Oral health knowledge and dental health practices among schoolchildren in Jerash district/Jordan

: Objective: This study aims at determining the oral health awareness level, the patterns of dental health practices and their potential relationship with certain socio‐demographic factors, including gender (sex), mother's education and the socio‐economic status of the family, among 14–15‐year‐old schoolchildren in Jerash Governorate, Northern Jordan. Participants and method: Cross‐sectional survey including 1362 public schoolchildren, who completed a self‐administered structured questionnaire. Results: Overall, the level of oral health knowledge among the surveyed children was low. Of the 1362 schoolchildren included in this survey, only 18 and 17% did know the meaning of plaque and what plaque can cause, respectively. Female performance was significantly better than male performance on two of the six knowledge questions (P