Journal of Advanced Practices in Nursing

Department of Public Health Dentistry, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai, India

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• Research Article   
  Assessment of Taboos in Dentistry and Oral Health Behaviours among Adult People of Chennai
  Author(s): Preethi Raj M and Jayashri Prabakar*
  
  Introduction: In this modern world of technology, advanced dental treatment takes place where few myths and taboos regarding dentistry and oral health behaviours still occur. Taboos vary with age, gender, level of education of living. Therefore, the aim of the study is to assess the taboos and myths related to dentistry and oral health behaviours. Materials and Methods: A descriptive cross sectional study was conducted in the Saveetha Dental College and Hospital (Saveetha University) where the total sample size arrived was 136.The study population contains adult male and female patients over the age of 20 approached for dental treatment. Ethical approval was obtained from the Institutional Review Board in Saveetha University. The first part of the questionnaire contains demographic details which include age, gender and the second part of the questionnaire contains knowledge, attitude .. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2573-0347.2021.6.227

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