Kiến thức, thái độ và thực hành chăm sóc răng miệng ở sinh viên năm nhất ngành y khoa năm 2025

Abstract

A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 259 first-year medical students at the University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, in 2025 to assess oral health knowledge, attitudes, and practices. Knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) were collected using a structured self-administered questionnaire; gingival status was recorded through clinical examination using the Gingival Index (GI) to describe the clinical context associated with KAP components. The results indicated that most students had moderate to good levels of oral health knowledge and positive attitudes, whereas oral health practices remained suboptimal. A clear gap between knowledge, attitudes, and actual practices was observed, suggesting that favorable awareness had not been adequately translated into daily preventive behaviors. Suboptimal oral health practices were frequently observed alongside gingival inflammation, highlighting the relevance of specific behaviors in oral health maintenance. These findings underscore the need for behavior-oriented preventive interventions focusing on improving oral health practices among first-year medical students within health professional education settings.