Medidas de higiene oral en estudiantes de penúltimo semestre de las facultades de la división de ciencias de la salud de la USTA en el segundo periodo del 2015

Abstract

The dentistry students of the Santo Tomás de Bucaramanga University receive semester by semester the knowledge that in their clinical practice they transmit to their patients, therefore, knowing if this knowledge is taken into account in their personal lives would be very interesting, in addition to being able to Compare these conditions and concepts with students from other programs of the same level of training. A large part of the Colombian population has suffered cavities throughout their lives. It is said that of every 10 Colombians, 6 have suffered from tooth decay before reaching the age of 5 and that by turning 40 many have on average 14 teeth that have been affected in one way or another by this disease; According to ESNAB IV, the prevalence of dental caries is 35 to 44 years (64.7%) (1) .All due to multiple factors, among which the little knowledge about oral hygiene measures, the lack of great relevance of economic resources to access a good quality dental treatment, together with the lack of willingness on their part caused by the bad practice of some professionals that have caused indifference to the importance of the dental visit and why not, to the health in general, since it is known that everything that happens in the mouth has an impact on the organism, since oral health is an integral and essential part of general health (2,3), standing out as a determining element in the quality of life of a person.