牙医对口腔癌的认识:还缺少什么?横断面研究。

IF 1.8 Q3 ONCOLOGY
Dalia Ghalwash, Fatheya Zahran
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摘要

口腔癌(OC)是全球主要的健康问题之一,在发展中国家发病率很高。早期发现可改善该病的预后和生存率。目的:本研究评估牙医对口腔癌的认知、知识、态度和实践。方法:在目前的横断面研究中,一份自我报告的调查问卷被分发给埃及的牙医样本。共有700名牙医参与。问卷包括口腔癌知识、观点、态度和实践等27个问题。结果:对危险因素的最高认识集中在吸烟和饮酒方面,最公认的临床表现是溃疡不愈合、红色病变、白色病变和硬结。69%的参与者认为舌头是高危部位,其次是口腔底部和颊/唇粘膜。只有37%的参与者进行了适当的临床筛查,而只有31%的参与者进行了常规淋巴结检查。66%的参与者认为自己在检测OC方面无能。92%的受访者承认牙医在早期发现口腔癌方面的重要作用,99%的受访者认为有必要开展口腔癌宣传活动,并认为这是有效的。意识与多年的实践显著相关。结论:参与本次调查的埃及牙医对OC的认识存在明显缺陷。因此,努力提高牙科医生对骨髓瘤的认识是提高/早期发现骨髓瘤的重要因素,从而提高生存率,降低发病率。这只能通过更扎实的本科教学大纲和培训,以及研讨会和活动来实现。
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Oral cancer awareness among dentists: what is missing? A cross-sectional study.

Introduction: Oral cancer (OC) is one of the major global health problems with a high incidence rate in developing countries. Early detection can improve the prognosis and survival rate of the disease.

Aim: The current study evaluates dentists' general awareness, knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding oral cancer.

Methods: In the current cross-sectional study, a self-reported questionnaire was distributed to a sample of dentists in Egypt. A total of 700 dentists participated. The questionnaire included 27 questions on oral cancer knowledge, opinions, attitudes, and practices.

Results: The highest awareness of risk factors concentrated around tobacco and alcohol consumption, and the most acknowledged clinical presentations were non-healing ulcers, red lesions, white lesions, and induration. The tongue was considered a high-risk site by 69% of participants, followed by the floor of the mouth and the buccal/lip mucosa. Only 37% of the participants carried out proper clinical screening for OC, while only 31% carried out routine lymph node examinations. Sixty-six percent of participants considered themselves incompetent regarding detection of OC. Ninety-two percent of participants acknowledged the important role of dentists in the early detection of oral cancer, and 99% of them thought that oral cancer awareness campaigns are needed and would be effective. Awareness was significantly associated with years of practice.

Conclusion: Awareness regarding OC among the Egyptian dentists participating in the current survey showed definitive defects. Hence, efforts to raise awareness of OC among dental practitioners are an important factor in improving/early detection of OC, with the resultant increase in survival rate and decrease in morbidity. This can be reached only through more solid undergraduate syllabi and training as well as workshops and campaigns.

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CiteScore
3.50
自引率
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发文量
46
审稿时长
11 weeks
期刊介绍: As the official publication of the National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, the Journal of the Egyptian National Cancer Institute (JENCI) is an open access peer-reviewed journal that publishes on the latest innovations in oncology and thereby, providing academics and clinicians a leading research platform. JENCI welcomes submissions pertaining to all fields of basic, applied and clinical cancer research. Main topics of interest include: local and systemic anticancer therapy (with specific interest on applied cancer research from developing countries); experimental oncology; early cancer detection; randomized trials (including negatives ones); and key emerging fields of personalized medicine, such as molecular pathology, bioinformatics, and biotechnologies.
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