THE ROLE OF SELF-EFFICACY AND FACTORS OF HEALTH BELIEF MODEL IN DENTAL PATIENTS’ BRUSHING AND FLOSSING

The self-efficacy and the Health Belief Model (HBM) were utilized to
understand brushing and flossing self-care in Tabriz private dental clinics.
Materials & Methods: One hundred participants (50 males, 50 females) were selected with accessible
sampling method from Tabriz private dental clinics. In dental waiting rooms, dental patients
completed a questionnaire assessing HBM variables and self-efficacy, as well as their performance of
the oral hygiene behaviors of brushing and flossing. SPSS and AMOS were used for data analysis.
Result: The results showed that the HBM with barriers emerging as the sole HBM factor influencing
brushing. In addition, it was found that the significant predictors of flossing were barriers,
susceptibility, and self-efficacy.
Conclusion: According to research barriers predicted oral hygiene behavior (brushing), suggest that
clinical interventions should target barrier reduction processes. Also self-efficacy has predicted a
range of health behaviors (flossing); therefore, dental professionals should encourage patients’ selfconfidence to floss at recommended levels.