The association between oral health and risk behaviours of university students
The findings highlighted the complex relationship between oral health and risk behaviours in this demographic. Poorer oral health behaviours were linked to engagement in risk behaviours. Thus, oral health behaviours should be targeted alongside other risk behaviours, and tailored interventions should be developed to improve behaviours among university students.
Authors
- Michaela Goodwin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0375-3118)
- George Kitsaras (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1631-1730)
- Juliana Gómez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1888-0731)
- Tanzeelah Azam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0741-4930)
Institutions
- University Dental Hospital of Manchester (GB)
- University of Manchester (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-03-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0309183
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Dental Health and Care Utilization
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.40