Malaysian undergraduates' knowledge and opinions on early childhood oral health

Mani, S.A. and Burhanudin, N.A. and John, J. (2012) Malaysian undergraduates' knowledge and opinions on early childhood oral health. European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry, 13 (1). pp. 64-68. ISSN 1591996X,

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Aim In Malaysia, Early Childhood Caries (ECC) was found to affect 76.2 of 5-year-olds (2005). General practitioners are more likely to encounter preschool children and are in a better position to educate parents and caretakers about ECC and make appropriate referrals. This study assessed the knowledge and opinions on early childhood oral health among medical and dental undergraduates. Methods This cross sectional study involved 245 students enrolled in the first year medical (M1) and dental (D1) course and fourth year medical (M4) and dental (D4) course. The students completed a self-administered questionnaire which included knowledge and opinions on early childhood oral health. Comparisons between the groups were done using chi-square test. Results Dental students showed significantly better knowledge than medical students. D1 students showed significantly better knowledge of age of first tooth eruption over M1. Knowledge of recommended age for bottle weaning was higher among D4 students but not significantly more than M4 students. Conclusion The majority of medical students showed inadequate knowledge indicating that medical curriculum should emphasise on oral health topics of public health relevance like ECC and its prevention. Dental students had better knowledge regarding early childhood oral health, but lacked knowledge on its preventive aspects.

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Uncontrolled Keywords: Dental undergraduates Early childhood caries Early childhood oral health Medical Opinions Oral health knowledge adolescent adult article attitude to health bottle feeding comparative study cross-sectional study dental caries dental education dental procedure dental student female health health personnel attitude human Malaysia male medical education medical student physiology preschool child psychological aspect questionnaire self report tooth eruption weaning Attitude of Health Personnel Child, Preschool Cross-Sectional Studies Dental Care for Children Education, Dental Education, Medical Humans Oral Health Questionnaires Students, Dental Students, Medical Young Adult
Subjects: R Medicine > RK Dentistry
Divisions: Faculty of Dentistry > Dept of General Dental Practice And Oral & Maxillofacial Imaging
Depositing User: Ms Nursyafiqah Abd Malek
Date Deposited: 07 Nov 2012 02:42
Last Modified: 07 Nov 2012 02:42
URI: http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/3893

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