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ArticleJournal of clinical and diagnostic research : JCDR2016

Ethical Conventions: A Study on Dental Practitioner's Knowledge and Practice of Ethics in their Line of Work in Bangalore, India.

Prajna Pramod Nayak, Vamsee Krishnam Raju, Vanishree Nanjundaiah, Ramesh Laksmikantha, Sushma Shankar Nayak, Nandita Kshetrimayum

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Prajna Pramod NayakSenior Lecturer, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Manipal College of Dental Sciences , Manipal, Karnataka, India .
Vamsee Krishnam RajuStudent, Bangalore Institute of Dental Sciences , Bangalore, Karnataka, India .
Vanishree NanjundaiahProfessor and Head, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Bangalore Institute of Dental Sciences , Bangalore, Karnataka, India .
Ramesh LaksmikanthaReader, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Bangalore Institute of Dental Sciences , Bangalore, Karnataka, India .
Sushma Shankar NayakReader, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Index Dental College , Madhya Pradesh, India .
Nandita KshetrimayumAssistant Professor, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Regional Institute of Medical Sciences , Imphal, Manipur, India .

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introductionDentistry, being one of the healing professions, has an obligation to society that its members will stick on to high ethical standards of conduct. In India, studies done to assess whether the dental practitioners adhere to ethics in their line of work are very meager.

aimThe present study was conducted to assess the knowledge and practice of ethics in their line of work among practicing dentists from various dental colleges in Bangalore, India. MATERIALS AND

methodsA descriptive cross-sectional survey was conducted among 258 practicing dentists attached to various dental colleges in Bangalore city of Karnataka, India. Independent sample t-test was used to compare the knowledge and practice scores according to gender and qualification. One way ANOVA was used to compare knowledge and practice score according to practice type and practice period.

resultsMean knowledge score among males is 8.9 as compared to 9.43 among females and mean practice scores among males was 8.25 as compared to 8.29 in females. Statistically significant differences were found in the mean knowledge and practice scores among graduate dentists and specialists. Mean knowledge score among graduate dentists was 8.44 as compared to 9.36 among specialists and mean practice scores among graduate dentists was 7.7 as compared to 8.53 in specialists.

conclusionA significant association between the knowledge and practice scores was observed, implying that with an increase in knowledge, there was also an increase in the practices of ethics among study population.

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