Knowledge, perceptions, and attitudes of dental students towards obesity
Aims: Obesity is a chronic medical condition associated with various oral health problems. The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge, perceptions, and attitudes of dental students towards obesity. Material and methods: Second-, third-, and fourth-year dental students completed a self-adminis...
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description | Aims: Obesity is a chronic medical condition associated with various oral health problems. The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge, perceptions, and attitudes of dental students towards obesity. Material and methods: Second-, third-, and fourth-year dental students completed a self-administered questionnaire. An ethics committee approved the study. Participants were asked questions focused on three areas: (i) knowledge, (ii) perceptions, and (iii) attitudes about obesity. Data analyses were carried out using SPSS version 20. Results: Among the dental students, 78.9% received 0–1 h of formal education about obesity. The mean score of the total time allocated for obesity-related education was 1.31 ± 0.23 h. Eighty-nine percent of the dental students agreed that obesity is a chronic medical condition, 30% agreed that they would modify their equipment and office furniture to accommodate obese patients, and 46.8% were interested in learning more about obesity in dental school. Conclusion: Obesity-related education should be implemented as a formal component of dental student training. Oral health practitioners should also provide their patients with information about how weight loss is beneficial to both general and oral health. Keywords: Obesity, Dental students, Knowledge, Questionnaire study |
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spelling | doaj.art-5581e06870ce4feebad1ac205895a3af2022-12-22T03:05:51ZengElsevierSaudi Dental Journal1013-90522016-01-012814448Knowledge, perceptions, and attitudes of dental students towards obesityK.H. Awan0S. Khan1Z. Abadeen2T. Khalid3Department of Oral Medicine & Diagnostic Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Corresponding author at: Department of Oral Medicine & Diagnostic Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, P.O. Box 60169, Riyadh 11545, Saudi Arabia. Tel.: +966 1 467 7422; fax: +966 1 467 9018.Department of Restorative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaDepartment of Restorative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Riphah International University, Islamabad, PakistanDepartment of Restorative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaAims: Obesity is a chronic medical condition associated with various oral health problems. The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge, perceptions, and attitudes of dental students towards obesity. Material and methods: Second-, third-, and fourth-year dental students completed a self-administered questionnaire. An ethics committee approved the study. Participants were asked questions focused on three areas: (i) knowledge, (ii) perceptions, and (iii) attitudes about obesity. Data analyses were carried out using SPSS version 20. Results: Among the dental students, 78.9% received 0–1 h of formal education about obesity. The mean score of the total time allocated for obesity-related education was 1.31 ± 0.23 h. Eighty-nine percent of the dental students agreed that obesity is a chronic medical condition, 30% agreed that they would modify their equipment and office furniture to accommodate obese patients, and 46.8% were interested in learning more about obesity in dental school. Conclusion: Obesity-related education should be implemented as a formal component of dental student training. Oral health practitioners should also provide their patients with information about how weight loss is beneficial to both general and oral health. Keywords: Obesity, Dental students, Knowledge, Questionnaire studyhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S101390521500022X |
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title_full | Knowledge, perceptions, and attitudes of dental students towards obesity |
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title_short | Knowledge, perceptions, and attitudes of dental students towards obesity |
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