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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Main Authors:	Bhagavathula, Akshaya Srikanth, Zakaria, Nazrin, Jamshed, Shazia Qasim
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Language:	English
Published:	Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015
Subjects:	RS Pharmacy and materia medica
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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
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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
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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author	Bhagavathula, Akshaya Srikanth Zakaria, Nazrin Jamshed, Shazia Qasim
author_facet	Bhagavathula, Akshaya Srikanth Zakaria, Nazrin Jamshed, Shazia Qasim
author_sort	Bhagavathula, Akshaya Srikanth
title	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_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_sort	knowledge of future dental practitioners towards oral cancer: exploratory findings from a public university in malaysia
publisher	Hindawi Publishing Corporation
publishDate	2015
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/48886/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/48886/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/48886/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/48886/1/Knowledge_of_Future_Dental_Practitioners_towards_Oral_Cancer_Exploratory_Findings_from_a_Public_University_in_Malaysia.pdf
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