MIU's Participation for the Fourth Consecutive Year in the Activities of the World Oral Health Day 2025

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MIU’s Participation for the Fourth Consecutive Year in the Activities of the World Oral Health Day 2025

10 Mar 2025

On Monday, 24/2/2025, the university participated in the activities of the World Oral Health Day, which was organized in coordination with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Dental Federation (FDI), in the presence of Dr. Nahawand Thabet, member of the Supreme Council of the International Dental Federation and representative of the African continent in the Council, with the participation of Community Dental Care (CDC) students’ club. The activity and its date are recorded on the global map https://www.worldoralhealthday.org/map-activities

The event aimed at raising the awareness of students and university staff about oral and dental health. A booth was set up on campus featuring educational booklets, posters and a display screen. Another booth for Haleon company also distributed educational leaflets and giveaways to all participants. The CDC members distributed toothbrushes and pastes donated by Signal. Educational booklets and gifts were distributed to all participants, including students and university employees.

The activities also involved educating patients visiting the Dental Clinics Complex (DCC). Toothpastes, dental brushes and pamphlets and brochures for oral and dental health were distributed in the waiting area of the DCC. A theatrical show was performed for the children in the waiting area on how to improve their oral and dental health. The WHO video was displayed on the display screen next to the booth where the events are held and in the main building of the university. After the event, members of the CDC distributed questionnaires to measure the satisfaction of the participants.

The results showed the following:

1- Satisfaction of patients attending Dental Clinics Complex (DCC) at the Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine

A total of 77 patients who visited the Dental Clinics Complex answered the questionnaire. The age range of respondents was from 12 to 70 years. 59.7% housewives, 10.4% blue-collars, 11.7% white-collars, 15.6% students and 2.6% retired.

Figure (1) shows the average satisfaction with the various activities and general satisfaction with the celebration. The overall average patient satisfaction was 9.48/10. Educational materials received the highest level of satisfaction with (9.38), followed by satisfaction with awareness activities (9.2) and satisfaction with organization of the event with an average of (9.19).

^{Figure 1. Bar chart representing mean patients’ satisfaction with World Oral Health Day activities 2025}

2- Satisfaction of Employees at the Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine

A total of 48 employees at the Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine responded to the questionnaire. The percentage of female workers was 41.7%, the mean age was 38.8 years, and the age range was 18 to 54 years.

Figure (2) shows the average satisfaction scores with the various activities and overall satisfaction with the celebration. The overall employee satisfaction was (9.53/10). The organization of events received the highest level of satisfaction with (9.4), followed by satisfaction with educational materials (9.36) and finally satisfaction with awareness activities with an average of (8.87).

^{Figure 2. Bar chart representing mean faculty employees’ satisfaction with World Oral Health Day activities 2025}

3- University Students’ Satisfaction

A total of 200 university students from various faculties responded to the questionnaire. Most of the answers (35.9%) came from students of the Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine, followed by the Faculty of Al-Alsun and Mass Communication (18.7%) as shown in Figure (3). Almost half of the answers (48%) came from first-year students in different faculties. The percentage of female students reached (57.1%) of the total responses.

Figure (4) shows the average satisfaction with the various activities and overall satisfaction with the event. The overall satisfaction was (9.23/10). The organization of events received the highest level of satisfaction with (9.1), followed by satisfaction with educational materials (8.98), satisfaction with awareness activities with an average of (8.9) and finally satisfaction with games related to the activities with an average of (8.8).

Some students suggested distributing and having more games.