B. Sujatha|María luz Sabin Gómez
Assessment of oral health literacy among patients attending Malabar dental college and research centre in Kerala: A cross sectional survey
introduction oral health literacy relatively new critical concept decrease disparities increase oral health low oral health literacy contributes oral disease results increased cost vulnerable population poor low levels education minorities elderly aim assess oral health literacy among patients attending malabar dental college research centre kerala materials methods health literacy dentistry scale questionnaire 29 items administered investigator collect data related oral health literacy among 272 patients attending malabar dental college research centre collected data compiled statistically analyzed using chisquare test results oral health literacy assessed based interquartile range 272 patients 239 patients poor oral health literacy 57 found moderate oral health literacy 191 patients found good oral health literacy results significant p 0001 conclusion oral health literacy found moderate among patients attending malabar dental college research centre