Abstract: Dental caries is one of the most prevalent diseases affecting human beings and persists till date as a challenge to the medical and dental profession, in particular, and the society in general.
Objectives: The aim of this study is to estimate the occurrence of dental caries at PSMCHS in Dhahran including the influence of socio-demographic factors.
Method: A cross sectional study was conducted at PSMCHS in Dhahran. A total of 266 male students aged 18 – 41 were randomly selected from pre-clinical and clinical students, by proportionate departments. The Data were collected according to the WHO criteria to diagnose dental caries. Finally , an analysis was done using IBM SPSS version 22.
Results: Out of a total of 266 student completing the questionnaire and the test, the occurrences of DMFT was 53.38% among the population, the occurrence of decayed teeth was 50%, missing teeth was 11.74% and filling teeth was 38.26%.
Conclusion and recommendations: In general, dental caries among students at PSMCHS were high; therefore, a major effort should be done to improve this condition. According to our findings, it should be focused on the prevention of DMFT.
Keywords: PSMCHS, Dental caries, WHO criteria.
Title: PREVALENCE OF DENTAL CARIES AMONG PRE-CLINICAL YEAR AND CLINICAL YEAR STUDENTES AT PRINCE SULTAN MILITARY COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES, DHAHRAN, SAUDI ARABIA
Author: Anwar Al Aithan, Ali Hijles, Ibrahim Al Makrami, Noor Al khowetam, Col.\ Dr. Mohammad Alzahrani, Ms. Diaa Almutairi
International Journal of Healthcare Sciences
ISSN 2348-5728 (Online)
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