Marielle E.

Balili/ BSN N23 April 15, 2022

COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT DOCUMENTATION

Several studies have found that Saudi youth have a significant frequency of

dental disorders. It is critical to assess three areas connected to oral health at the

community level, namely knowledge, attitudes, and behavior, in order to create

successful public health awareness programs.

The goal of this survey is to determine the amount and elements of oral

health knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors among the civilians who attended the

symposium conducted in Barangay Poblacion.

Below is the graph that illustrates the summarized results of the survey conducted.
 All participants had requested to fill out a comprehensive questionnaire

based on Al-Omirietal, Frsi et al, and Peterson et al. 25-27. The questionnaire was

written in Arabic and contained twenty-five items designed to assess demographic

information as well as knowledge, attitudes, and behavior of young school children

regarding oral health and dental treatment. The participants were given clear

instructions on how to mark their replies.

Sixty-one percent of the 20 survey participants were males, and 63.4 percent

were between the ages of 15 and 18. Students enrolled in government schools

made up around 64% of the participants. 10 of the total participants were cleaning

their teeth, whereas 96 were not. Brushing their teeth was reported by much more

girls. When comparing students aged 15-18 years to students aged 15-18 years, the

habit of daily brushing was more widespread in the younger age group, although

the difference was not statistically significant.

The purpose of this symposium is to examine the knowledge, attitudes, and

behaviours of 20 civilian who were chosen at random from the festival. According

to the results, 66.5 percent of study participants wash their teeth every day. Girls

had a better level of knowledge about fluoride administration, gum bleeding,

overall oral health consequences, and the need of dental visits. Furthermore, girls
were more concerned about the color of their teeth than boys. Except for their lack

of understanding of fluoride's significance, more than half of the pupils had enough

information and a positive attitude toward proper dental hygiene.

The questionnaire was put through its paces in a pilot phase to confirm its

quality and face validity. Because both national and private school kids attend this

event, the research was done among a wide population of pupils. As a

consequence, unlike most prior research in the kingdom, which drew participants

from a specific school, our findings may be applied to the whole Saudi youth

population in the Riyadh region. The study had a few flaws, the first of which was

the tiny sample size. Second, there was no dental examination. With a dental

checkup, an objective assessment of oral health may have been made. It's feasible

to look at the relationship between research participants' oral health and their

knowledge, attitudes, and habits.

Girls exhibited superior oral health knowledge, but attitudes toward dental

health were not substantially different across genders, according to this population-

based research of 10 to 18-year-olds. Two-thirds of Saudi teenagers wash their

teeth. A percentage that is comparable to that recorded in similar age groups ten

years ago. In order to promote dental-related practice among that age group, we

proposed that evidence-based effective dental awareness initiatives be

implemented. To further understand characteristics that might help turning

increased knowledge and attitudes into altering practice, evaluation of ongoing

initiatives in schools is required.