1BDS first year, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Chennai-600077
2Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Chennai-600077
3Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Chennai-600077
*Corresponding Author E-mail: harinikumaran23@gmail.com
Online published on 12 January, 2017.
Awareness of importance of vitamin D among students in a dental school-a survey.
To create awareness of importance of intake of vitamin D and its deficiency related disorders.
Vitamin D is essential for maintaining serum calcium and phosphorus concentrations within the normal range. Deficiency of vitamin D causes inadequate mineralisation leading to rickets & osteomalacia. The vitamin D survey questionnaire is administered to students through survey planet link.
To spread the awareness of importance of intake of vitamin D in diet and to create a vitamin D deficient free generation.
To create awareness regarding the awareness of vitamin D a survey was conducted.
Vitamin D, Osteoporosis, melanin, sunlight exposure, knowledge
