Oral Hygiene and Dietary Habits in Physical Therapy and Pharmacy Students at Sinai University

Oral Hygiene and Dietary Habits in Physical Therapy and Pharmacy Students at Sinai University

Oral health is a multidimension domain including the human ability to talk, smile, eat, drink and swallow. Oral health has a direct relationship with the individual's quality of life and it is influenced by the perception, experiences and knowledge.

Oral health is a multidimension domain including the human ability to talk, smile, eat, drink and swallow. Oral health has a direct relationship with the individual's quality of life and it is influenced by the perception, experiences and knowledge. The aim of the study is To assess the oral hygiene practices and dietary habits among physiotherapy and pharmacy students at Sinai University, To find the correlation between oral hygiene practices and dietary habits with the occurrence of oral health problems. & To compare between the oral health knowledge between physiotherapy and pharmacy students at Sinai University.

Inclusion Criteria:

• A number of 334 adolescent and adults' physical therapy students at the faculty of physical therapy and 329 adolescent and adults' Pharmacy Students.
• The age from 16 to 25 years old as it is the typical age of students who are enrolled in Physical therapy and pharmacy programs.
• The subjects agreed to participate in the study, as an email address will be sent to all students that fits the criteria of selection.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Students who are enrolled to other programs rather than physical therapy and pharmacy.
• Students who are enrolled in other universities rather than Sinai university.