Oral Hygiene Behaviour Change in Dentistry Students During Dental Education

Purpose: The aim of this study is the numerical assessment of the effect of dental education on the dental students attitudes over dental hygenie. Material and Methods: At the University of Istanbul Faculty of Dentistry 200 students were given questionnaires,40 from each class and the data was calculated in percentage. The questionnaire form was includes, students gender, age, frequency of teeth brushing, teeth brushing methods, duration of brushing your teeth, their teeth brushing time intervals, usage of the students dental floss, interdental brush, toothpick, electric toothbrush, mouth, rinse and contains the information that determines the use of tools of oral hygiene such as chewing gum. Conclusion: In this study, it was observed that the students had deficiencies in their dental hygenie. Results: According to the results of this study it was found that the education process had little effect on the attitude of dental hygenie.