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arabic version short form health literacy dentistry scale held yet developed previously published studies study aims test reliability validity arabic version short form held questionnaire short version held translated arabic psychometric properties evaluated sample 1889 female students first year secondary school testretest reliability assessed using intraclass correlation coefficient icc internal consistency reliability assessed using cronbachs alpha content validity investigated creating correlation matrix individual items held14 criterion validity determined using pearsons correlation held14 score overall oral health rating sensitivity analysis assessed testing associations held14 score oral healthrelated behaviours residential area arabic version held14 aheld14 acceptable icc 054 excellent internal consistency cronbachs alpha 092 correlations items aheld14 varied 03 09 aheld14 showed statistically significant correlation overall oral health rating r 037 p 0001 median aheld14 score significantly higher participants brushed teeth frequently 5131 visited dentist regularly 5200 consumed fresh fruit frequently 51 consumed soda energy drinks infrequently 5100 participants brushed teeth infrequently 4150 visited dentist irregularly 4900 consumed fresh fruit infrequently 47 consumed soda energy drinks frequently 4800 aheld14 instrument demonstrates sufficient validity reliability sensitivity measuring oral health literacy among arabicspeaking population