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Dr Seema Diwan Gupta
This document summarizes a study on oral health perceptions and practices in a rural community in Doiwala, India. 798 participants over age 3 were surveyed using questionnaires and oral examinations across three age groups. While participants perceived their oral health as good, their actual oral health status was poor, showing a need for oral health education. Most reported brushing daily but oral examinations found otherwise. Young people were consuming more sticky foods than adults. Younger populations require more education to maintain good oral hygiene.
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- 1. ORAL HEALTH: PERCEPTIONAND PRACTICESIN A RURAL COMMUNITY OF DOIWALADr. Seema Diwan, Department of Dental SciencesHIHT University
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- 3. - 798 participantsabove 3 years of age Three age groups
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- 5. Oral check-upI.Oral healthperception1. “How is the health of your teeth and gums?”
- 6. 2. “Did youhave pain in your teeth or gums in the next 12 months?”
- 7. 3. “How manytimes you visited a dentist in the past 12 months?”
- 8. 4. “Do youwear a denture?”
- 9. Conclusion1.Oral health perceptionin rural Community of Doiwala is very high inspite of their bad oral health status.2. People do not give importance to oral cavity, hence they need oral health education.
- 10. II. Oral healthpractices1. “How often do you brush your teeth?”
- 11. 2. “What doyou use for brushing?”
- 12. 3. “How oftendo you eat sticky food like bread or bisquits?”
- 13. Conclusion1. People are saying that they brush their oral cavity everyday with plastic tooth brush but oral health status does not confirm this finding. It shows that they are aware of brushing. (may be from media) Young population is consuming sticky food more than adults. So they need more education to keep better oral hygeine.
- 14. SUMMARYRural populationis having very high perception of oral health but oral health status is not good.Oral health education is necssary for whole population but young people require more attention.
- 15. Acknowledgement I want to thank Dr Sushil Bansal, Dr Vartika Saxena, Dr Deepak Goel, Anita Rawat, Pratap, Nursing and medical students for helping me in conducting and completing this study.
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