ArticleJournal of clinical and experimental dentistry2018
What do dental college clinicians know about oral cancer and its risk factors? An assessment among final year students, interns and faculty members in saudi arabia.
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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
- The ISAC Paradigm to Tame Oral Cancer in Saudi Arabia: A Quasi-experimental Study.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2023Article
- Oral Cancer Awareness Among Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University Dental Students and Interns.Cureus · 2023Article
- Using Intervention Mapping to Develop ISAC, a Comprehensive Intervention for Early Detection and Prevention of Oral Cancer in Saudi Arabia.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2023Article
- Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of oral cancer prevention among dental students and interns: an online cross‑sectional questionnaire in Palestine.BMC oral health · 2022Article
- The association between sociodemographic characteristics and knowledge about oral cancer among Jazan Population, Saudi Arabia.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2022Article
- Dentists Behavioral Factors Influencing Early Detection of Oral Cancer: Direct Clinical Observational Study.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2022Observational
- Dentists' perceptions and usability testing toward the implementation of the ISAC, a comprehensive oral cancer intervention in dental practices: a qualitative study in Jazan region, Saudi Arabia.BMC health services research · 2022Article
- Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of oral cancer prevention among students, interns, and faculty members at the college of dentistry of Jazan University.BMC oral health · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe ability of health care professionals to perform oral cancer examination depends partly on their knowledge of the disease and its risk factors. This study aimed to assess and compare the knowledge of final year students, interns and faculty members regarding oral cancer and its risk factors. MATERIAL AND
methodsA 35-item questionnaire about knowledge of oral cancer and its risk factors was distributed among participants from Jazan University's Dental School. A minimum score of 18 was the cut-off point for an acceptable total score of oral cancer knowledge [OCTS]. Descriptive statistics described the relations between demographics variables and knowledge levels of participants. The differences between OCTS, diagnostic-clinical examination knowledge [DCK] and supportive knowledge [SK] and sex and occupation were analyzed using independent t-test and ANOVAs respectively.
resultsA total of 72 students, 68 interns and 88 faculty members completed the questionnaires (N = 228); with an average age of 23.8 ± 0.9 years, 25.1 ± 1.5 years and 40.6 ± 9.1 years with 55.1% males. OCTS was 20.2 ± 3.6 out of 35. No significant difference between OCTS and participants' sex was found (t (203) = 1.342,
conclusionsKnowledge of oral cancer and its risk factors among Jazan Dental School's final year students, interns and faculty members is acceptable. However, due to the high rate of oral cancer in Jazan, emphasizing knowledge of oral cancer and its risk factors in the curriculum of Jazan Dental School is required.
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