Oral healthcare attitude among students of a medical university

Objective: This study determined the attitude of university students about oral healthcare practices. Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the attitude of university students about oral healthcare in a medical university. A self-developed and validated study tool was distributed among the study participants using a convenient stratified sampling technique. The selected participants were students from four faculties of a university. The Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) Version 24.0 was used to analyze the data. Results: Among 324 study participants, 118 (36.4%) students were from faculty of pharmacy, 81 (25.0%) medicine, 67 (20.7%) biotechnology, and 58 (17.9%) were from business faculties. Out of a total of 324 participated students, female students were 234 (72.2%), and male students were 92 (27.8%). Conclusion: Overall, a good and positive attitude was observed regarding oral healthcare practices among the students.