Dental health assessment in students and its impact on quality of their lives

Objective. The objective of this paper is to study student dental health and to show its impact on the quality of their lives. Materials and Methods. A special questionnaire was constructed to collect a wide range of information from 515 students (23,7 % males and 76,3 % females). All the respondents were the students of Cherepovets State University and Cherepovets Medical College named after N.M. Amosov. Results and Discussion. The obtained results show that students have satisfactory dental health status. Students follow a regular oral hygiene routine. Most of respondents use «Colgate» and don't have any serious oral and maxillofacial pathology. The dental arches usually demonstrate from 1-2 to 3-5 filled teeth and 1-3 removed teeth. A significant part of students note the impact of oral cavity status on the quality of their life. The author suggests a model of dental health based on the questionnaire data. Conclusion. Dental health is an integral part of public health. It depends on various medical and biological factors, lifestyle and oral hygiene. Good dental health provides social well-being.