Oral Health Knowledge among Healthcare Personnel in Arad, Romania

Abstract

Oral health reflects health in general, being an important indicator of knowing the determinants of health. This study examines the knowledge of oral health and oral hygiene habits among 144 respondents. Methods: The study was based on 15 questions, data being processed by IBM SPSS Statistics. Results: only one question received the correct answer unanimously, the percentages of correct answers to the others being variable between 4.9-98.5% (p ≤ 0.001). The better oral health knowledge (p ≤ 0.001) it was related to fluoridation, visits to the dentist, gingivitis prevention and ideal toothbrush, while other subjects were disappointingly poorly known. Conclusion: the results show that oral ealth education must be continuous, especially among health workers, who also have the role of trainers of the general population regarding the determinants of health status.