Table 4.

BDS students’ oral health perception responses and statistical significance (χ² p values) according to year of study (top) and gender (bottom)

	Group		X2 p Value
	First year N (%)	Final year N (%)
Spontaneously bleeding gums
Yes	15 (4.9)	8 (3.06)	0.442
No	336 (95.1)	252 (96.5)
Bleeding gums while brushing?
Yes	63 (17.8)	26 (9.96)	0.006*
No	288 (81.6)	235 (90.0)
When do you brush?
After breakfast	9 (2.5)	6 (2.2)	0.521
Before breakfast	337 (95.4)	245 (93.8)
No definite time	5 (1.4)	7 (2.6)
Scaling Done
Yes	117 (33.1)	227 (86.9)	<0.001*
No	234 (66.2)	31 (11.8)
Oral hygiene education received
Yes	257 (72.8)	224 (85.8)	<0.001*
No	91 (25.7)	32 (12.2)
Was dentistry your preferred career goal?
Yes	292 (82.7)	234 (89.6)	0.007*
No	20 (5.6)	12 (4.5)
Don’t Know	35 (9.9)	9 (3.4)

	Gender		X2 p Value
	Female N (%)	Male N (%)
Spontaneously bleeding gums
Yes	19 (3.9)	4 (2.9)	0.593
No	455 (95.1)	129 (94.8)
Bleeding gums while brushing?
Yes	66 (13.8)	22 (16.1)	0.002*
No	409 (85.5)	111 (81.6)
When do you brush?
After breakfast	8 (1.6)	7 (5.1)	<0.001*
Before breakfast	453 (94.7)	119 (87.5)
No definite time	6 (1.2)	10 (7.3)
Scaling Done
Yes	267 (55.8)	66 (48.5)	<0.001*
No	10 (2.0)	70 (51.4)
Oral hygiene education received
No	86 (17.9)	41 (30.1)	<0.001*
Yes	383 (80.1)	95 (69.8)
Yes	77 (16.0)	29 (21.3)
Was dentistry your preferred career goal?
Yes	407 (85.1)	112 (23.4)	0.423
No	28 (5.8)	8 (5.8)
Don’t Know	30 (6.2)	13 (9.5)