Oral hygiene habits of dentistry students that perform clinical practices in Technological Equinoccial University

Authors

  • Alex Carrera Facultad de Odontología - USMP
  • Janina Scacco
  • Raysa Alarcón
  • Alejandra Núñez
  • Ana del Carmen Armas Vega

Keywords:

Oral hygiene, Habits, University students

Abstract

Objectives: Identify oral habits of dentistry students that performed clinical practice. Material and method: This study is an observational, descriptive and quasi-experimental, considering 35 students as a sample, with some variables like; healthy oral hygiene habit index, related with, sex, level of education and socioeconomic status. Results: 63% of participants were woman, the high percentage of participants (89%) were clasificated in middle socioecoomic status, while 71% of students had healthy oral hygiene habit index (p=0,03). Conclusions: Students of Universidad Tecnológica Equinoccial that performed clinical practice had good hygiene habits, college life and lifestyles with irregular schedules and extra activities, distorts habits established until that moment.

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2017-01-30

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Oral hygiene habits of dentistry students that perform clinical practices in Technological Equinoccial University. (2017). KIRU , 14(1). https://portalrevistas.aulavirtualusmp.pe/index.php/Rev-Kiru0/article/view/1236

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