ArticleJournal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education2015
Assessing Oral Cancer Knowledge Among Undergraduate Dental Students in Kuwait University.
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- Knowledge and Awareness of Medical and Dental Students About Oral Cancer Risk Factors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Cancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer CenterPooled it
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- Oral and Oropharyngeal Cancers and Possible Risk Factors Across Gulf Cooperation Council Countries: A Systematic Review.World journal of oncology · 2020Article
- Assessing Oral Cancer Awareness Among Dental Students.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2019Article
- Oral Cancer Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices among Primary Oral Health Care Dentists in KuwaitAsian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2019Article
- Assessing Oral Cancer Awareness Among Dentists.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2018Article
- Awareness of Mouth Cancer Among Adult Dental Patients Attending the Kuwait University Dental School Clinic.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2018Article
- Oral Cancer Knowledge and Diagnostic Ability Among Dental Students.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2017Article
- Knowledge and Attitudes About Oral Cancer Among Dental Students After Bologna Plan Implementation.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2017Article
- Evaluation of the Level of Knowledge of Oral Cancer Among High School Students.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2017Article
- [Level of knowledge about oral cancer in dental students of the Universidad Científica del Sur].Revista cientifica odontologica (Universidad Cientifica del Sur)Article
- Knowledge, awareness, and attitude among dental students regarding oral cancer in Saudi Arabia.Annals of African medicineArticle
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Abstract
Lack of general dental practitioner oral cancer knowledge has been shown to be a major factor to delays in referral and treatment. Dentists' competence and confidence in detecting oral cancer may be strongly influenced by their dental school training. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess dental student's awareness and knowledge of prevention and early detection of oral cancer. Through the use of questionnaires, the students' knowledge of oral cancer risk factors, diagnostic concepts, and clinical care of patients was assessed. An excellent response rate (97.3 %) was observed in this study. Overall, the students' knowledge of diagnostic items was significantly higher (p ≤ 0.001) than their knowledge of risk factors. A high percentage of students identified tobacco (98.6 %) and alcohol (76.7 %) as the principal risk factors and would offer advice regarding modification of these habits (75.3 %). Also, their knowledge of non-risk factors was significantly lower than their knowledge of proven risk factors (p ≤ 0.001). Only one fifth of the students regarded visual inspection to be an effective screening method. Only 32.9 % stated that all suspicious lesions should be biopsied, and as low as 2.7 % had assisted in taking a biopsy. This study highlights the need for a more structured teaching program with greater emphasis on the early signs and risk factors of oral cancer, performing routine oral examination, referral for biopsy, and appropriate early management of suspicious oral lesions.
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