Awan, K.H. and Khan, S. and Abadeen, Z. and Khalid, T. (2016) Knowledge, perceptions, and attitudes of dental students towards obesity. Saudi Dental Journal, 28 (1). pp. 44-48. ISSN 1013-9052, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sdentj.2015.01.005.
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Aims: Obesity is a chronic medical condition associated with various oral health problems. The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge, perceptions, and attitudes of dental students towards obesity. Material and methods: Second-, third-, and fourth-year dental students completed a self-administered questionnaire. An ethics committee approved the study. Participants were asked questions focused on three areas: (i) knowledge, (ii) perceptions, and (iii) attitudes about obesity. Data analyses were carried out using SPSS version 20. Results: Among the dental students, 78.9% received 0-1. h of formal education about obesity. The mean score of the total time allocated for obesity-related education was 1.31. ±. 0.23. h. Eighty-nine percent of the dental students agreed that obesity is a chronic medical condition, 30% agreed that they would modify their equipment and office furniture to accommodate obese patients, and 46.8% were interested in learning more about obesity in dental school. Conclusion: Obesity-related education should be implemented as a formal component of dental student training. Oral health practitioners should also provide their patients with information about how weight loss is beneficial to both general and oral health.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Obesity; Dental students; Knowledge; Questionnaire study |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > RK Dentistry |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Medicine |
| Depositing User: | Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim |
| Date Deposited: | 30 Nov 2017 03:42 |
| Last Modified: | 30 Nov 2017 03:42 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/18388 |
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