Results
In all 265 female students (9–10 years old primary school, grade 4) were participated in the
study. Overall 17.4% of the students (n = 46) reported that they were brushing twice a day or
more (group 1), while the remaining 219 students (82.6%) reported that they were brushing
less than twice a day (group 2). The main reason for visiting the dentist was decay/pain/break
(77%). The most frequently reported sources of information were health personnel (75.3%)
and parents (57.5%). The findings are presented in Table 2.