Awareness about Oral Cancer among Dental and Medical Practitioners in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study

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dc.contributor.authorBasheer, Bahijaen_US
dc.contributor.authorAlrajhi, Abdalrhmanen_US
dc.contributor.authorAlsuawari, Ahmeden_US
dc.contributor.authorAlotaibi, Fahaden_US
dc.contributor.authorAlmalki, Hussamen_US
dc.contributor.authorAlghanim, Faisalen_US
dc.contributor.authorJaddoh, Ahmaden_US
dc.contributor.authorAlotaibi, Abdulelahen_US
dc.contributor.authorAlbaradie, Waleeden_US
dc.contributor.authorAlotaibi, Nawafen_US
dc.contributor.authorAlfozan, Khaliden_US
dc.contributor.authorAlawad, Nwafen_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-24T07:52:46Z
dc.date.available2020-09-24T07:52:46Z
dc.date.issued2019-12
dc.description.abstractObjective: To assess knowledge, practices, and opinion related to oral cancer among medical and dental practitioners in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Methods: A total of 550 Self-administered questioners were at various private and government hospitals/polyclinics in and around Riyadh. A convenient sampling technique was used to recruit the participants for the study, as it was challenging to obtain the updated lists of practitioners from all government and private medical and dental facilities. Dental practitioners, including general and speciaslist dentists and medical practitioners, including general and specialist medical practitioners, who are generally not involved in the examination of the oral cavity, were excluded from the study. Results: Among the 550 participants who met the inclusion criteria, 68.9% were males, while the other 31.1% were females. The mean knowledge score related to oral cancer was 9.5 for medical, and 9.7 for dental practitioners, however, the difference was not statistically significant (p=0.392). ANOVA test was applied to evaluate the differences in the mean scores between medical specialists, dental specialists, general medical practitioners (medical GP), and general dentists (dental GP). The mean score for all sub-groups was less than 15; among them, dental specialists had the highest mean score (10.2), followed by medical GP (9.9), dental GP (9.4), and medical specialist (9.2). Nevertheless, the difference between them was not statistically significant (p>0.05). Conclusion: This research highlights the need to increase knowledge and awareness about oral cancer among practitioners.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsCollege of Dentistry, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, KSAen_US
dc.identifier.citationBasheer Bahija, Alrajhi Abdalrhman, Alsuawari Ahmed, Alotaibi Fahad, Almalki Hussam, Alghanim Faisal, Jaddoh Ahmad, Alotaibi Abdulelah , Albaradie Waleed, Alotaibi Nawaf, Alfozan Khalid, Alawad Nwaf. Awareness about Oral Cancer among Dental and Medical Practitioners in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study. International Journal of Medical Research & Health Sciences. 2019 Dec; 8(12): 1-11en_US
dc.identifier.issn2319-5886
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/205056
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherSumathi Publicationsen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber12en_US
dc.relation.volume8en_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.ijmrhs.com/abstract/awareness-about-oral-cancer-among-dental-and-medical-practitioners-in-riyadh-saudi-arabia-a-crosssectional-study-29191.htmlen_US
dc.subjectDental professionalsen_US
dc.subjectMedical professionalsen_US
dc.subjectOral canceren_US
dc.titleAwareness about Oral Cancer among Dental and Medical Practitioners in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Studyen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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