Periodontal diseases are considered to be the most prevalent disease among
population next to dental caries , they differ from other systemic diseases
such as depression , cardiac diseases and diabetes in that they have clear
causes and depend upo
n person’s daily life style .
The health knowledge can play an active role in prevention of oral disease
while other diseases have complicating factors that health knowledge alone
is insufficient to prevent its occurrence .
This study aimed to determine the level of oral health knowledge among of
Damascus university students.
