English translation from the Arabic questionnaire

Appendix 1.

Oral Health Survey 2002

Male College of Health Sciences, The Public Authority for Applied Education and Training

Dear participants, This questionnaire is for collecting information about knowledge and oral health behavior among students in Kuwait. You do not need to put your name on it and the answers will be confidential. Please, answer by ticking one alternative for each question and/or by writing your answer on the line below question. Your participation is highly appreciated!

1) Age 20-18 years 25-21 years years 26 2) Marital status Single 3) Nationality Kuwaiti 4) Years in College One year 5) Financial status Very good Good Poor 6) Do you think that you have dental diseases? Yes No Dont know 7) What oral/dental diseases do you know? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 8) How do you describe your current oral health status? Very poor Poor Good Very good Excellent Married Non-Kuwaiti Two years More than two years

9) When did you last time visited a dentist? One year ago More than one year ago two years ago 10) What was the purpose of your visit? Examination, prevention Need for a filling/extraction Special treatment i.e. endodontics, prosthodontics, orthodontics 11) If your tooth is very painful do you think that the extraction is the only possible treatment? Yes No 12) If a child needs alignment of his/her teeth do you know to what specialist you should take him/her? Yes No If yes, to what specialist? ______________________________________________ 13) Do you brush your teeth daily? Yes No How many times? Once a day Twice a day Three times a day Four times a day or more often 14) Do you use toothpaste that contains fluoride? Yes No Dont know 15) How much toothpaste do you apply to a toothbrush? Less than half Half More than half All the brush 16) Fluoride is added to toothpaste because of Pleasant taste Soft feeling Prevents caries Price 17) Do you know what is the plaque? Yes No If yes, explain here: ______________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ 18) Do you know what is the dental calculus? Yes No If yes, explain here: ______________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________

Next statements are about the dental diseases. Thick one answer to each statement which you think is correct. Yes
Sugar is an etiological factor of dental caries. Bacteria is not the primary reason for dental caries. Teeth of a baby must be cleaned by toothpaste after bottle-feeding. Toothpaste, which has fluoride, prevents caries of teeth of a baby. Soft drinks cause dental caries. Periodontal diseases occur in men. The father does not transmit bacteria to his children.

No

Dont know

Thank you for answering the questionnaire. Dr. Jassem Al-Ansari Health Sciences College