Knowledge about preventive dentistry versus self-reported competence in providing preventive oral healthcare – a study among Nepalese dentists

Wagle, Madhu; Acharya, Ganesh; Basnet, Purusotam; Trovik, Tordis A.

doi:10.1186/s12903-017-0366-5

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“…For most people, regular dental expenses will be too expensive and access to dental services is centralized only in cities and less affordable in rural areas. It is therefore important that emphasis should be given to prevention rather than treatment of oral diseases [3,11]. In relation to this, our study shows that the clinical students already have a good knowledge of preventive dentistry, and a positive selfperception report in providing preventive treatment and providing DHE to their patients.…”

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confidence: 64%

“…The questionnaire sheet consisted of clinical student data, assessment of prevention dentistry knowledge, and self-perception in providing oral health education and preventive treatment from the previous studies consisting of 23 questions [3,11].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Answers are given on a 4-point Likert scale that ranges from strongly disagree (1) to strongly agree (4), and additional 'do not know' options (excluded from analysis). A high score illustrates the level of student knowledge [3,11].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…These answers were reclassified into two levels, namely the competent consists of very and quite competent, while the incompetent consists of incompetent and not at all [3,11].…”

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“…Nonetheless, oral health might improve if services were focused on primary healthcare and prevention [2][3][4].…”

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Knowledge and Self Perception about Preventive Dentistry among Indonesian Dental Students

Pratiwi¹,

Akbar²,

Abdullah³

et al. 2018

Pesqui. bras. odontopediatria clín. integr.

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Objective: To investigate the knowledge and self-perception of Indonesian dental students in giving oral health education and preventive treatment. Material and Methods: This was a cross sectional study, with 208 clinical students (54 males and 154 females). Knowledge and self-perception of preventive dentistry was assessed using multiple choice questionneire based on a four-point likert scale written in Indonesia, at Dental Hospital of Hasanuddin University. Assessment of preventive dentistry knowledge on clinical students by answering 14 questions, while self-perception in providing oral health education and preventive treatment was assessed using general questions. Statistical evaluation was done using Chi-squared test and t test. The significance level was set at 5%. The analyses were performed with SPSS 12 statistical package. Results: Both male and female students are reported to have high competence in giving oral health education and preventive treatment (94-99%), but there was no significant difference between genders (p>0.05). Almost all questions were answered by agree or strongly agree. 75% of study participants disagreed with the statement that the use of fluoride toothpaste is more important than the brushing technique for dental caries prevention (PK2, p<0.05). Conclusion: The perceptions of clinical students participating in the study have high competence (94-99%) in providing education and preventive care to their patients, but there is still a lack of prevention knowledge.

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confidence: 64%

Section: Data Collectionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Data Collectionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…These answers were reclassified into two levels, namely the competent consists of very and quite competent, while the incompetent consists of incompetent and not at all [3,11].…”

Section: Data Collectionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Nonetheless, oral health might improve if services were focused on primary healthcare and prevention [2][3][4].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Knowledge and Self Perception about Preventive Dentistry among Indonesian Dental Students

Pratiwi¹,

Akbar²,

Abdullah³

et al. 2018

Pesqui. bras. odontopediatria clín. integr.

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General dental practitioners’ approach to caries prevention in high-caries-risk children

Aljafari

ElKarmi

Kussad

et al. 2020

Eur Arch Paediatr Dent

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Aims To evaluate the advice and preventive care provided by General Dental Practitioners (GDPs) to high-caries-risk children in Jordan. Methods A cross-sectional study using an open-ended questionnaire. GDPs were presented with a high-caries-risk child scenario and asked regarding: (1) oral hygiene and dietary advice they would give; (2) preventive-care they would offer; (3) barriers they face in prevention delivery. Answers were compared to an evidence-based guideline. Data were input into SPSS-20 and analysed using descriptive statistics and frequencies. Chi-square test was used to compare results by age, gender, practice location and type. Results One-hundred and sixty GDPs were approached and 128 agreed to participate (80%), of whom 87 (69%) were female. The average age was 31 years [range 22-50]. Sixty-nine percent practiced in the capital, Amman. Sixty-five percent gave advice on tooth-brushing frequency, but only 23% suggested brushing at bed-time and 24% recommended parental supervision. None provided advice on toothpaste fluoride content. Seventy-one percent advised reducing sugary-food amounts, but only 21% focused on frequency and 2% suggested using diet diaries. Most knew about fissure-sealants (77%) and fluoridevarnish (80%). Forty-two percent reported barriers to delivering preventive-care, including parental attitudes (36%), child cooperation (30%), financial reward (19%), and training (6%). Participants practicing outside of the capital were less likely to use fluoride-varnish [P = 0.002] and more likely to report barriers [P = 0.001]. Conclusions Advice delivered by GDPs to high-caries-risk children in Jordan does not meet the standards of an evidencebased guideline. Future initiatives for oral-health-promotion should aim to address the barriers reported, especially outside the capital.

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Dentists’ knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding Hepatitis B and C and HIV/AIDS in Sanandaj, Iran

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BackgroundHealthcare workers including physicians, dentists, nurses and laboratory workers are considered to be among the groups at the risk of blood-borne pathogen transmission. Thus, it is necessary to evaluate the Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices (KAP) of dentists regarding infection control and basic principles.MethodsThis cross-sectional study recruited 106 dentists in Sanandaj, Iran. The dentists’ KAP regarding hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and HIV/AIDS were evaluated. Chi-square test, student’s t-test, and one-way ANOVA were used to assess differences between the groups. Data were analyzed in Stata 12.ResultsThe results showed that the majority of the subjects in the study population (53.8%) were female. The mean ± standard deviation (SD) for age and work experience was 39.6 ± 9.80 and 10.6 ± 8.7 years, respectively. The mean ± SD for knowledge, attitude and practices of participants was 37.3 ± 3.01, 22.9 ± 4.80 and 24.07 ± 5.06, respectively. The results also indicated that dentists’ higher level of knowledge about HBV, HCV and HIV/AIDS was significantly influenced by work experience (≥10 years; P < 0.001) and graduation year (after 2006: P < 0.001). Positive attitude towards HBV, HCV and HIV/AIDS was considerably influenced by age group (< 30 years: P = 0.021), work experience (≥10 years: P < 0.001), and workplace (dental office: P = 0.016).ConclusionsThe results of this study demonstrated a satisfactory level of knowledge and attitude of dentists about HBV, HCV and HIV/AIDS infections, but some gaps were observed, suggesting that higher knowledge level of dentists plays a very important role in forming the attitudes and practices regarding patients with HBV, HCV and HIV/AIDS.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (10.1186/s12903-018-0685-1) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Knowledge about preventive dentistry versus self-reported competence in providing preventive oral healthcare – a study among Nepalese dentists

Cited by 10 publications

References 30 publications

Knowledge and Self Perception about Preventive Dentistry among Indonesian Dental Students

Knowledge and Self Perception about Preventive Dentistry among Indonesian Dental Students

General dental practitioners’ approach to caries prevention in high-caries-risk children

Dentists’ knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding Hepatitis B and C and HIV/AIDS in Sanandaj, Iran

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