18Feb 2017

PROVIDING PREVENTIVE ADVICE BY DENTAL HYGIENIST, AND PREVENTIVE METHODS OF ORAL DISEASES AMONG ADULTS, IN KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA.

  • Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, King Abdul Aziz University, Faculty of Dentistry.
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Purpose: study to assess the performance of dental hygienists for their role at providing preventive advice to patients and assess preventive methods of oral diseases among adults in kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Methods: A self-administered questionnaire was conducted electronically through social media websites and WhatsApp application. This study include randomly selected (658) participants from all kingdom of Saudi Arabia population. Results: 51.5% visit private dental centers. 41.5% reported that dental hygienists had never talk to them. 46% usually commitment the advices of dental hygienists related to their teeth and oral health. 44.2% agreement that using miswak obviates using toothbrush and toothpaste. 91% believe that they can\'t use another family member’s brush. 55.3% aren\'t smokers. 21% suffer bad mouth smell usually. 35.5% use toothbrush for other purposes as tongue cleaning or massage their gum. Conclusion: There is shortening by dental hygienists in providing preventive advice to patients. Moderate awareness and practice of prevention methods among adults in kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

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[Abdullah Hadi O Almataif, Turki Farhan Alharbi, Yahya Ahmed Ali Alfathy Assiri and Fawaz Ali Mohammad Alghamdi. (2017); PROVIDING PREVENTIVE ADVICE BY DENTAL HYGIENIST, AND PREVENTIVE METHODS OF ORAL DISEASES AMONG ADULTS, IN KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (Feb). 155-164] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Abdullah Hadi O Almataif

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/3127      
DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/3127

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