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Collaborative attitudes and trust among medical and dental professionals in Saudi Arabia.
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- Comparison of knowledge and esthetic perception regarding gingival pigmentation between students from different non-dentistry health profession programs.BMC medical education · 2025Article
- Developing a maturity-level model for interprofessional collaboration in elective surgery preparation.Narra J · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundInterprofessional collaboration involves coordinated efforts by individuals from different professions. Trust is defined as an individual's willingness to be vulnerable within a relationship, while expecting the other party to act in their best interests. This study aimed to assess the attitudes of collaboration and trust among dental and medical professionals in Saudi Arabia. MATERIALS AND
methodsThis cross-sectional study evaluated the attitudes of collaboration and trust among dental and medical professionals in Saudi Arabia using an online self-reported questionnaire distributed via social media. Data analysis was performed using SPSS.
resultsThe overall mean score for collaborative attitude was 6.2 (SD = 1.52), with 69.23% of participants exhibiting a positive attitude about collaboration. Participants rated family medicine (76.67%) and pediatric medicine (76.41%) as the medical specialties most relevant to dentistry, while obstetrics/gynecology was rated the lowest (32.31%). Dental professionals had a significantly higher mean score for collaborative attitude (m = 6.46, SD = 1.48) than did medical professionals (m = 5.93, SD = 1.51; p < 0.001). The score for dental professionals' trust in medical professionals (DTM) (m = 36.94, SD = 8.06) was significantly higher (p < 0.001) than the score for medical professionals' trust in dental professionals (MTD) (m = 33.81, SD = 8.20). The collaborative attitude scores among dental and medical professionals were not statistically significant when tested against the MTD score (p = 0.777) and DTM score (p = 0.419).
conclusionsThere is a high level of collaborative attitude and trust between dental and medical professionals in Saudi Arabia. Dentists exhibit a higher degree of these attributes than medical professionals. These findings support the implementation of a collaborative medical-dental education framework in Saudi Arabia, where both specialties can train together during their undergraduate years.
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