Post on 05-Dec-2014
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ORAL HEALTH: PERCEPTION AND PRACTICES
IN A RURAL COMMUNITY OF DOIWALA Dr. Seema Diwan, Department of Dental Sciences
HIHT University
DOIWALA
- 798 participants above 3 years of age - Three age groups
- Questionnaire - Oral check-up
10,4%3-10 yrs
18,6%11-19 yrs
70,9%>19 yrs
I.Oral health perception
1. “How is the health of your teeth and gums?”
3-10 yrs 11-18 yrs
>19 yrs0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%Excellent
Good
Average
Poor
Very Poor
Don't know / No Answer
3-10 yrs
11-18 yrs
>19 yrs0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
Never
Occasionally
Almost constantly
Don't know / No Answer
2. “Did you have pain in your teeth or gums in the next 12 months?”
3-10 yrs 11-18 yrs
>19 yrs0%
10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%
100%
0 times
1-3 times
More than 3 times
Don't know / No Answer
3. “How many times you visited a dentist in the past 12 months?”
4. “Do you wear a denture?”
3-10 yrs 11-18 yrs >19 yrs0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
None
Partial
Full upper
Full lower
Complete Dentures
Don't know / No Answer
Conclusion
1.Oral health perception in 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.
II. Oral health practices
1. “How often do you brush your teeth?”
3-10 yrs
11-18 yrs
>19 yrs0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
Less then once a week
Once a week
2-3 times a week
Every day
Twice or more a day
Don't know / No Answer
2. “What do you use for brushing?”
3-10 yrs
11-18 yrs
>19 yrs
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%
100% Plastic tooth brush
Charcoal
Chew sticks or meswak
Wooden or plastic toothpicks
Finger
Brush & finger
Don't know / No Answer
3. “How often do you eat sticky food like bread or bisquits?”
3-10 yrs 11-18 yrs >19 yrs0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
Never
Occasionally
Once a week
Every day
Don't know / No Answer
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)2. Young population is consuming sticky food more than adults. So they need more education to keep better oral hygeine.
SUMMARY
1.Rural population is having very high perception of oral health but oral health status is not good.
2.Oral health education is necssary for whole population but young people require more attention.
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.
THANK YOU!