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A STEPwise Approach for Oral Hygiene Behavior of Schoolchildren in Romania.
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- Exploratory Grouping Along a Shared Oral-Health Burden Continuum in Children and Adolescents: An Age-Stratified Cluster Analysis.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Article
- Inequity in Schoolchildren's Access to Oral Health Services in Romania: Implications for Public Oral Health Policies.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Assessment of Oral Hygiene Practices and Dental Health Conditions in School-Aged Children of 7-10 Years.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The Prevalence of Dental Caries Among Children Aged 6-11: A Cross-Sectional Study from Mureș County, Romania.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Associations Between Diet, Oral Health, and General Development in Romanian School-Age Children.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Oral Hygiene Profile of Schoolchildren from Bucharest, Romania-How It Can Be Used and Improved for Better Prevention of Oral Diseases.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Exploring the Threefold Viewpoint on Children's Oral Health in a Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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Abstract
This research analyzes the dental hygiene habits of schoolchildren from parents' perspectives, using the STEPS approach recommended by the World Health Organization. The key points of oral health care in children include the role of the family in encouraging and maintaining proper oral hygiene practices. This study aimed to assess the oral hygiene practices of schoolchildren with on-site dentists in Romania. Additionally, it sought to establish correlations between these behaviors and the educational levels of the adults with whom they live with. The participants were selected from the zero grade to the eighth grade, totaling 3843students. Statistical analysis involved the application of Fisher's Exact Test and Z-tests with Bonferroni correction. Multinominal and binominal logistic regression models were employed to predict the impact of parents' education on children's oral health status and behavior. The oral health status of children evaluated by parents as poor was more frequent in children whose parents had a primary or gymnasium education (
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