Volume 30, Issue 2, 2021
DOI: 10.24205/03276716.2020.4102
Perceptions of dental aesthetics among future Arabian oral health care professions: A cross-sectional study
Abstract
Aim: To evaluate the perceptions of dental aesthetics among future oral health care professionals.
Methods: A questionnaire study was conducted among undergraduate dental students attending a government university in Saudi Arabia. As elf administered, the questionnaire was sent to all the students appearing in college of dentistry, Majmaaj University. Data collection comprised of socio-demographics, self-perceived dental aesthetics. Statistical analysis involved Pearson’s chi-square test, and the level of significance was set at 5% (p < 0.05).
Results: A total of 140 students (87 males and 53 females) responded to the study questionnaire. Grade-wise, the number of students who participated was 11 from first, 23 from the second, 27 from third, 31 from fourth, 17 from fifth, 31 from the internship. Most male students felt that others have a better smile, and females were more confident about their smiles than others (p=0.17). In addition, the feeling of a better smile was increased with the grade (p=0.20).
Conclusion: Feature Arabian dental students have diverse opinions when assessing their aesthetics, while males felt others had good smiles and females were confident about their smiles. Gender and grade seem to influence the evaluation of aesthetics in the anterior region.
Keywords
aesthetics, undergraduate students, Saudi Arabia, dentistry