PMID- 15719082
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20051128
LR  - 20220330
IS  - 1526-3711 (Electronic)
IS  - 1526-3711 (Linking)
VI  - 6
IP  - 1
DP  - 2005 Feb 15
TI  - Gender-specific oral health attitudes and behavior among dental students in 
      Jordan.
PG  - 107-14
AB  - The aim of this study was to determine the difference in oral health attitudes 
      and behavior between male and female dental students at Jordan University of 
      Science and Technology (JUST). A self-administered questionnaire based on a 
      modified version of the Hiroshima University Dental Behavior Inventory (HU-DBI) 
      was distributed among 375 dental students. The response rate was 83.7% with 48% 
      males and 52% females responding. Female students reported brushing their teeth 
      more frequently than male students (P<0.001). Approximately 47% of the male 
      students brushed their teeth less than twice daily compared to 21% of the female 
      students. Also, female students believed in the necessity of using toothpaste 
      during brushing more often than male students (P<0.01). On the other hand, 
      smoking was much more frequent among males than among females (31% vs. 4%) 
      (P<0.001). Male students indicated they had been smoking for longer periods of 
      time than female students. This survey shows male students visit the dentist only 
      when they have dental pain. While this was more than their female peers, it was 
      not statistically significant (P= 0.056). In general the present study showed 
      dental students in Jordan had poor oral health. Further research is needed to 
      examine the students clinically for periodontal and caries conditions. Students 
      should be encouraged to be a model for oral health for their families, friends, 
      and patients.
FAU - Al-Omari, Qasem Diefallah
AU  - Al-Omari QD
AD  - Department of Restorative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Jordan University of 
      Science and Technology in Irbid, Jordan. qalomari@hotmail.com
FAU - Hamasha, Abed Al-Hadi
AU  - Hamasha AA
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20050215
PL  - India
TA  - J Contemp Dent Pract
JT  - The journal of contemporary dental practice
JID - 101090552
SB  - IM
MH  - *Attitude of Health Personnel
MH  - *Attitude to Health
MH  - Female
MH  - *Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
MH  - Humans
MH  - Jordan
MH  - Male
MH  - Oral Hygiene/*psychology/statistics & numerical data
MH  - Sex Factors
MH  - Smoking/psychology
MH  - Students, Dental/*psychology
MH  - Surveys and Questionnaires
EDAT- 2005/02/19 09:00
MHDA- 2005/12/13 09:00
CRDT- 2005/02/19 09:00
PHST- 2005/02/19 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2005/12/13 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2005/02/19 09:00 [entrez]
AID - 1526-3711-210 [pii]
PST - epublish
SO  - J Contemp Dent Pract. 2005 Feb 15;6(1):107-14.