An Institution Based Systematic evaluation on the perception of dental nutritional knowledge among dental undergraduate students in Pune (A Cross-sectional Questionnaire Study) | ||
| Ain Shams Dental Journal | ||
| Volume 37, Issue 1, March 2025, Pages 241-251 PDF (1.19 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original articles | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/asdj.2025.329088.1587 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Saumya Shrivastava1; Lakshmi Thribhuvanan* 1; Aditi Mathur2; M.S. Saravanakumar3 | ||
| 1DR D.Y. PATIL VIDYAPEET,DR D.Y.PATIL DENTAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL PIMPRI | ||
| 2Department Of Pedaitric and Preventive Dentistry Post graduate institute of child health Noida | ||
| 3Department Of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry Sri Venkateswara Dental College & Hospital, Thalambur, Chennai | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Aim: To Systematically evaluate the perception of dental nutritional knowledge among dental undergraduate students in Pune Materials and Methods: A questionnaire-based study was conducted in the department to assess dental nutritional knowledge among dental interns during their subsequent visit to dental clinics. Hundred registered dental interns participated in this study. They were then provided with pretested questionnaire consisting of fifteen questions with multiple options. The responses marked were then obtained systematically and analyzed accordingly. Results: The obtained figures definitely suggests that a majority of dental interns were aware of the basic knowledge about nourishment and diet, however their resultant values suggest that the dental interns required more advancements and were willing to uptake more educational awareness programs on importance of diet and nutrition and its influence on dental health. Conclusion: The dental graduates have to be provided with more impactful programs which would provide awareness on dental nutritional knowledge | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Dental nutritional knowledge; Dental interns; Diet; nutrition; Dental caries | ||
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