title: Knowledge on treatment modalities and attitude of Nairobi University students towards dental care.
abstract: The objective of this study was to determine the knowledge and attitude of Nairobi University students towards dental health care in Kenya. A self administered questionnaire given to 400 students in person who responded and handed them over immediately. The students had a mean age of 22.4 years, 45.3% were males and 54.5% were females. Extractions, restorations and replacement of teeth were known to majority of the students. However, almost half of the students preferred extraction to restoration and 49.2% considered restoration of deciduous teeth unnecessary. 79% indicated that they would undergo scaling. It is therefore recommended that an effective mode of transmitting positive information about various dental treatment modalities be established.
authors.affiliation: Department of Conservative and Prosthetic Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya.
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Kisumbi
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Kaimenyi
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Wakiaga
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003729:Dental Care / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007630:Kenya; D008297:Male; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data