ArticlePloS one2022
Orthodontic and oral health literacy in adults.
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- Assessment of Oral Health Literacy and Influencing Factors: Retrospective Analysis of Patients Treated by Dental Students.European journal of dental education : official journal of the Association for Dental Education in Europe · 2026Article
- Development and psychometric validation of the Orthodontic Health Literacy (OrthoHL) scale for the general population.BMC oral health · 2026Article
- Evaluation of ChatGPT-4o and DeepSeek as tools for orthodontic health literacy in public dental education.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Oral health literacy from a person-centered focus in the United States: a narrative review.BMC oral health · 2025Review
- Promoting Health Literacy in the Workplace Among Civil Servants: Cross-Sectional Study.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2024Article
- Assessment of Motivations, Treatment Risks, and Oral Health in Adults with Fixed Orthodontic Care: A Cross-Sectional Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Article
- Oral health knowledge is associated with oral health-related quality of life: a survey of first-year undergraduate students enrolled in an American university.BMC oral health · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe primary aim of the study was to determine levels of literacy in both oral health and orthodontics in an adult population. The secondary study aim was to investigate differences in literacy between males and females.
methodsParticipants included individuals 18 years or older seeking dental treatment at the East Carolina University (ECU) School of Dental Medicine. To determine levels of oral health literacy (OHL) and orthodontic literacy (OrthoL), validated instruments were administered, including the Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine and Dentistry, the Oral Health Literacy Instrument and its separate scales, and a questionnaire on orthodontic literacy. Summary statistics were computed, and statistical significance was set at 0.05.
resultsOne hundred seventy-two individuals participated in the study and had a mean age of 55.03 (range:18-88). Greater than 70% of the sampled population exhibited inadequate or marginal oral health knowledge. Additionally, greater than 70% of the sample possessed no more than an 8th grade reading level, with regard to basic medical and dental terms. Higher education was weakly associated with higher OrthoL and OHL. Higher age was also weakly associated with lower OrthoL and OHL. Males on average exhibited significantly higher OHL (p < .05) but there were no OrthoL differences between males and females. Dental visit frequency was not associated with OrthoL or OHL.
conclusionLow levels of OrthoL and OHL were observed in the study. While males demonstrated a higher level of OHL than females, neither age nor the occurrence of dental appointments significantly influenced levels of literacy.
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