ArticleBMC surgery2021
Knowledge, attitude, and perception of oral and maxillofacial surgery specialty amongst healthcare professionals, and the General Public from a Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Country.
Article in BMC surgery, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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6 citing papers in PubMed.
- Oral and maxillofacial surgery specialty awareness among medical undergraduates in North India: A cross-sectional study.Bioinformation · 2025Article
- The perception of the scope of oral and maxillofacial surgery and differentiation from similar specialities among dental students, medical students, trainee interns and pre-vocational junior doctors.Oral and maxillofacial surgery · 2024Article
- Awareness of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery as a Career Choice Among Dental Students: An Online Questionnaire Survey.Cureus · 2024Article
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- Do Our Colleagues Accurately Know What We Do?Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2022Article
- Public perception of oral and maxillofacial surgery among the general population: A cross-sectional study.National journal of maxillofacial surgeryArticle
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Abstract
backgroundOral and maxillofacial surgery specialty has grown rapidly in Kuwait in recent years. However, the general public and healthcare professionals remain unaware of its expanding scope of practice. The aim of the study is to assess public and professional (dental and medical) perception of the oral and maxillofacial surgical specialty in Kuwait.
methodsThis is a cross-sectional study evaluating responses of dental professionals, medical professionals, and general public in Kuwait toward the oral and maxillofacial surgical specialty using a previously validated survey instrument with 100 participants in each group. Participants were asked to choose the most appropriate specialist to treat certain procedures across 4 disciplines: reconstruction, trauma, pathology, and cosmetic. Statistical comparison was conducted between dentists and medical doctors using Fisher's exact test with a p-value of < 0.05.
resultsDisparities were noted each group's responses. Oral and maxillofacial surgery was preferred overall for most clinical scenarios in trauma (p < 0.001), pathology (p < 0.001), and reconstructive surgery (p < 0.001). Plastic surgery was preferred for cosmetic surgeries (p < 0.001).
conclusionsThis study indicates the need to increase awareness especially towards cosmetic surgery procedures, and conduct health campaigns regarding oral and maxillofacial surgery among healthcare professionals, especially medical doctors, and the general public.
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