RESEARCH ON THE IMPORTANCE OF ORAL HYGIENE

Done By: JONATHAN HENG FUQIANG

Purpose of The Study

Investigate the students level of awareness on oral hygiene. Determine how aware secondary school students are on their habits, status and knowledge of oral hygiene.

Significant of Study

To create an awareness on oral hygiene among students. To identify whether students have the knowledge about oral hygiene.

Research Question
What are students level of awareness and knowledge on oral hygiene?

Problem Statement
Oral hygiene among students in Malaysia is not on par with the standard set by the World Dental Assiositation which would cause many oral health problems among Malaysian students.
Besides that, students are unaware about their oral hygiene tend to not care about their oral health.

Methodology
Site: S.M.K. TAMAN S.E.A.

Participant: 4 Cempaka students

Instrument: Survey forms containing 10 questions for the execution of this study. Each item has 2 to 5 options. Data Analysis: Tables, Bar charts and Pie Charts

Data Analysis
Gender
DEMOGRAPHIC

10%
45%

Ethnicity 3%

55%

87%
Boys Girls

Malay

Chinese

Indian

Others

The gender of students Class 4 Cempaka consisted of 35 Chinese (87% )(18 in 4 Cempaka which male and 17 Female) , 4 comprised of 18 (45%) Indians (4 females, 18.2% ) males and 22 (55%) and 1 female (4.5%) from female students. the Others category.

Habits
Teeth Flossing Among Students

Teeth Flossing By Gender

Number of Student 15 10 5 0 Yes No
Male

25% 58%
Yes No

17%

Sometimes
Female

Out of the total respondents, 58% or 23 students did not floss their teeth. 17% or 7 students flossed their teeth while 25% or 10 students flossed their teeth sometimes.
FLOSSING IS

Sometimes

23 students or 57.5% did not floss their teeth (11 males, 12 females). Only 4 male students or 22.2% practised flossing while 3 female students or 13.6% flossed their teeth. 3 male students or 16.7% and 7 female students or 31.8% of responded that they sometimes floseds their teeth.

NOT CULTIVATED IN THEIR HABITS

Time Taken To Brush Their Teeth By Students

Habits
Number of Student

Time Taken To Brush Their Teeth By Gender

14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 < 5 Minutes Male 5 Minutes > Female

50%

50%

< 5 Minutes

5 Minutes >

Out of the total, 50% of the class students brushed their teeth more than 5 minutes while the other 50% brushed their teeth less than 5 minutes.

18 male students,10 students (55.6%) brushed their teeth more than 5 minutes and 8 students (44.4%) brushed their teeth less than 5 minutes. For female students, 12 students or 54.5% brushed their teeth less than 5 minutes while 10 students or 45.5% brushed longer than 5 minutes.

STUDENTS STILL DO NOT BRUSH THEIR TEETH PROPERLY

Status and Awareness

Dental Visit By Students 15%
Number of Student

Dental Visit Of Students By Gender 20

15 10 5 0 Yes Male No Female

85%

Yes

No

85% of students had visited a dentist. The remaining 15% had never visited a dentist.

NOT ALL STUDENTS HAVE VISITED THE DENTIST BEFORE

85% of the class (94.4% males and 77.3% females) have visited the dentist. Only 6 students (1 male,5 females) have not visited a dentist before. male,5 females) have not visited a dentist before.

Status and Awareness

27%
Less than one year ago More than one year ago More than two years ago Number of Students

Students Last Dental Visit 29% 44%

10 8 6 4 2 0

Students Last Dental Visit By Gender

Less Than One Year More Than One Year More Than Two Year Ago Ago Ago

Male

Female

Of those who visited their dentists, 15 students or 44.1% of students visited their dentist less than a year ago. 26.5% of that students last visited the dentist more than one year but less than 2 years ago. Some 10 students or 29.4% last visited their dentist more than two years ago.

Of male students, 6 or 35.3% visited their dentists less than a year ago. Of female students,9 or 52.9% visited their dentists less than a year ago.

STUDENTS STILL DOES NOT VISIT THE DENTIST AT THE RIGHT TIME

Knowledge
Students Perception Of Toothbrush Quality On Their Oral Health Students Perception Of Toothbrush Quality On Their Oral Health By Gender
Number Of Students 20

20% 10% 70%

15
10 5

0
Yes Male No Female Maybe

Yes

No

Maybe

28 students or 70% were of the A majority of the students (66.7% opinion that a good quality males,72.7%) agreed that a good toothbrush was important for quality toothbrush can positively the maintenance of good oral affect their oral hygiene. hygiene. Only 4 students (2 males,2 females) 4 students or 10%, however, disagreed. Some 8 students (4 male,4 disagreed. The remaining 8 female) responded with a students or 20% expressed a mayberesponse. maybe response.
WRONG PERCEPTION ON KNOWLEDGE OF ORAL HYGIENE STILL

EXIST

Students Perception On Brushing Method

Knowledge
Students Perception On Brushing Method By Gender
Number Of Students

8%

10% 82%
Yes No Don't Care

20 15 10 5 0
Yes Male No Don't Care Female

33 students or 82.5% of all respondents perceived that a good brushing method was imperative for maintaining good oral hygiene. Some 3 students or 7.5% responded negatively while 4 students or 10% indicated that they were not concerned with it.

19 students or 85.4% were female students while 14 or 77.8% were male students concurred with the statement that a good brushing method was important . Of those who disagreed, 2 or 9.1% were female students and 1 or 5.6% was a male. Of the students who were not concerned at all with this statement, 3 or 16.7% were males while 1 or 4.5% was a female.

BRUSHING METHOD PERCEPTION IS STILL

UNAWARE

Findings and Suggestion

Both genders practice correct oral hygiene habits except for flossing. There is still a minority unaware that they did not cultivate good oral hygiene habits. Female students were more aware than male students on their oral hygiene. Eventhough the male students are not as aware as the female students, most of both genders state that their oral hygiene is good. Majority of the male students have more knowledge on oral health than female students

Findings and Suggestion

Students who are not aware of their oral hygiene should read articles on oral hygiene in books or browse the internet. Additionally, teachers and parents should assist these students by impressing upon them an awareness on the importance of oral hygiene. Our goverment could also help to instill the awareness of oral hygiene via the school curriculum and through public campaigns.

Recommendation and Future Research

Larger scale survey so that it could be more representative and reflective of the status of oral health Similar study be conducted on the Malaysian public so that we can have national level statistics.

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