Title
Knowledge and practice on oral hygiene maintenance among medical students in India
Authors
Bharat Jayant Sumbh1, Shweta Gangotri2, Rishi Thukral1, Heeralal Chokotiya1,*, Ashtha Arya3 & Ajay Kumar4
Affiliation
1Departmentof Dentistry, AtalBihari Vajpayee Government Medical College and Hospital, Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh, India; 2Departmentoral Medicine & Radiology, Government Dental College, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India; 3Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, SGT Dental College, Hospital and Research Institute, SGT University, Gurugram, Haryana, India; 4Department of Periodontology, Eklavya Dental College and Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India; *Corresponding author
Bharat Jayant Sumbh - E-mail: drsumbh@gmail.com
Shweta Gangotri - E-mail: shwetagangotri@yahoo.com
Rishi Thukral - E-mail: thukral_rishi@yahoo.co.in
Heeralal Chokotiya - E-mail: drheeralalchokotiya@gmail.com
Ashtha Arya - E-mail: drashthaarya@yahoo.co.in
Ajay Kumar - E-mail: drajay023@gmail.com
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received May 1, 2025; Revised May 31, 2025; Accepted May 31, 2025, Published May 31, 2025
Abstract
Oral hygiene is vital in preventing dental caries, periodontal diseases and systemic conditions like stroke and heart disease. Therefore, it is of interest to evaluate oral health awareness among MBBS students and interns using a pretested, structured questionnaire. Data analysis was performed using the Chi-square test with a significance threshold of 0.05. A significant gender difference was observed in brushing frequency (P = 0.005) and only 36.9% of students reported brushing twice daily. Hence, there is a need to enhance oral health education in medical curricula for effective preventive healthcare.
Keywords
Awareness, dental health, medical students, oral hygiene
Citation
Sumbh et al. Bioinformation 21(5): 1226-1230 (2025)
Edited by
Neelam Goyal & Shruti Dabi
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
