The research of health education programme efficiency in changing the attitudes and behaviours of dental students in the field of oral health
Introduction/Aim. The interest in oral health quality and the tendency to evaluate, provide, improve and compare it, are constantly improving. The main aim of this research was to examine the effectiveness of health education programme to change habits, attitudes and behaviours of dental students. M...
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| author | Kalevski Katarina Gajić Milica Jevremović Ana Borotić Nenad Trifunović Jovanka Jovičić Olivera Milić Jasmina Vojinović Jovan |
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| description | Introduction/Aim. The interest in oral health quality and the tendency to evaluate, provide, improve and compare it, are constantly improving. The main aim of this research was to examine the effectiveness of health education programme to change habits, attitudes and behaviours of dental students. Methods. The research was conducted at the Faculty of Dentistry in Pančevo. The first stage was related to the survey, the measurement of oral health status and the implementation of targeted health education. The second stage was conducted after the health education intervention, as a survey of attitudinal and behavioural changes and clinical measurement of oral health change. The sample consisted of 65 first-year and 54 fourth-year students, a total of 119 students. The following were defined as research instruments: the research record, questionnaires [the original questionnaire, Hiroshima University Dental Behavioural Inventory (HU-DBI) questionnaire] and health education intervention for modelling factors that determine attitudes and behaviours related to oral health. The Decayed-missing-filled (DMF) index was used to evaluate oral health and hard dental tissue conditions. Results. At the beginning of the research we asked the students: “Do you think your mouth and teeth condition is good?” Contrary to our expectations, 15.4% of the first-year students and 37% of the fourth-year students did not know the answer, or thought they had a problem. 80% of the first-year and 85.2% of the fourth-year students had positive attitude about the statement that once in six months they should go to the dentist for a check-up. 7.7% of the first-year students did not remember the last time they had visited a dentist. The implemented health education intervention led, to some ex-tent, to changes in habits, attitudes and behaviours of students related to oral health. Conclusions. Students of dental medicine do not have sufficiently clear attitudes and safe behaviour regarding oral health. Targeted health education intervention represents the method of choice to take care of one’s own health. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a1bc2d8dfc2a428e8e83ef89b0fa67b22025-08-20T03:38:35ZengMinistry of Defence of the Republic of Serbia, University of Defence, BelgradeVojnosanitetski Pregled0042-84502406-07202021-01-0178993594310.2298/VSP190925007K0042-84502000007KThe research of health education programme efficiency in changing the attitudes and behaviours of dental students in the field of oral healthKalevski Katarina0Gajić Milica1Jevremović Ana2Borotić Nenad3Trifunović Jovanka4Jovičić Olivera5Milić Jasmina6Vojinović Jovan7University Business Academy in Novi Sad, Faculty of Dentistry, Pančevo, Serbia;University Business Academy in Novi Sad, Faculty of Dentistry, Pančevo, Serbia;University Business Academy in Novi Sad, Faculty of Dentistry, Pančevo, Serbia;University Business Academy in Novi Sad, Faculty of Dentistry, Pančevo, Serbia;University Business Academy in Novi Sad, Faculty of Dentistry, Pančevo, Serbia;University of Belgrade, Faculty of Dentistry, Belgrade, SerbiaUniversity Business Academy in Novi Sad, Faculty of Dentistry, Pančevo, Serbia;University Business Academy in Novi Sad, Faculty of Dentistry, Pančevo, Serbia;Introduction/Aim. The interest in oral health quality and the tendency to evaluate, provide, improve and compare it, are constantly improving. The main aim of this research was to examine the effectiveness of health education programme to change habits, attitudes and behaviours of dental students. Methods. The research was conducted at the Faculty of Dentistry in Pančevo. The first stage was related to the survey, the measurement of oral health status and the implementation of targeted health education. The second stage was conducted after the health education intervention, as a survey of attitudinal and behavioural changes and clinical measurement of oral health change. The sample consisted of 65 first-year and 54 fourth-year students, a total of 119 students. The following were defined as research instruments: the research record, questionnaires [the original questionnaire, Hiroshima University Dental Behavioural Inventory (HU-DBI) questionnaire] and health education intervention for modelling factors that determine attitudes and behaviours related to oral health. The Decayed-missing-filled (DMF) index was used to evaluate oral health and hard dental tissue conditions. Results. At the beginning of the research we asked the students: “Do you think your mouth and teeth condition is good?” Contrary to our expectations, 15.4% of the first-year students and 37% of the fourth-year students did not know the answer, or thought they had a problem. 80% of the first-year and 85.2% of the fourth-year students had positive attitude about the statement that once in six months they should go to the dentist for a check-up. 7.7% of the first-year students did not remember the last time they had visited a dentist. The implemented health education intervention led, to some ex-tent, to changes in habits, attitudes and behaviours of students related to oral health. Conclusions. Students of dental medicine do not have sufficiently clear attitudes and safe behaviour regarding oral health. Targeted health education intervention represents the method of choice to take care of one’s own health.http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0042-8450/2021/0042-84502000007K.pdfattitude to healthdental studentsknowledgeoral healthsurveys and questionnaires |
| spellingShingle | Kalevski Katarina Gajić Milica Jevremović Ana Borotić Nenad Trifunović Jovanka Jovičić Olivera Milić Jasmina Vojinović Jovan The research of health education programme efficiency in changing the attitudes and behaviours of dental students in the field of oral health Vojnosanitetski Pregled attitude to health dental students knowledge oral health surveys and questionnaires |
| title | The research of health education programme efficiency in changing the attitudes and behaviours of dental students in the field of oral health |
| title_full | The research of health education programme efficiency in changing the attitudes and behaviours of dental students in the field of oral health |
| title_fullStr | The research of health education programme efficiency in changing the attitudes and behaviours of dental students in the field of oral health |
| title_full_unstemmed | The research of health education programme efficiency in changing the attitudes and behaviours of dental students in the field of oral health |
| title_short | The research of health education programme efficiency in changing the attitudes and behaviours of dental students in the field of oral health |
| title_sort | research of health education programme efficiency in changing the attitudes and behaviours of dental students in the field of oral health |
| topic | attitude to health dental students knowledge oral health surveys and questionnaires |
| url | http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0042-8450/2021/0042-84502000007K.pdf |
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