Effect of Caries Conceptualizing and Residential University Life

The Effect of Dental Caries Conceptualizing and the Residential University Life on the Caries Prevalence and Caries Prevention Practice of Egyptian Dental Students: Observational Cross-Sectional Study.

Status

Not yet recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT06595589

Enrollment

303

Registered

2024-09-19

Start date

2024-10-01

Completion date

2025-08-01

Last updated

2024-09-19

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Conditions

Caries, Dental

Keywords

caries prevalence, residential students, dental students

Brief summary

The study aims to detect the conceptualization of dental caries among dental student and compare the caries prevalence in residential and non residential dental student

Detailed description

A face-to-face meeting will be held with the target student group, illustrating the study set up and seeking the participation approval. The students who will accept to participate in the study will receive a questionnaire including the caries conceptualization assessment inquiry, the caries prevention practice as well as the residential habits. All the participating students will be scheduled for dental examination to record their DMFT index. The digital responses will be coded, analyzed and correlated with the clinical findings.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

OTHER

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

20 Years to 22 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

will be: * Students already taught a dental cariology in 4th year of university. * Students registered in the Galala dental program science year one. * Medically free students. * Students having at least 1year clinical practice.

Exclusion criteria

will be: * First, second-, and third-year students. * Non dental students.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Caries Prevalence	At base line Immediately after collecting the data	DMFT (Decay, Missed, Filled teeth) index developed by World Health Organization (WHO) using numbered scores. (higher scores mean a worse outcome). Oral and dental examination were performed using a prob, mirror, and cotton rolls, in order to score each participant using DMFT index.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
caries conceptualization in relation to the Caries preventive behavior of the students.	At base line	Scores (C1:C6) Questionnaire

Contacts

Primary ContactSara Ibrahim Hedia, Master

sara.hedia@dentistry.cu.edu.eg00201157371420

Outcome results