Abstract: Objective: To investigate the status of health self-management ability of oral medical students and to give the countermeasures according to the results. Methods: A questionnaire survey was conducted among 230 oral medical students from a medical university in Liaoning province. The questionnaires were analyzed with SPSS 17. Results: The total score of oral medical students' health and self management ability was (3.93±0.45) points, including health self-management behavior dimension (3.35±0.66 points), health self-management environmental dimension (3.90±0.62 points, and health self-management cognitive dimension (4.51±0.47 points). Correlation analysis of oral medical student's health self-management ability showed that there were significant differences in family support, whether for the only-child, place of residence, family monthly income, and parents' educational background (P<0.05). Conclusion: Oral medical students' health self management presents the state of "high cognitive and low behavior". The ability of oral medical students' health self management is correlated with family support, whether for the only-child, place of residence, family monthly income, and parents' educational background.

Key words: Oral medical students, Health Self-Management, Status, Countermeasures