Evaluation of knowledge toward oral cancer and treatment complications among general dentists of babol, iran (2015)
Introduction: Oral cancer is the most common malignancy in head and neck region. Primary diagnosis is critical and low knowledge of dentists can lead to improper or delayed diagnosis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the knowledge of general dentists regarding oral cancer and the complications...
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| author | Mohammad Haji mirzamohammad Soheil Khakbaz Mina Motallebnejad Soraya Khafri Mahtab Hamzeh Ramin Farrokhi Nima Nikafshar |
| author_facet | Mohammad Haji mirzamohammad Soheil Khakbaz Mina Motallebnejad Soraya Khafri Mahtab Hamzeh Ramin Farrokhi Nima Nikafshar |
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| description | Introduction: Oral cancer is the most common malignancy in head and neck region. Primary diagnosis is critical and low knowledge of dentists can lead to improper or delayed diagnosis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the knowledge of general dentists regarding oral cancer and the complications of its treatment in Babol, Iran.
Materials &Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed on all general dentists working in Babol. Seventy-six dentists entered into the study and filled out the questionnaire. Data were analyzed by SPSS software.
Results: Mean score of knowledge in the group with more than 21-years-experience was significantly higher than the group with less than 10-years-experience (p=0.017). There was a positive correlation between total knowledge and years of experience (p=0.001). There was no significant relationship between other criteria with total score of knowledge (p.0.05).
Conclusion: It seems that knowledge the babol dentists’ regarding oral cancer and cancer treatment complications is not sufficient.
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| spelling | doaj.art-41d01dcd3897422e815f241c2f9f50972022-12-22T03:20:50ZengBabol University of Medical SciencesCaspian journal of dental research2251-98902322-23952017-09-01624852Evaluation of knowledge toward oral cancer and treatment complications among general dentists of babol, iran (2015)Mohammad Haji mirzamohammad0Soheil Khakbaz1Mina Motallebnejad2Soraya Khafri3Mahtab Hamzeh4Ramin Farrokhi5Nima Nikafshar6 ,Oral Health Research Center, Department of Oral Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, Babol University of Medical Sciences ,Student Research Committee, Babol University of Medical Sciences ,Oral Health Research Center, Department of Oral Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, Babol University of Medical Sciences ,Department of Biostatics and Epidemiology, Faculy of Medicine, Babol University of Medical Sciences ,Department of Pedodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Babol University of Medical Sciences ,Department of Oral Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, Babol University of Medical Sciences ,Student Research Committee , Department of Oral Medicine, Babol University of Medical Sciences Introduction: Oral cancer is the most common malignancy in head and neck region. Primary diagnosis is critical and low knowledge of dentists can lead to improper or delayed diagnosis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the knowledge of general dentists regarding oral cancer and the complications of its treatment in Babol, Iran. Materials &Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed on all general dentists working in Babol. Seventy-six dentists entered into the study and filled out the questionnaire. Data were analyzed by SPSS software. Results: Mean score of knowledge in the group with more than 21-years-experience was significantly higher than the group with less than 10-years-experience (p=0.017). There was a positive correlation between total knowledge and years of experience (p=0.001). There was no significant relationship between other criteria with total score of knowledge (p.0.05). Conclusion: It seems that knowledge the babol dentists’ regarding oral cancer and cancer treatment complications is not sufficient. http://cjdr.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-52-2&slc_lang=en&sid=1Knowledge General dentists Oral cancer |
| spellingShingle | Mohammad Haji mirzamohammad Soheil Khakbaz Mina Motallebnejad Soraya Khafri Mahtab Hamzeh Ramin Farrokhi Nima Nikafshar Evaluation of knowledge toward oral cancer and treatment complications among general dentists of babol, iran (2015) Caspian journal of dental research Knowledge General dentists Oral cancer |
| title | Evaluation of knowledge toward oral cancer and treatment complications among general dentists of babol, iran (2015) |
| title_full | Evaluation of knowledge toward oral cancer and treatment complications among general dentists of babol, iran (2015) |
| title_fullStr | Evaluation of knowledge toward oral cancer and treatment complications among general dentists of babol, iran (2015) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluation of knowledge toward oral cancer and treatment complications among general dentists of babol, iran (2015) |
| title_short | Evaluation of knowledge toward oral cancer and treatment complications among general dentists of babol, iran (2015) |
| title_sort | evaluation of knowledge toward oral cancer and treatment complications among general dentists of babol iran 2015 |
| topic | Knowledge General dentists Oral cancer |
| url | http://cjdr.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-52-2&slc_lang=en&sid=1 |
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