Oral Cancer Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices among Primary Oral Health Care Dentists in Kuwait
Adult
Attitude of Health Personnel
Cross-Sectional Studies
Dentists
/ statistics & numerical data
Early Detection of Cancer
/ statistics & numerical data
Female
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans
Kuwait
Male
Mouth Neoplasms
/ diagnosis
Oral Health
Practice Patterns, Dentists'
/ statistics & numerical data
Primary Health Care
/ statistics & numerical data
Risk Factors
Self Report
Surveys and Questionnaires
Oral cancer
knowledge
primary oral health care dentists
Kuwait
Journal
Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP
ISSN: 2476-762X
Titre abrégé: Asian Pac J Cancer Prev
Pays: Thailand
ID NLM: 101130625
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
25 May 2019
25 May 2019
Historique:
entrez:
26
5
2019
pubmed:
28
5
2019
medline:
23
11
2019
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Background: Oral cancer signifies a public health concern of international importance. Early detection of oral cancer
can improve the prognosis and the 5-year survival rate. Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the level of oral
cancer knowledge, opinion, attitudes and practices among dentists working at the primary oral health care centers in
Kuwait. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, self-reported questionnaire was distributed to the dentists working at
the primary oral health care centers in Kuwait. A total of 289 dentists participated in the present study. The questionnaire
included 23- questions on oral cancer knowledge, opinion, attitudes and practices. Results: The mean age of the dentists
was 35.2 ± 10.9 years. Approximately, all dentists (99.7%) were aware of the major risk factors that were most likely
associated with oral cancer. Overall, majority of the participants knew the most common form of oral cancer (80.6%),
most common site (80.3%) and the likely lesions associated with oral cancer occurrence (87.9%). A large number of
dental practitioners (81%) would routinely refer a patient with a suspicious lesion to a specialist. Nearly one-third (32%)
reviewed their patients’ oral cancer risk factors. Approximately two-thirds (62%) assessed the use of tobacco in their
practice. Almost, all (92.4%) were interested in attending continuing education courses on oral cancer. Conclusions:
Majority of the participants presented good knowledge about various aspects of oral cancer. More continuing education
programs on risk factors and diagnosis of oral cancer should be organized to train the dentists. Oral cancer screening
should be a routine procedure for the high risk patients at the primary oral health care centers in Kuwait.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31128059
doi: 10.31557/APJCP.2019.20.5.1531
pmc: PMC6857859
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1531-1536Informations de copyright
Creative Commons Attribution License
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