title: Survey of pediatric dentists' own oral health behavior.
abstract: Oral health behavior is voluntary and, therefore, requires motivation. Dentists serve as role models for their patients. We sought to determine the pediatric dentists' own adherence to oral health behavior recommendations through a 14-question survey administered to 129 pediatric dentists. A significant percentage of respondents fell short in brushing, flossing and regularity of dental exams. A trend was seen for decreasing exam frequency with decreasing population density and for increasing brushing frequency with increasing age. Although most dentists follow their profession's oral health guidelines, a significant percentage does not.
authors: Lutheran Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA. miyonyoungdds@gmail.com
authors: Miyon
authors: M
authors: Young
authors: Kell
authors: K
authors: Julliard
authors: Silvia
authors: S
authors: Perez-Spiess
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003729:Dental Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003815:Dentists / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009518:New York; D009910:Oral Hygiene / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010377:Pediatric Dentistry; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires