NDLI: Assessing Oral Cancer Knowledge Among Undergraduate Dental Students in Kuwait University

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Author	Joseph, Bobby K. Sundaram, Devipriya B. Ellepola, Arjuna N. B.
Copyright Year	2014
Abstract	Lack of general dental practitioner oral cancer knowledge has been shown to be a major factor to delays in referral and treatment. Dentists’ competence and confidence in detecting oral cancer may be strongly influenced by their dental school training. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess dental student’s awareness and knowledge of prevention and early detection of oral cancer. Through the use of questionnaires, the students’ knowledge of oral cancer risk factors, diagnostic concepts, and clinical care of patients was assessed. An excellent response rate (97.3 %) was observed in this study. Overall, the students’ knowledge of diagnostic items was significantly higher (p ≤ 0.001) than their knowledge of risk factors. A high percentage of students identified tobacco (98.6 %) and alcohol (76.7 %) as the principal risk factors and would offer advice regarding modification of these habits (75.3 %). Also, their knowledge of non-risk factors was significantly lower than their knowledge of proven risk factors (p ≤ 0.001). Only one fifth of the students regarded visual inspection to be an effective screening method. Only 32.9 % stated that all suspicious lesions should be biopsied, and as low as 2.7 % had assisted in taking a biopsy. This study highlights the need for a more structured teaching program with greater emphasis on the early signs and risk factors of oral cancer, performing routine oral examination, referral for biopsy, and appropriate early management of suspicious oral lesions.
Starting Page	415
Ending Page	420
Page Count	6
File Format	PDF
ISSN	08858195
Journal	Journal of Cancer Education
Volume Number	30
Issue Number	3
e-ISSN	15430154
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2014-09-21
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Oral cancer Dental students Knowledge Cancer Research Pharmacology/Toxicology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health Oncology

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