Perception by the public and medical profession of oral and maxillofacial surgery—has it changed after 10 years?

Ifeacho, Sonna; Malhi, Gurjeet K.; James, G.

doi:10.1016/j.bjoms.2004.11.026

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“…Ifeacho et al [10], 10 years later, compared their results with those of A Meerally et al [7], and noticed that recognition of OMFS among the general public and health professionals had increased (21-34%), but that the specialty had improved only marginally. Their results suggest that there was a clear division in awareness between conditions relating to the mouth and those outside the mouth in the head and neck region, despite the latter being well within the scope of OMFS.…”

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Awareness about oral and maxillofacial surgery specialty among medical and dental professionals

Muralidharan¹,

Sadhasivam²,

Karthikeyan³

et al. 2017

Int J Recent Sci Res

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Awareness about oral and maxillofacial surgery specialty among medical and dental professionals

Muralidharan¹,

Sadhasivam²,

Karthikeyan³

et al. 2017

Int J Recent Sci Res

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“…This study demonstrated that only 68.6% of the laypersons had heard of the specialty of OMFS, and not surprisingly, all of the healthcare professionals had heard of this specialty. Ifeacho 6 compared their results with those of Ameerally 5 and noticed that recognition of OMFS among the laypersons and healthcare professionals had increased (21-34%) but that specialty had improved only marginally 6 . The treatment of cleft lip and palate deformities demonstrated a difference between dental students and professionals, Our finding proves that there was a clear division in awareness between the conditions relating to the mouth in the head and neck region, despite the latter being well within the scope of OMFS as demonstrated by a study done in Birmingham, United Kingdom 6 .…”

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“…An informed healthcare professional will be able to refer patients to the correct specialist. Similarly, educated patient who armed with the correct information will be able to request for appropriate referrals 6 .…”

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Perception by Laypersons and Healthcare Professionals Towards Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

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Shaari

Alam

et al. 2013

Bangladesh J Med Sci

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Background: Oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMFS) is a surgical branch of dentistry that deals with the wide spectrum of diseases, injuries and defects in the maxillofacial region. There are plenty of people who have lack of awareness towards the wide surgical scope provided by OMFS as reported by previous study done in Boston in 1996. The purpose of this study was to assess the level of awareness among the general public and healthcare professionals towards Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery specialty in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia (HUSM). Materials and Methods: A total of 186 standardized questionnaire was distributed to 6 groups of respondents which include laypersons attending HUSM, 4 th year dental and medical students, dental officers, medical officers and paramedical workers from various departments such as Emergency department, Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) department, medical family clinic and dental clinic of HUSM. Results: The data showed that 100% of students and practitioners had heard of OMFS, whereas only 68.9% of the laypersons have heard of the specialty. Furthermore, only 11.6% of the lay responders had been treated by an OMFS. The full results also suggested that about 50% of laypersons, 35% of medical professionals and 30% of dental professionals had lack of understanding about the range of care provided by OMFS specialty. Conclusion: A thorough education need to be implemented among dental and medical undergraduate students as well as professionals so that they can make a proper referral later on and automatically provide correct information to the laypersons.

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“…Ifeacho et al [7], noticed that recognition of OMFS among the general public and health professionals had increased (21-34 %), and also, that the specialty had improved only marginally. Their results suggest that there was a clear division in the awareness between conditions relating to the mouth and those outside the mouth, in the head and neck region, despite the latter being well within the scope of OMFS.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Knowledge, Attitude and Awareness of Speciality of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Amongst Medical Consultants of Vadodara District in Gujarat State

Shah

Patel

Mahajan

et al. 2013

J. Maxillofac. Oral Surg.

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Background and Aim Aim of this study was to survey the knowledge, attitude and awareness of the subject of oral and maxillofacial surgery speciality amongst the consultants and practitioners of medicine in district of Vadodara. Materials and Methods List of members of various specialities in medical faculty were obtained from Indian Medical Association, Baroda branch and staff members of medical colleges of Vadodara district. A questionnaire survey was made which was distributed and their options were noted. Results Surgical removal of third molar, oral submucous fibrosis and implants were the problems where oral surgeons were preferred. For maxillofacial trauma plastic surgeons and orthopaedic surgeons were preferred than oral surgeons. For maxillofacial pathology E.N.T surgeons were mostly preferred. There is low awareness regarding oral and maxillofacial surgery amongst the general practitioners and medical consultants in Vadodara district. Conclusion Survey shows that our training needs to be upgraded and revamped so that our trainees (post graduates in oral surgery) and have a greater ''hands-on'' exposure during their postgraduate training. They will then be able to handle increasingly complex cases in a multispecialty setup when they graduate and earn the mutual respect of the medical and dental fraternity and also the general public. MBBS students during their dental postings should be made aware of the depth and scope of oral surgery branch.

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Perception by the public and medical profession of oral and maxillofacial surgery—has it changed after 10 years?

Cited by 45 publications

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Awareness about oral and maxillofacial surgery specialty among medical and dental professionals

Awareness about oral and maxillofacial surgery specialty among medical and dental professionals

Perception by Laypersons and Healthcare Professionals Towards Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Knowledge, Attitude and Awareness of Speciality of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Amongst Medical Consultants of Vadodara District in Gujarat State

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