Attitude of Undergraduate Dental Students to Oral Mucosal Biopsies From Six European Countries.

IF 2.9 3区医学 Q1 DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE

Oral diseases Pub Date : 2025-02-10 DOI:10.1111/odi.15274

Vlaho Brailo, Božana Lončar Brzak, Barbara Carey, Ana Andabak Rogulj, Danica Vidović Juras, Ivana Škrinjar, Marcio Diniz Freitas, Jacobo Limeres Posse, Luis Monteiro, Luis M Silva, Jean-Cristophe Fricain, Sylvain Catros, Giovanni Lodi, Niccolò Lombardi, Elena Varoni, Richard Cook, Michael Escudier, Raj Ariyaratnam, Rui Albuquerque

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Abstract

Introduction: Multiple studies have been undertaken to assess level of knowledge on the topic of oral mucosal biopsies from a general dental practitioner perspective, but only limited data is available on undergraduate dental students' perspective. The aim of this study was to assess clinical experience and attitudes towards oral mucosal biopsies in final-year undergraduate dental students.

Material and methods: Online questionnaire was sent to dental students in six European countries (Croatia, France, Italy, Portugal, Spain and United Kingdom). The questionnaire assessed clinical experience, attitudes to oral biopsy, self-perceived competence, and obstacles for performing a biopsy. Multiple choice questions and 5-point Likert scale were used.

Results: Two hundred and ninety-three students (response rate 24% to 88%) participated in the survey. A small proportion of students (54; 21.7%) performed a biopsy during their undergraduate education, mainly in an oral medicine setting. The majority of students did not consider themselves competent in performing a biopsy. The most common listed obstacle for performing a biopsy was lack of clinical experience with oral mucosal lesions.

Conclusion: The results suggest there is a need for more practical training in oral biopsy techniques, as well as a need for increased clinical exposure to different oral mucosal pathologies.

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Oral diseases 医学-牙科与口腔外科

CiteScore

7.60

自引率

5.30%

发文量

325

审稿时长

4-8 weeks

期刊介绍： Oral Diseases is a multidisciplinary and international journal with a focus on head and neck disorders, edited by leaders in the field, Professor Giovanni Lodi (Editor-in-Chief, Milan, Italy), Professor Stefano Petti (Deputy Editor, Rome, Italy) and Associate Professor Gulshan Sunavala-Dossabhoy (Deputy Editor, Shreveport, LA, USA). The journal is pre-eminent in oral medicine. Oral Diseases specifically strives to link often-isolated areas of dentistry and medicine through broad-based scholarship that includes well-designed and controlled clinical research, analytical epidemiology, and the translation of basic science in pre-clinical studies. The journal typically publishes articles relevant to many related medical specialties including especially dermatology, gastroenterology, hematology, immunology, infectious diseases, neuropsychiatry, oncology and otolaryngology. The essential requirement is that all submitted research is hypothesis-driven, with significant positive and negative results both welcomed. Equal publication emphasis is placed on etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, prevention and treatment.