Oral health related knowledge, attitude and practices among patients - a study

ABSTRACT

Objective of this study was to investigate oral health-related knowledge, attitude, and practices of patients visiting Khyber College of Dentistry, Peshawar, Pakistan. Five hundred and thirty patients in the college setting were approached, through second year students of Khyber College of Dentistry and self-reported questionnaires were filled. This study was conducted from September 2008 to August 2009. Response rate was 100%. Completely filled questionnaires were analyzed. Eighty six percent subjects brushed their teeth, and 12.1% showed twice a day frequency; 30% of male and 21.4% female patients changed brushes after 6 months period.81.3% had visited a dentist. Only 19.6% patients were smokers. Rich people were better in their oral health knowledge, attitude, and practices which were associated with education and socio-economic status