Wardah Ahmed|Syed Muzzamil Ali Shah|Umer Khayyam|Taiwo Lateef Sheikh|Natasha Anwer
Measuring Oral health literacy in dental patients: Contribution towards preventive dentistry in Pakistan
oral health literacy ohl essential identification ways access health related information application control healthy lifeoral health literacy covers knowledge reading skills understandingcomprehension decisionmaking skillsthis study aimed measure ohl level patients attending private dental hospitalmethodolody crosssectional descriptive study design usedafter taking informed consent validated modified structured functional oral health literacy questionnaire ohll administered consisted demography oral health knowledge oral health literacy itemsresults total 285 participants 131 male 154 female included studythe mean age participants 382 years standard deviation sd 13overall 32112had inadequate 164575had marginal 89312had adequate oral health literacythere statistically significant difference among ohllevels age groups p001 educational years p002 conclusionthe study concluded marginal oral health literacy pertaining adult patients visiting private dental hospitalthere need look health literacy context large systemssocial systems cultural systems education systems public health systemsfurther investigation needed develop appropriate intervention strategies improve oral health literacy better oral health outcomesthe effectiveness health program lies fact people need understand interpret correctly lead good quality life