Evaluation of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of General Dentists Regarding Oral Cancer in Sari, Iran

Mohammad Mehdizadeh; Maryam Seyed Majidi; Saber Sadeghi; Mahtab Hamzeh

International Journal of Cancer Management

The Official Journal of Cancer Research Center (CRC), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

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Evaluation of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of General Dentists Regarding Oral Cancer in Sari, Iran

Author(s):

Mohammad Mehdizadeh¹,

Maryam Seyed Majidi²,

Saber Sadeghi³,

Mahtab Hamzeh^4,*

1Dept. of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran

2Dept. of Oral Pathology, Faculty of Dentistry, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran

3Dept. of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

4Dept. of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran

International Journal of Cancer Management:Vol. 7, issue 2; e80530

Published online:Jun 30, 2014

Article type:Research Article

Received:Apr 06, 2014

Accepted:May 10, 2014

How to Cite:Mohammad MehdizadehMaryam Seyed Majidi Saber SadeghiMahtab HamzehEvaluation of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of General Dentists Regarding Oral Cancer in Sari, Iran.Int J Cancer Manag.7(2):e80530.

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Background: Oral cancer has emerged as a significant cause of global public health concern. If a cancerous lesion is diagnosed in primary stages, the survival rate would be higher. Thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate knowledge, attitude and practice of general dentist regarding oral cancer in Sari, Iran.

Methods:This cross sectional analytical study was performed on general dentists of Sari, Iran. The dentists were given a questionnaire including demographic characteristics of the dentists and questions about knowledge, attitude and practice regarding oral cancer. Data were subjected to SPSS 18.0. Quantitative data were reported as mean (±SD) and qualitative data were shown as percent. Kolmogorov- Smirnoff sample test, t-test (p<0.07 was considered statistically significant)’ equivalent nonparametric test and Spearman’s rho test was used for statistical analysis.

Results:Total mean score of knowledge, mean score of females and mean score of males was 20.88±8.53, 20.96±7.62 and 20.71±10.43, respectively. Age and sex had no correlation with score of knowledge.

Conclusion: Dentists of Sari do not have enough knowledge about oral cancer.

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