Baltic Dental and Maxillofacial Journal
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June, 2014, Vol. 16, No. 2

CONTENTS

REVIEWS

Odontogenic maxillary sinusitis: A review
Regimantas Simuntis, Ričardas Kubilius, Saulius Vaitkus
39-43

Reducing dental plaque formation and caries development. A review of current methods and implications for novel pharmaceuticals
Povilas Kalesinskas, Tomas Kačergius, Arvydas Ambrozaitis, Vytautė Pečiulienė, Dan Ericson
44-52

How various surgical protocols of the unilateral cleft lip and palate influence the facial growth and possible orthodontic problems? Which is the best timing of lip, palate and alveolus repair? Literature review
Giampietro Farronato, Laima Kairyte, Lucia Giannini, Guido Galbiati, Cinzia Maspero
53-60

SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES

Assessment of the lateral pterygoıd plate fractures durıng Le Fort I osteotomıes regardıng the angulatıon of the osteotome
Aydin Gulses, Hasan Ayberk Altug, Cenk Kılıc, Metin Sencımen
61-64

Self-reported oral health behavior and attitudes of dental and technology students in Lithuania
Ingrida M. Pacauskiene, Dalia Smailiene, Jolanta Siudikienė, Julija Savanevskyte, Irena Nedzelskiene
65-71

CASE REPORT

Non surgical treatment of Crouzon Syndrome
Cinzia Maspero, Lucia Giannini, Guido Galbiati, Laima Kairyte, Giampietro Farronato
72-80

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Self-reported oral health behavior and attitudes of dental and technology students in Lithuania

Ingrida M. Pacauskiene, Dalia Smailiene, Jolanta Siudikienė, Julija Savanevskyte, Irena Nedzelskiene

Summary

The aim of the present study was to assess self-reported oral health habits, attitudes, lifestyle between the sample groups of preclinical and clinical dental and technology students in Lithuania using the Hiroshima University Dental Behavioral Inventory (HU-DBI), and to evaluate the impact of education on their behavior and self-reported oral health. A sample of 183 dental and 75 technology students at the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Medical Academy, Faculty of Odontology, and Kaunas University of Technology completed the Lithuanian version the HU-DBI questionnaire with 11 additional items. The data were analyzed using the “SPSS 19.0 for Windows” software package. The mean HU-DBI score of clinical final-year dentistry students was significantly higher (p=0.001) than the score of the preclinical group (6.81 (1.2) and 5.96 (1.5), respectively). The mean scores of both groups of dental students were significantly (p<0.05) higher than that of the technology group (5.37 (1.8)). Oral health behaviors and knowledge were superior in dental students. Dental education had a significant positive impact on the oral health and behavior improvement. The attitudes of the Lithuanian dental students should be further improved by initiating a comprehensive program that would emphasize the importance of oral hygiene before the clinical program starts.

Key words: oral health behavior, attitudes, education, dental students, HU-DBI, Lithuanian.

Received: 13 05 2013

Accepted for publishing: 20 06 2014


1Department of Dental and Oral Pathology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania

2Department of Orthodontics, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania

3Faculty of Odontology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania

Ingrida M. Pacauskiene1 – D.M.D., PhD, assoc. prof.

Dalia Smailiene2 – D.M.D., PhD, assoc. prof.

Jolanta Siudikienė1 – D.M.D., PhD

Julija Savanevskyte3 – D.M.D., graduate student

Irena Nedzelskiene1 – M. Eng., biostatistician

Address correspondence to Dr. Ingrida M. Pacauskiene, Eiveniu 2, Kaunas LT44173, Lithuania. E-mail address: ingridapacauskiene@takas.lt