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Perception and willingness toward oral pathology and histology as a subject and profession among Indian dental undergraduates.
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- Comparison of virtual clinical scenario and role play in learning oral pathology among dental students.PloS one · 2024Article
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- An insight into perceptions of general pathologists about the need for oral pathology services: An observational study.SAGE open medicine · 2023Article
- An unconventional career path for an oral pathologist: Sharing personal insights from experience as a part of medical publishing industry.Journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology : JOMFPArticle
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Abstract
backgroundOral pathology, a branch of dentistry which is often termed as a nonclinical branch deserves a better description as fundamental knowledge of oral pathology is essential to become a successful dental clinician. This study was conducted to analyze the approach toward Oral Pathology and Histology as a subject and profession among dental undergraduates. MATERIALS AND
methodsA questionnaire-based, cross-sectional study was conducted among 200 students which included the 3
resultsAmong all the participants, 53 (26.5%) were males and 147 (73.5%) were females. It was found that 33.5% of the total students find the subject interesting, but 24.5% students reported their main focus on just passing this subject. Although they reported liking toward the subject, majority of them (64%) did not express their interest to pursue it as their postgraduation specialty.
conclusionThe present scenario of Oral Pathology and Histology as a subject is alarming and in that scenario it should be our prime concern to change the attitude of students toward the subject who perceive it as a nonclinical subject having a lesser scope for practice with a need to broaden the scope of the specialty and to make it more practical.
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