Dental awareness among medical students- A cross sectional study
Journal Title: International Journal of Oral Health Dentistry - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 3
Abstract
Context Awareness of dentistry among medical studentsAim To assess the awareness of dentistry among medical studentsSettings and Design To assess the awareness of dentistry among medical students a structured questionnaire consisting of 17 closed end questions was prepared and sent to 750 people who included exam going final year MBBS students and interns from various medical colleges in Telangana This questionnaire was prepared sent using Google Forms though Email and Whatsapp and the participants were asked to submit the response in 15 days A total of 506 responses were received in 15 days Google Forms automatically tabulates the submitted responses in pie diagramsStatistical Analysis Used All the submitted responses from the participants were automatically analysed statistically by the Google Forms in the form of Pie diagramsResults The results show some interesting points and highlight some significant findings on awareness of dentistry among medical studentsConclusions Majority of the participants do not know about proper brushing technique and were brushing only once daily Many participants were unaware of consequences of ignoring the dental problems Many are not aware of preventive dentistry and they lack knowledge about aesthetic dentistry Majority of the participants know that there is a separate specialist for root canal treatment and for the treatment of irregularly arranged teeth Most of the participants do not know about the systemic diseases related to dental problemsKeywords Dental awareness Disease Medical students
Authors and Affiliations
Avinash Tejasvi. M. L, Praveen Kumar Neela, Vasu Murthy Sesham, G. Pooja, E. Pooja
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