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Due to the interdependence of oral health and systemic health, the oral cavity has been called as the mirror to the general health. Educative oral health measures are extremely important as major oral diseases can be deterred by appropriate knowledge and practice of good oral hygiene.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methodology:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      This web-questionnaire-based descriptive cross-sectional study included nursing staff of the institute for whom a pre-validated questionnaire as used by Tadin\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">et al<\/jats:italic>\n                      . was used to assess their knowledge about oral health and oral hygiene techniques. A sample size of 160 was obtained. Knowledge, practice, and attitude scores were calculated. 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