The link between nutrition and dental erosion: what do students know?

Purpose The purpose of this study is to assess and compare awareness and knowledge of dental erosion among nutrition and dietetics (ND) and dental students. Design/methodology/approach The study was designed as a cross-sectional study. It was set in a university campus in Ankara, Turkey. In all, 947...

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Published in:Nutrition and food science 2020-05, Vol.50 (4), p.665-678
Main Authors: Ozsin Ozler, Cansu, Inan-Eroglu, Elif, Uzamis Tekcicek, Meryem, Buyuktuncer, Zehra
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Beverages
Chi-square test
Colleges & universities
Continuing education
Curricula
Dental caries
Dental disorders
Dental enamel
Dental erosion
Dentistry
Dentists
Diet
Dietetics
Dietitians
Education
Etiology
Food
Knowledge
Medical personnel
Milk
Nutrition
Nutrition research
Oral hygiene
Prevention
Professions
Questionnaires
Sports drinks
Statistical analysis
Statistical tests
Students
Undergraduate study
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Summary:Purpose The purpose of this study is to assess and compare awareness and knowledge of dental erosion among nutrition and dietetics (ND) and dental students. Design/methodology/approach The study was designed as a cross-sectional study. It was set in a university campus in Ankara, Turkey. In all, 947 undergraduate students (534 dental and 413 ND) with a mean age of 20.9 ± 1.99 years were included. The variables measured in this study were level of awareness and knowledge of dental erosion of students and their practice on the topic. For statistical analysis descriptive statistics, Chi-square, Fisher’s Exact and Mann–Whitney U statistics were used. Findings Not having heard about dental erosion was more frequently reported by ND students (33.9 per cent) (p 
ISSN:0034-6659
1758-6917
DOI:10.1108/NFS-04-2019-0133