Evaluation of the Oral Health Knowledge, Attitude and Behavior of the Preclinical and Clinical Dental Students

of the oral health knowledge, attitude and behavior of the preclinical and clinical dental students. J Int Oral Health 2015;7(6):65‑70. Background: Dentists play very important role in the oral health education of the community. Thus it is important to know the status of knowledge, attitude, and behavior toward the maintenance of oral health at the student level. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the oral health knowledge, attitude, and behavior among preclinical and clinical dental students. Materials and Methods: A cross‑sectional study was conducted on 147 dental students from 1st to 4th year of Malabar Dental College, Kerala, in the year of March‑June 2010 and was carried out with the help of 30 questionnaires. Age, gender and academic year data were recorded. Statistical analysis was performed with the help of SPSS version 20 using the Student’s t‑test and one‑way ANOVA tests