Title: Socio-economic Status on the Oral Hygiene of Elementary School Children
Authors: Abdulrahman A Bin Mana, Abdullah N Alotaibi, Abdulrahman A Alshehri, Ayman A Altaweel, Bader T Almutairi, Hussain A Hakami, Khalid N Almutairi, Khalid S Almutairi, Mufleh S Althiyabi, Nawaf M Alamri, Omar G Almutairi, Raad H Alkaedi
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v11i12.17
Abstract
Introduction: The purpose of this paper was to determine the status of the oral health of children compared to the socioeconomic status (SES) of the parents in Saudi Arabia.
Material and Methodology: Three schools were targeted based on the SES levels; two private schools and one governmental school. The sample size was 40 boys from each school all of them 5th grade students. The dependent variable was the oral hygiene status of the children and the independent variables were the school type (governmental or private), parents’ education and socioeconomic status.
Results: Community SES was significantly related to oral hygiene status. Overall, oral health was significantly worse for low SES communities.
Conclusion: There is a direct relationship between SES and oral hygiene status of children in elementary schools in the community Saudi Arabia. In which high caries prevalence was seen with children attending public school.
