A comparative study of oral health attitudes and behavior using the Hiroshima University - Dental Behavioral Inventory (HU-DBI) between dental and civil engineering students in Colombia

作者：Jaramillo Jorge A; Jaramillo Fredy; Kador Itzjak; Masuoka David; Tong Liyue; Ahn Chul; Komabayashi Takashi^*

来源：Journal of Oral Science, 2013, 55(1): 23-28.

• oral health
• behavior
• tooth brushing
• dental students
• dental school curriculum
• Colombia

The aim of this study was to use the Hiroshima University - Dental Behavioral Inventory (HU-DBI) to compare oral health attitudes and behavior of dental and civil engineering students in Colombia. The HU-DBI%26apos;s survey consisting of twenty dichotomous responses (agree-disagree) regarding tooth brushing, was completed at University Antonio Narino for the dental students and the University of Cauca for the civil engineering students. The Spanish version of the HU-DBI questionnaire was taken by 182 of 247 dental students and 411 of 762 engineering students. The data was-statistically analyzed by the chi-square test and backward logistic regression. Compared to the engineering students, the dental students were more likely to agree with questions such as %26quot;I am bothered by the color of my gums%26quot;(OR = 2.2, 95% CI: 1.3-3.7),%26quot;I think I can clean my teeth well without using toothpaste%26quot; (OR = 3.0, 95% CI: 1.5-5.9), %26quot;I have used a dye to see how clean my teeth are%26quot; (OR = 2.9, 95% CI: 1.9-4.3), and %26quot;I have had my dentist tell me that I brush very well%26quot; (OR = 2.0, 95% CI: 1.3-3.1). The dental education curriculum in a dental school compared to a civil engineering school in Colombia indicated that a three-phase curriculum in didactics and clinics increased oral health attitudes and behavior from entry to graduation.

• 出版日期2013-3