Knowledge, attitude and practices of pediatricians regarding malocclusion in Haryana, India

Sharma, Rekha; Kumar, S. Satish; Singla, Anu; Kumar, Dinesh; Chowdhary, Sonal

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“…Only very few studies were conducted regarding orthodontic screening and referral from the pediatrician in the literature. [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] A study by Sharma et al, is in agreement with the present study, stated that 70% of the pediatricians knew the meaning of malocclusion. 4 In a national survey with the 1618 post residential member of the American academy of pediatrics, 19 90% of the responders agreed that they should examine the oral cavity and teeth.…”

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“…[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] A study by Sharma et al, is in agreement with the present study, stated that 70% of the pediatricians knew the meaning of malocclusion. 4 In a national survey with the 1618 post residential member of the American academy of pediatrics, 19 90% of the responders agreed that they should examine the oral cavity and teeth. But only 16% of them implemented it in their daily practice.…”

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“…3 In Indian scenario, children visit pediatricians more frequently especially at early age for their general health issues. 4 So Pediatricians have a unique opportunity to emphasize the importance of oral health and developing malocclusion to the children and parent at an early age. 5,6 Hence it is of utmost importance for the pediatrician to include dental screening as a part of their routine health check up in order to identify the early signs of malocclusion and thus be able to refer the children to an orthodontist for further management.…”

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Pediatrician’s knowledge and practical approach towards malocclusion in Tamil Nadu, India

Kayalvizhi¹,

Premkumar

Sumalatha³

et al. 2022

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: Paediatricians are the first health professional who are more likely to encounter the children’s problems during developing years. Their knowledge and skill to identify the intraoral health issues is of prime importance for making appropriate decisions about referral for early effective intervention, most likely with the maxillomandibular relationship. The aim of the study to evaluate the knowledge and practical approach of the paediatricians towards identification of malocclusion and its effects on oral health issues. A cross sectional questionnaire based study (30 questions) was conducted among 240 randomly selected pediatricians in South district of Tamil Nadu, India, about the knowledge in oral health and malocclusion. This study was carried out for three months time period and response to questionnaires were tabulated in Microsoft Excel software and sent for statistical analysis. This study results indicate that the knowledge about malocclusion and orthodontic treatment among the study population was low. Among the total participants 92% of the pediatricians agreed that their role in identification and prevention of malocclusion is inevitable, but the implementation of the same in their daily practice was comparatively less (16%). This was due to their opinion that identification of malocclusion is more difficult and time-consuming process in their routine daily practice (88%). Pediatrician’s have to be emphasized on the importance of normal relationship of dental structures in children and their knowledge regarding malocclusion should be enlightened to decrease the severity of the same in children during their later period of the life.

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Pediatrician’s knowledge and practical approach towards malocclusion in Tamil Nadu, India

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Premkumar

Sumalatha³

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“…In a study 6 conducted in 2016 to assess the knowledge and attitudes towards orthodontics among paediatricians in Haryana, it was observed that there was a low level of awareness regarding orthodontics among paediatricians. The study concluded by saying that there was a necessity for education of paediatricians regarding orthodontics.…”

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Medical Students’ Awareness of Orthodontics- A Comparative Questionnaire Survey Study Between the Students of a Medical College Attached With a Dental College and a Stand-Alone Medical College

Mendonca¹,

D'Cruz²,

Soans³

et al. 2018

Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences

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BACKGROUND The early treatment of malocclusion is important, because it affects quality of life. Medical practitioners have an important role to play for patients with a vast majority of health-related complaints, as they are the primary caregivers. Involvement of medical practitioners in the process of screening, detection and referral of patients with oral health problems including malocclusion will be beneficial for the prevention and management of oral diseases and effective delivery of oral health care. There have been no known studies which have compared the responses of a medical college attached with a dental college with a stand-alone medical college. Hence, it was considered pertinent to conduct this study to assess as to whether there would be any differences in attitudes and awareness of orthodontics between medical students with an attached dental college and students in a stand-alone medical college. MATERIALS AND METHODS This comparative cross-sectional study was conducted in Mangalore among 132 first year MBBS students at a medical college with a dental college {A} and 127 first year MBBS students in a stand-alone medical college {B}. A pre-piloted, validated, selfadministered questionnaire was distributed among the students. Data collected was entered in Microsoft Excel. The statistical software package SPSS version 16.0 for Windows was employed for data analysis. Pearson's Chi-square test was used and a p-value less than 0.05 were considered statistically significant. RESULTS There was a difference between male and female students' awareness and their attitudes towards orthodontics. There were significant differences in the attitudes and awareness of the subject of Orthodontics between those students studying in a medical college with an attached dental college when compared with those medical students studying in a stand-alone medical college. CONCLUSION The medical students who studied in an institution with an attached dental college had better awareness of the subject of orthodontics as compared to medical students of a stand-alone medical college. The medical students with and without a dental college had average awareness of orthodontics as a sub-specialty of dentistry. A basic introduction to dental sub-specialties would help them identify dentofacial problems and make appropriate referrals. KEY WORDS Students, Awareness, Orthodontics. HOW TO CITE THIS ARTICLE: Mendonca M, D'cruz AM, Soans CR, et al. Medical students' awareness of orthodontics-a comparative questionnaire survey study between the students of a medical college attached with a dental college and a stand-alone medical college.

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“…Various studies reported that many general dental practitioners provide basic orthodontic treatment and referral to an orthodontist in majority patients 4,5,6 . Another study conducted in India and published in 2016, determining practices of pedodontists for orthodontic referral, revealed that the knowledge and practices of paediatricians are not sufficient 7 . They should be aware of the common understanding of orthodontic problems and develop a habit of referral to an orthodontist.…”

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Awareness of patient’s orthodontic problems and referral practices among general dental practitioners and non-orthodontic specialists

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Objective: To evaluate the awareness of orthodontic problems and referral practices among general dental practitioners and non-orthodontic specialists practicing in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Methods: Cross-sectional prospective study included general dentists and specialists/consultants of both genders, aged between 22-60 years, practicing General dentistry and as specialist other than orthodontics for 2 or more years. Non-practicing dentists and non-registered dentists were excluded. Data was analysed on SPSS version 21.00. Results: Results revealed that males were 55.5% and general dental practitioners were 44%. It is evident that 53.5% (107) GDPs and 33% (66) non orthodontic specialists practiced orthodontic referral in their practices. Cross-tabulation of variables compared with gender and general dental practitioners and non-orthodontic specialists, using chi-square test, revealed significant p-value of orthodontist referral, but recommendation of orthodontic treatment only after the eruption of all permanent teeth, awareness of tooth extraction for alignment of irregular teeth, and awareness regarding worsening of TMJ problems by orthodontic treatment. Conclusion: It has been concluded that the referral practices of dentists practicing in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, concerning orthodontic patients, were satisfactory, although awareness regarding orthodontic problem requires unremitting learning and considerate positive progression towards basic orthodontics.

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Knowledge, attitude and practices of pediatricians regarding malocclusion in Haryana, India

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Pediatrician’s knowledge and practical approach towards malocclusion in Tamil Nadu, India

Pediatrician’s knowledge and practical approach towards malocclusion in Tamil Nadu, India

Medical Students’ Awareness of Orthodontics- A Comparative Questionnaire Survey Study Between the Students of a Medical College Attached With a Dental College and a Stand-Alone Medical College

Awareness of patient’s orthodontic problems and referral practices among general dental practitioners and non-orthodontic specialists

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