Knowledge, Attitude and Practice among Dental Practitioners Pertaining to Preventive Measures in Paediatric Patients
Introduction: Prevention at primary level is of great value in Paediatric Dentistry. Since use of preventive measures can prevent future complications, dental professionals share an important responsibility toward early screening, prompt referral and treatment and this knowledge must transfer in...
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| description | Introduction: Prevention at primary level is of great value in
Paediatric Dentistry. Since use of preventive measures can
prevent future complications, dental professionals share an
important responsibility toward early screening, prompt referral
and treatment and this knowledge must transfer into the practice
of dentistry.
Aim: To evaluate Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP)
among dental practitioners in Bhopal city (central part of India)
pertaining to sealants, topical fluorides usage and orthodontic
consideration in paediatric patients.
Materials and Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional survey
was conducted using a 20-item self-administered, closed
ended, structured questionnaire. A total of 200 available private
dental practitioners of Bhopal city made up the sampling frame
of study.
Results: Out of 200 practicing dentists, 147 participated with
response rate of 73.5% in which 69.4% were males and 30.6%
were females. A total of 83% dentists were less than 35 years
of age, while 17% were equal to or more than 35 years of
age. Qualification distribution revealed 67.3% dental graduate
and 32.6% dental specialist. A highly significant difference in
knowledge in relation to age was observed. The mean±SD were
found for Knowledge as 8.46±1.82, Attitude as 2.65±0.780, and
Practice as 1.66±1.57. Statistically significant correlations were
found between attitude and practice (r=0.58, p<0.001).
Conclusion: Dentists in Bhopal city have vast knowledge
towards preventive dentistry. The attitude is highly commendable
but underutilized in practice, which needs to be improved. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-77902b79685a415d9bb22d4ce11940602022-12-22T01:53:34ZengJCDR Research and Publications Private LimitedJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research2249-782X0973-709X2016-12-011012ZC71ZC7510.7860/JCDR/2016/22300.9122Knowledge, Attitude and Practice among Dental Practitioners Pertaining to Preventive Measures in Paediatric PatientsRAJU UMAJI PATIL0AMITKUMAR SAHU1HALASWAMY V KAMBALIMATH2BHARATH KASHETTY PANCHAKSHARI3MANISH JAIN4Professor and Head, Department of Paedodontics, Stes Sinhgad Dental College and Hospital, Vadgaon, Pune, Maharashtra, India.Postgraduate Student, Department of Paedodontics, Rishiraj College of Dental Sciences, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.Professor and Head, Department of Paedodontics, Rishiraj College of Dental Sciences, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.Reader, Department of Paedodontics, College of Dental Sciences, Davangere, Karnataka, India.Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Peoples Dental Academy, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.Introduction: Prevention at primary level is of great value in Paediatric Dentistry. Since use of preventive measures can prevent future complications, dental professionals share an important responsibility toward early screening, prompt referral and treatment and this knowledge must transfer into the practice of dentistry. Aim: To evaluate Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) among dental practitioners in Bhopal city (central part of India) pertaining to sealants, topical fluorides usage and orthodontic consideration in paediatric patients. Materials and Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional survey was conducted using a 20-item self-administered, closed ended, structured questionnaire. A total of 200 available private dental practitioners of Bhopal city made up the sampling frame of study. Results: Out of 200 practicing dentists, 147 participated with response rate of 73.5% in which 69.4% were males and 30.6% were females. A total of 83% dentists were less than 35 years of age, while 17% were equal to or more than 35 years of age. Qualification distribution revealed 67.3% dental graduate and 32.6% dental specialist. A highly significant difference in knowledge in relation to age was observed. The mean±SD were found for Knowledge as 8.46±1.82, Attitude as 2.65±0.780, and Practice as 1.66±1.57. Statistically significant correlations were found between attitude and practice (r=0.58, p<0.001). Conclusion: Dentists in Bhopal city have vast knowledge towards preventive dentistry. The attitude is highly commendable but underutilized in practice, which needs to be improved.https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/9122/22300_CE[EK]_F(Sh)_PF1(NEAK)_PFA(AK)_PF2(P_RB).pdfchildrenoral healthpreventionsealantstopical fluoride |
| spellingShingle | RAJU UMAJI PATIL AMITKUMAR SAHU HALASWAMY V KAMBALIMATH BHARATH KASHETTY PANCHAKSHARI MANISH JAIN Knowledge, Attitude and Practice among Dental Practitioners Pertaining to Preventive Measures in Paediatric Patients Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research children oral health prevention sealants topical fluoride |
| title | Knowledge, Attitude and Practice among Dental Practitioners Pertaining to Preventive Measures in Paediatric Patients |
| title_full | Knowledge, Attitude and Practice among Dental Practitioners Pertaining to Preventive Measures in Paediatric Patients |
| title_fullStr | Knowledge, Attitude and Practice among Dental Practitioners Pertaining to Preventive Measures in Paediatric Patients |
| title_full_unstemmed | Knowledge, Attitude and Practice among Dental Practitioners Pertaining to Preventive Measures in Paediatric Patients |
| title_short | Knowledge, Attitude and Practice among Dental Practitioners Pertaining to Preventive Measures in Paediatric Patients |
| title_sort | knowledge attitude and practice among dental practitioners pertaining to preventive measures in paediatric patients |
| topic | children oral health prevention sealants topical fluoride |
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