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ISSN (Print) 1013-9052
EISSN 1658-3558
The Saudi Dental Journal,
P.O. Box 52500,
Riyadh 11563,
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Dental caries, hygiene, fluorosis and oral health knowledge of primary school teachers of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Nazeer Khan*, BSc, MS, PhD, Badr Al-Zarea**, BDS
The objectives of this study were to determine the status of caries, orai hygiene condition and fluorosis of primary school teachers of Riyadh urban area and to assess some basic knowledge about oral diseases and habits of these subjects. Two hundred ninety seven male school teachers were selected randomly from 16 public schools, using stratified cluster random sampling. High caries experience and fluorosis level were observed when compared with the general normal population of Riyadh region, Five percent of the teachers did not clean their teeth. One-third of the teachers showed poor knowledge about caries and gum diseases. Even though very few teachers were involved in giving lectures about preventive measures and oral diseases, nevertheless more than ninety percent of them agreed that these types of lectures were beneficial to the students.
Saudi Dental Journal 2001;13(3):128-132.
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