Survey of Oral Health Knowledge and Practices Among International Students in Canada

A survey of 56 international students at the University of Saskatchewan explored oral health knowledge, attitudes, and practices. The study found that while 98.0% considered oral health important, 40.4% felt they lacked adequate knowledge to access care, and 40.0% reported untreated mouth problems. The dataset was created by Bianca Jamal and last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze barriers to oral healthcare based on reported financial, systemic, and cultural factors.
• Correlate self-reported oral health ratings with preventive practices like brushing frequency.
• Investigate dietary changes upon migration based on reported increases in sugary food and drink consumption.
• Identify knowledge gaps in accessing oral care based on the proportion of respondents feeling inadequately informed.

Strengths

• Includes quantitative data from a 75-item survey instrument analyzed with SPSS.
• Contains qualitative data analyzed through thematic coding, suggesting mixed-methods depth.
• Provides specific, cited statistics, such as 55.4% brushing twice daily and 32.1% rating their oral health as 'fair' or 'poor'.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The sample size of 56 students from a single university limits generalizability.

Provenance

Source

Bianca Jamal via figshare.

Collection Method

A 75-item survey instrument administered to international students at the University of Saskatchewan.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-22 05:49:31; freshness should be verified.

Geography

University of Saskatchewan, Canada.