| Characteristics | Number (%) | |
| Tooth cleaning (n = 658) | Yes | 610 (92.7) |
| No | 48 (7.3) | |
| Reason for not cleaning (n = 45) | It bothers me | 7 (15.6) |
| Don’t know the benefit of cleaning teeth | 7 (15.6) | |
| I always forget | 22 (48.9) | |
| Other | 9 (19.9) | |
| Clean your teeth with (n = 610) | Tooth brush | 221 (36.20) |
| Mefakia | 352 (57.7) | |
| Other | 37 (6.0) | |
| Frequency of teeth cleaning (n = 595) | Once a week | 115 (19.3) |
| Few times a week | 229 (38.5) | |
| Once a day | 194 (32.6) | |
| Other | 57 (9.6) | |
| Use of fluoride containing tooth paste (n = 592) | Yes | 227 (38.3) |
| No | 365 (61.7) | |
| Frequency of dental visit (n = 658) | Regularly every 6 - 12 months | 21 (3.2) |
| 0ccassionally | 14 (2.1) | |
| Only with dental pain | 76 (11.6) | |
| Never visited a dentist | 547 (83.1) | |
| Treatment sought during the last dental visit (n = 111) | Check up, examination, cleaning | 23 (20.7) |
| Routine treatment | 18 (16.2) | |
| Emergency treatment | 46 (41.4) | |
| Extraction | 24 (21.6) | |
| Felt scared during the first dental visit (n = 108) | Yes | 75 (69.4) |
| No | 33 (30.6) | |
| Going to a dentist is synonymous with pain (n = 615) | Yes | 284 (46.2) |
| No | 331 (53.8) |