Publications by authors named "Opeyemi Oluwayemisi Daramola"
Introduction: dental training aims to produce committed dentists who are professional and empathetic in providing patient-centered oral healthcare and improved quality of life. This study aimed to assess the motives of dental students to study dentistry, their specialty preferences, and their empathy scores by motives and specialty preference.
Methods: this cross-sectional study utilized a self-administered questionnaire designed to assess the empathy measured by the Jefferson Scale of Empathy-Health Professions Student version, motives to study dentistry, dental specialty preferences among students of a dental school in Nigeria.
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- The study aims to evaluate the relationship between oral health and quality of life in HIV positive patients in Nigeria, highlighting the importance of oral health as it relates to overall well-being.
- Researchers assessed oral health status and its impact on life quality using specific indices and a survey of HIV positive patients at two clinics, with significance set at p<0.05.
- Findings indicate that physical pain has the most significant impact on quality of life, with factors like perceived need for dental care, HAART use, and a higher caries index contributing to poorer oral health-related quality of life.