Mukhatar Ahmed Javali

Department of Periodontics and Community Dental Sciences, Division of Periodontics, College of Dentistry, King Khalid University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Publications

• Original Article   
  Association between Sleeping Pattern, Oral Health Habits and Academic Performance among Dental Students
  Author(s): Abdullah Abdulghani Alghamdi, Rayan Ali Alshahrani, Abdullah Alzaydani and Mukhatar Ahmed Javali*
  
  Background: The level of success that students achieve from education has far associations with the personal, social and professional development. Researchers have connected poor students’ achievement with too many many factors, among which sleep pattern along with oral health status are less explored to associate with academic performance. Objective: To assess the association between sleep pattern, oral health status and academic performance among the group of dental students. Material and methods: A descriptive cross-sectional questionnaire study was conducted among dental students of King Khalid University, Abha. Self-administered structured questionnaire was used to assess the sleeping pattern, habits, self-reported oral health status and academic performance. Data description was done for frequency and percentage analysis. Chisquare test wa.. Read More»