@article{doan2014selfassessed,
  title = {Self-assessed Dental Status of the First Year Students of Health Related Faculties of a University in Turkey},
  author = {Bahar Güçiz Doğan and Saadet Gökalp},
  year = 2014,
  url = {https://ibimapublishing.com/articles/DENT/2014/269657/},
  journal = {Journal of Research and Practice in Dentistry},
  volume = 2014 (2014),
  pages = 10,
  doi = 10.5171/2014.269657,
  abstract = {The objectives of this study are to determine the self-assessed oral health status and behavior of entrants educating in health related faculties of a university, Ankara, Turkey. There were currently four faculties namely Medicine, Pharmacy, Dentistry and Health Sciences in Hacettepe University with 964 first year students; 853 (88.5%) of them were participated in this descriptive study. Data collected via a self-administered pre-tested questionnaire included items to evaluate the self-assessed oral health status and behaviour. All students were informed of the purpose of the study and how to fill the questionnaire. The data were analyzed using SPSS Version 15.0. Chi square test was performed to test the significance of the differences. 74.0% of the students were between 18—19 ages; two-thirds was female. In all, 40.8% of them were dissatisfied with the appearance of their teeth. Although half of the group stated that the dentist will propose treatment if they visit a dentist, most of them did not think that the health of their teeth and gingiva was good. The percentage of dental visit at least once among females (94.2%) was more than males (82.8%) (p<0.001). Half of the students did not remember the age at first dental visit. 68.9% of the students had brushed their teeth at least twice a day. Improvements in preventive orientation of all health science students will also help them to play more effective roles in promoting the oral health of themselves as well as their communities.},
  keywords = {Oral health, University students, Behavior, Self-assessment, Turkey},
  note = Article ID: 269657
}