title: Practice of preventive measures, dental anxiety and dental status among young adults.
abstract: The use of patient self-assessment is a good predictor of the patient's dental status. Dental practitioners could request patients to assess their dental status prior to treatment or appointment, especially when dental screening of large populations is performed to locate patients at risk. This might help the practitioner to accomplish more effective time and patient management.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Oral Rehabilitation, The Maurice and Gabriela Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Levin
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hirschhorn
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Grossmann
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016854:Dental Anxiety / Q000523:psychology*; D003729:Dental Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015438:Health Behavior; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D009910:Oral Hygiene / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010518:Periodontitis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012647:Self-Assessment; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult