bleeding gums, bad breath, stained teeth, aches and broken denture. CONCLUSIONS: Present Study concluded that although the participant were satisfied with their oral dental health, yet they are not aware about the proper hygiene and oral dental health. Awareness program must be initiated for students, focusing primarily on dental/oral health.
Conference/Value in Health Info
2015-11, ISPOR Europe 2015, Milan, Italy
Value in Health, Vol. 18, No. 7 (November 2015)
Code
PSS57
Topic
Patient-Centered Research
Topic Subcategory
Stated Preference & Patient Satisfaction
Disease
Sensory System Disorders