Knowledge of and attitudes towards erosive tooth wear among students of two Chinese universities.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To assess the knowledge of and attitudes towards erosive tooth wear among dental, medical, and non-medical university students of two Chinese universities.

Methods

A questionnaire containing 15 questions on knowledge of erosive tooth wear and 10 questions on attitudes towards erosive tooth wear was designed, and its psychometric properties (reliability and validity) were analysed in a pilot study (n = 120 students). The following 3 groups of university students (n = 635) were recruited based on a convenience sampling technique and were distributed the questionnaire via an online survey system: dental students (DSs), medical students (MSs), and non-medical students (NSs). Differences in the scores between groups and genders were analysed by one-way analysis of vari

SUBMITTER: Hong DW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7160986 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature