title: [A survey on knowledge and habits of oral health in freshmen of Sichuan University].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the oral health knowledge and habits of freshmen of Sichuan University and promote the prophylactic therapy of dental diseases in the university.
  
  
  METHODS
  The table and the standard on oral health survey authorized by WHO were employed in this study.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Only 13.1% of all the investigated freshmen had periodic oral health examination. 74.4% brush teeth twice per day, only 7.7% brush teeth over 3 minutes, 16.6% insist in fluoridated toothpaste, and only 6% had applied dental floss. 51.9% do not often take snack food and 94.7% are non-smokers; (4) Tests of prophylactic therapy of dental caries and periodontal diseases and oral health knowledge have poor results.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The freshmen have limited knowledge of oral health and lack serious attitude toward oral cleaning behaviors.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Oral Medicine, West China College of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
authors.forename: Shu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Meng
authors.forename: Ya-fei
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Hu-chun
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Wan
authors.forename: Chun
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: Jiao
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Yong-hua
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhao
mesh_terms: D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D009909:Oral Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009910:Oral Hygiene / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013334:Students; D014495:Universities