Dentistry Students' Knowledge of Fluoride Use Survey Responses

58.16% of surveyed dentistry students considered high caries risk and dentin hypersensitivity as the main factors for fluoride indication. This cross-sectional study evaluates knowledge about the rational use of fluoride among students from different semesters at the State University of Southwest Bahia Dentistry course. The data was collected via a questionnaire and authored by Solane Domingues Leal.

Use Cases

• Assess gaps in dental education curricula based on reported student knowledge levels
• Analyze correlations between academic semester and understanding of fluoride toxicity
• Benchmark student awareness of fluoride sources like industrialized foods and dentifrices

Strengths

• The description provides specific, quantified results from the survey, such as 91.84% of students knowing about fluoride in industrialized foods.
• The study design is clearly stated as a cross-sectional survey of a defined academic population.

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
• The dataset's freshness and last update date are unverified.

Provenance

Source

Solane Domingues Leal

Collection Method

Cross-sectional study using a questionnaire administered to dentistry students.

Geography

State University of Southwest Bahia, Brazil