Knowledge and Awareness of General Medical Practitioners Regarding Periodontal Diseases
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences - Year 2016, Vol 4, Issue 9
Abstract
Periodontal disease is potential source of chronic inflammation and it is common among adults. Recent data have suggested an important role for chronic inflammation in the development of various systemic diseases. The purpose of this study was to address medical students and medical practitioners knowledge and awareness regarding different aspects of periodontal diseases. This particular cross-sectional study was done including 58 medical students of SMBT medical college, Dhamangaon, Ghoti, Nashik and the 40 general medical practitioners of the nearby place. The study was done with the help of questionnaires including of 15 questions for knowledge and awareness regarding the periodontal diseases, its etiology, pathogenesis, clinical features, consequences, treatment modalities available and their relation with the various systemic diseases. All the data was collected, tabulated and analysis was done with the help of IBM SPSS statistics version 17 using student’s t test. The overall scores of all the participants were found to be low, indicating their low knowledge of the periodontal diseases and their relation with the various systemic conditions. Medical practitioners had less knowledge and awareness regarding various periodontal diseases. Thus there is need to improve this situation through all the possible actions. Keywords: Medical practitioners, Periodontal diseases, Periodontal medicine
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Manjunath SH, Raghavendra Nagappa
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