Knowledge on treatment modalities and attitude of Nairobi University students towards dental care
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1995Author
Kisumbi Bernina K.
Kaimenyi Jacob T.
Wakiaga, J M
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The objective of this study was to determine the knowledge and attitude of Nairobi University students towards dental health care in Kenya. A self administered questionnaire given to 400 students in person who responded and handed them over immediately. The students had a mean age of 22.4 years, 45.3% were males and 54.5% were females. Extractions, restorations and replacement of teeth were known to majority of the students. However, almost half of the students preferred extraction to restoration and 49.2% considered restoration of deciduous teeth unnecessary. 79% indicated that they would undergo scaling. It is therefore recommended that an effective mode of transmitting positive information about various dental treatment modalities be established.
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http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/17618http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9495118
Citation
Indian J Dent Res. 1995 Oct-Dec;6(4):133-6.Publisher
Department of Conservative and Prosthetic Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya
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- Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) [10378]