title: Evaluation of oral health behavior of female dental hygiene students and interns of Saudi Arabia by using Hiroshima University Dental Behavioural Inventory (HU-DBI).
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate and compare oral health behavior of female dental hygiene students/interns (stu/int) studying in private and government universities of Saudi Arabia.
  
  
  METHODS
  An English version of Hiroshima University Dental Behavioral Inventory (HU-DBI) was self-administered by 85 dental hygiene stu/int of government and private university colleges and responses were collected. Descriptive statistics, Chi-square test, logistic regression models and independent t tests were performed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A significantly higher mean HU-DBI score was observed among the clinical dental hygiene stu/int (7.50 ± 1.55) and students of government universities (7.59 ± 1.72) as compared to the preclinical students (6.61 ± 2.03) stu/int studying in private university (6.69 ± 1.46).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Considerable differences in oral health behaviours were observed between dental hygiene stu/int of government and private universities and preclinical and clinical level of dental hygiene education.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community and Preventive Dentistry, Riyadh Colleges of Dentistry and Pharmacy, Annamuthajiya Campus (King Fahad Road), P. O Box: 84891, Riyadh 11681, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Tel: 00966 2931177 Ext 1065; Fax: 0096612932277; e-mail: basheer.dr@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Mohammad Abdul
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Baseer
authors.forename: Ghousia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rahman
authors.forename: Zainab
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Al Kawaey
authors.forename: Batool
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Al Awamy
authors.forename: Zahra
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Al Manmeen
authors.forename: Fatima
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Al Shalaty