Knowledge of future dental practitioners towards oral cancer: exploratory findings from a public university in Malaysia
Objective. To assess knowledge and awareness of oral cancer in the early identification of risk factors among undergraduate dental students. Methods. A total of 162 undergraduate (third, fourth, and fifth year) dental students at International Islamic University, Malaysia, were approached to parti...
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| author | Bhagavathula, Akshaya Srikanth Zakaria, Nazrin Jamshed, Shazia Qasim |
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| description | Objective. To assess knowledge and awareness of oral cancer in the early identification of risk factors among undergraduate dental
students. Methods. A total of 162 undergraduate (third, fourth, and fifth year) dental students at International Islamic University,
Malaysia, were approached to participate in the study, and those who agreed were administered. A 9-item pretested questionnaire
contains questions on oral examination, oral cancer risk factors, and requests for further information. Descriptive statistics were
conducted using chi-square testing. Results. The response rate of the study was 70.3% (114/162), with 26 (22.8%) males and 88
(77.2%) females. All undergraduate dental students were familiar with examining the oral mucosa of their patients and most were
likely to advise patients about the risk factors for developing oral cancer (98.2%). Nearly one-third (32.4%) of students reported
examining patients with oral lesions as early signs for oral cancer ( |
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| spelling | iium-488862017-06-20T01:27:31Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/48886/ Knowledge of future dental practitioners towards oral cancer: exploratory findings from a public university in Malaysia Bhagavathula, Akshaya Srikanth Zakaria, Nazrin Jamshed, Shazia Qasim RS Pharmacy and materia medica Objective. To assess knowledge and awareness of oral cancer in the early identification of risk factors among undergraduate dental students. Methods. A total of 162 undergraduate (third, fourth, and fifth year) dental students at International Islamic University, Malaysia, were approached to participate in the study, and those who agreed were administered. A 9-item pretested questionnaire contains questions on oral examination, oral cancer risk factors, and requests for further information. Descriptive statistics were conducted using chi-square testing. Results. The response rate of the study was 70.3% (114/162), with 26 (22.8%) males and 88 (77.2%) females. All undergraduate dental students were familiar with examining the oral mucosa of their patients and most were likely to advise patients about the risk factors for developing oral cancer (98.2%). Nearly one-third (32.4%) of students reported examining patients with oral lesions as early signs for oral cancer ( Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/48886/1/Knowledge_of_Future_Dental_Practitioners_towards_Oral_Cancer_Exploratory_Findings_from_a_Public_University_in_Malaysia.pdf Bhagavathula, Akshaya Srikanth and Zakaria, Nazrin and Jamshed, Shazia Qasim (2015) Knowledge of future dental practitioners towards oral cancer: exploratory findings from a public university in Malaysia. International Journal of Dentistry, 2015. pp. 1-6. ISSN 1687-8728 E-ISSN 1687-8736 http://www.hindawi.com/journals/ijd/2015/218065/ 10.1155/2015/218065 |
| spellingShingle | RS Pharmacy and materia medica Bhagavathula, Akshaya Srikanth Zakaria, Nazrin Jamshed, Shazia Qasim Knowledge of future dental practitioners towards oral cancer: exploratory findings from a public university in Malaysia |
| title | Knowledge of future dental practitioners towards oral cancer: exploratory findings from a public university in Malaysia |
| title_full | Knowledge of future dental practitioners towards oral cancer: exploratory findings from a public university in Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Knowledge of future dental practitioners towards oral cancer: exploratory findings from a public university in Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Knowledge of future dental practitioners towards oral cancer: exploratory findings from a public university in Malaysia |
| title_short | Knowledge of future dental practitioners towards oral cancer: exploratory findings from a public university in Malaysia |
| title_sort | knowledge of future dental practitioners towards oral cancer: exploratory findings from a public university in malaysia |
| topic | RS Pharmacy and materia medica |
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