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    A Comparative Study on the Effect of Education on Nursing Students' Oral and Dental Health Awareness
    (2022) Yegin, Elif; Atala, Mustafa Hayati; Demir, Elif Ulku; Oztopuz, Nagehan
    Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of “Community Oral and Dental Health”\rcourse on the oral and dental health awareness of nursing students from two different faculties.\rMaterials and Methods: 164 nursing students who took “Community Oral and Dental Health”\rcourse at Kırıkkale University and 230 nursing students from Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University\rwho did not take the same course were subjected to the questionnaire. The questionnaire\rconsisted of multiple choice questions based on oral and dental health awareness. The statistical\ranalysis was performed with Pearson or Fisher’s exact chi square tests.\rResults: Although, there was no statistically significant difference (p>0.05) between the\rmouthwash and dental floss use, there was a statistically significant difference between tooth\rbrushing habits of the students (p<0.05). Also, the groups' awareness of the symptoms and\raffective factors of periodontal diseases did not indicate statistically significant differences (p>0.05).\rThe concept “Children who have dental caries in their mothers are more likely to have it” was better\rknown by the students taking the course (p<0.001). There was a statistically significant difference\rbetween two groups in terms of the cause of dental caries (being infected with caries bacteria at an\rearly age, p=0.001).\rConclusions: The oral and dental health awareness increased among nursing students taking the\r“Community Oral and Dental Health” course. Since, the nurses are potential candidates for public\rhealth education and even oral health assessments, inclusion of this course in the nursing\rcurriculum will increase public awareness and improve oral health.
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    COMPARISON OF DENTAL ANXIETY AND FEAR AMONG VOCATIONAL SCHOOL STUDENTS AND EVALUATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ORAL HEALTH HABITS AND THE TYPE OF EDUCATION
    (2021) Degirmenci, Kubra; Demir, Elif Ulku; Oztopuz, Nagehan; Zencırlı, Omer
    This cross-sectional study evaluated the dental anxiety and fear (DFA) levels, and also the influence of basic medical health knowledge on oral health attitudes in the students of the medical and paramedical vocational schools. 291 students were included the study. Modified Dental Anxiety Scale’s (MDAS) and Dental Fear Scale’s (DFS) questions were used to define degree of anxiety and fear. The students' answers were evaluated considering the assigned cut points for MDAS (no fear: 5-11, low fear: 12-18, high fear: 19-25), for DFS (pointslow: 0-40, moderate: 41-60, high: 61-80, extreme high: 81+). Mann-Whitney U Tests were used to compare two school groups. Chi-square test was used to analyze categorical variables (?:0.05). Gender and the school program have been determined to have an important impact on DFA levels of the students (p<0.05). The scores of students in the vocational medical school were significantly lower than the scores of the paramedical vocational school students (p<0.05). The index scores for female students were significantly higher than the scores defined for male students (p<0.05). The type of school program influenced dental anxiety. The study points out that being familiar with health terms may be effective to manage DFA.