[The oral health knowledge and behavior as well as the oral findings in young adults with different courses of education (the Dresden prevention study)].

Zahn Mund Kieferheilkd Zentralbl

Abteilung Kariologie/Endodontologie, Medizinische Akademie, Dresden.

Published: March 1991

In a dental-psychological investigation 100 young adults, aged 18-25, characterized by different courses of education, were subject to a standardized interview, action oriented diagnostics and dental examination. Knowledge, behaviour as well as state of oral health were different and in all did not come up to our expectations; but there were some correlations. It is indicated to optimize knowledge, behaviour and state of oral health by means of individual and collective measures taking educational specifics into consideration.

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