Strides in Development of Medical Education

Oral cancer knowledge and diagnostic skill of Iranian dentists participating in the 40th congress of Iranian Dental Association (IDA)

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Mohammad Reza Zareie 1
Nader Navabi 2
Hossein Akhavizadegan 3
Mehdi Naimi Khorasanizadeh 4
Mehdi Yazdani 4

1 Associate Professor of Oral Medicine Department, Kerman Dental School

2 Assistant Professor of Oral Medicine Department, Kerman Dental School

3 Prostodontics Resident, Mashad University of Medical Sciences

4 Dentist

Abstract
Background: Oral cancer is the 5th prevalent cancer and one of the main reason for mortality all over the world It is a serious risk for health The high mortality may be happened because of dentists inexact examination or the lack of enough information Objective: The aim of the present study was to assess the knowledge and diagnostic skill of a group of Iranian dentists in oral cancer prevention and early detection Methods: The Pretested questionnaires were distributed among 412 general dental practitioners who voluntarily participated in the 40th international congress of Iranian Dental Association (IDA) in 2000 Results: Most of the respondents were male (602%) and aged lower than 37 years old (633%) Respondents totally replied 55% of knowledge ( =559) and 55% of diagnostic skills ( =165) questions correctly A significant correlation was found between the knowledge and diagnostic skills scores (r=04 P

Keywords

oral cancer
Knowledge
diagnostic skill
Education
Strides in Development of Medical Education
Volume 1, Issue 2
2005
Pages 104-112

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