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Relationship between dental experiences, oral hygiene education and self-reported oral hygiene behaviour

PLoS ONE, 2022
Many preventive approaches in dentistry aim to improve oral health through behavioural instruction or intervention concerning oral health behaviour. However, it is still unknown which factors have the highest impact on oral health behaviours, such as ...
Maxi Mueller, Sarah Schorle, Kirstin Vach, Armin Hartmann, Almut Zeeck, Nadine Schlueter   +5 more
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Dental hygiene and dental students’ motivations for future work: a cross-sectional study of first-year students at a dental hygiene school and a dental school in Japan [PDF]

BMC Medical Education, 2023
Background It is important to understand the career motivations and perceptions of students who intend to become dental health professionals. Both dental and dental hygiene students may have different opinions about the profession and future work ...
Yasuyuki Takahashi, Asami Iguchi, Shiho Motoi, Mio Susuga, Yuh Hasegawa   +4 more
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Educational effects of dental hygiene student intervention in dental student clinical practicum [PDF]

Journal of Dental Sciences
Background/purpose: Given that dental and dental hygiene undergraduate programs, including clinical practicums, are typically housed within their respective departments, education on forming effective dental teams is often limited for undergraduate ...
Kanako Noritake, Jun Tsuruta, Koji Mizutani, Keiko Kondo, Hitomi Suzuki, Naoko Adachi, Naoko Seki, Ridan Cao, Risako Mikami, Sayaka Katagiri, Yuji Kabasawa, Hiroshi Nitta   +11 more
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SWOT analysis of the dental hygiene profession in Pakistan—past, present, and future [PDF]

BDJ Open
Background Pakistan faces a significant burden of oral diseases, which can be effectively reduced through preventive measures. Dentistry in Pakistan predominantly focuses on corrective dental procedures, increasing the treatment costs and widens ...
Iqra Damani, Shazia Taimoor, Fahad Umer, Rashna Hoshang Sukhia, Ali Sadiq   +4 more
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Human rights among Korean dental hygiene students in hospital clinical practice [PDF]

BMC Medical Education
Background The human rights of dental hygiene students should be guaranteed during practice at medical institutions for their mental and physical health as well as professionalism, for patient safety. Safe and well guaranteed clinicians can perform their
Yoon-Ah Won, Hie-Jin Noh
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Quality assurance and dental hygiene [PDF]

International Journal of Dental Hygiene, 2003
Abstract:  Dental hygiene in Canada has experienced significant growth. It has shifted from an emerging occupation to a regulated health profession in several jurisdictions. Many achievements may be attributed to this growth, including self‐regulation and a national code of ethics.
Ben iacute tez Sonia E.
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Dental caries and oral hygiene status: Survey of schoolchildren in rural communities, Southwest Nigeria

Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal, 2018
Purpose: Dental caries and poor oral hygiene cause pain and have an effect on activities of children such as playing, sleeping, eating and school attendance.
Clara Arianta Akinyamoju, David Magbagbeola Dairo, Ikeola Adejoke Adeoye, Akindayo Olufunto Akinyamoju   +3 more
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Assessing the Impact of Community-Based Oral Health Education Programs on Dental Hygiene Practices and Oral Health Outcomes in Rural Populations

Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences
Background: Community-based oral health education programs are essential in improving dental hygiene practices and oral health outcomes, particularly in rural populations where access to dental care is limited.
Swapnil S. Bumb, Pushparaj Singh, Sahana Maben, Prasannasrinivas Deshpande, Mrinal V. Limaye, Hanadi A. Alwafi   +5 more
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General anxiety, dental anxiety, digit sucking, caries and oral hygiene status of children resident in a semi-urban population in Nigeria

BMC Oral Health, 2018
Background Digit sucking can represent untreated anxiety or other emotional problems. The aim of this study was to determine if digit sucking is a predictor of general anxiety and dental anxiety; and if general and dental anxiety are associated with ...
Morenike O. Folayan, Kikelomo A. Kolawole, Nneka K. Onyejaka, Hakeem O. Agbaje, Nneka M. Chukwumah, Titus A. Oyedele   +5 more
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Association between developmental dental anomalies, early childhood caries and oral hygiene status of 3–5-year-old children in Ile-Ife, Nigeria

BMC Oral Health, 2019
Background To determine the association between developmental dental anomalies (DDA), early childhood caries (ECC) and oral hygiene status of 3–5-year-old children resident in Ile-Ife, Nigeria. Methods This was a cross-sectional study.
Morenike Oluwatoyin Folayan, Michael Alade, Abiola Adeniyi, Maha El Tantawi, Tracy L. Finlayson   +4 more
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