Journal of AdvancedMedical and Dental Sciences Research

Purpose: This study was conducted to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice regarding oral health among the Rural Government Primary school teachers in Al-Kharj, Kingdom Saudi Arabia. Methodology: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 108 primary -school teachers who were randomly selected from the 5 zones of Al Kharj – Saudi Arabia: data were collected through a self administered questionnaire oral health knowledge score were calculated, for statistical analysis using SPSS version17. Results: Out of 108 primary school teachers Response rate was 54%. 38% school teachers had knowledge about dental plaque, 98.8% of school teachers were brushing teeth to prevent dental decayed. The percentage of school teacher who visited the dentist only when they feel pain was 71.3%. Conclusion: The study concluded that oral health knowledge was lacking among the primary school teachers of AL-KHARJ, although practices were satisfactory.
Keywords: Attitude, knowledge, oral health, school teachers.

Corresponding author: Dr. Nasser Tayi Al-Mutairi, Resident Dentist, Armed Forces Hospital, Najran, KSA Email: dr-nasser10@hotmail.com

This article may be cited as: Al-Mutairi NT, Almukhalfi HS, Alqahtani HM. Oral health knowledge and attitudes of primary school teachers in Al-Kharj – Saudi Arabia. J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2017;5(1):7-12.