Knowledge, awareness, and perception of oral and maxillofacial surgery among the public and professionals in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study

OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the prevalence and severity of TMDs in house officers and postgraduate students belonging to public and private sector medical and dental colleges.METHODOLOGY:This was a cross sectional study carried out from July 2018 to September 2018 in Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Sardar Begum Dental College and Hospital, Peshawar. After approval from ethical committee Gandhara University, an informed consent was obtained and Fonseca questionnaire was used to evaluate TMDs from 320 subjects who voluntarily want to participate in the study; selected with equal genders from public and private sectors medical and dental hospitals, Peshawar. Those who have musculoskeletal, neurological, systemic problems and orthodontics treatment subjects were excluded from the study.RESULTS:The age range selected was 22-32 years and the mean age presentation was 26.5 ± 3.4 years. Results showed that female postgraduate residents of private sector consider themselves tenser (18.8%) than others. 70.17% female house officers of private sector have noticed TMJ clicking and 83.17% of male house officers clenched or grind their teeth than others.CONCLUSION:The study concluded that mild and moderate TMDs are more common in-house officers and postgraduate residents.KEYWORDS: Temporomandibular Disorders, Prevalence, Temporomandibular Joint, Fonseca’s Anamnestic Index, Cross-Sectional Study

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Cross-matching of blood in oral and maxillofacial surgery: A cross-sectional study in two West Midlands maxillofacial units

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery ◽

10.1016/j.bjoms.2005.11.017 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 44 (5) ◽

pp. 423-424 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Terry A. Jones ◽

Abdul Ahmed ◽

Bernard Speculand

Keyword(s):

Maxillofacial Surgery ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

West Midlands ◽

Cross Matching

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Acceptance and Attitude toward COVID-19 Vaccination among the Public in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-sectional Study

The Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice ◽

10.5005/jp-journals-10024-3114 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 22 (7) ◽

pp. 730-734

Author(s):

Eyad M Alduwayghiri ◽

Nubesh Khan

Keyword(s):

Saudi Arabia ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

The Public

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Knowledge, Awareness and Perception of Facial Cosmetic and Oral Maxillofacial Surgery Among Dental and Medical Undergraduate Students: Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study (Preprint)

10.2196/preprints.17970 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Hatan Mortada ◽

Hassan Mortada ◽

Abdulelah Tarek BinYamin ◽

Shifa Sameer Nagadi ◽

Naif M. Bafaraj ◽

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Keyword(s):

Saudi Arabia ◽

Medical Students ◽

Undergraduate Students ◽

Maxillofacial Surgery ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Dental Students ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Medical Undergraduate ◽

Medical Undergraduate Students

BACKGROUND Facial cosmetic and maxillofacial Surgery is primarily a surgical specialty of dentistry concerned with the management of diseases of the jaws, mouth, face and neck regions. Its the only branch of dentistry to be to be strongly linked with other medical branches. It is indeed common knowledge that many medical professionals and the general public have a very low awareness of OMFS. Surveys conducted among graduating medical students show that they have very limited exposure to OMFS without even understanding the career pathway. OBJECTIVE This multicentric study aimed to investigate and assess the awareness, knowledge, and perception of facial cosmetic and oral maxillofacial surgery among dental and medical undergraduate students in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. METHODS The data of this cross-sectional study were obtained from medical and dental undergraduate students of different universities in Saudi Arabia, between September and December, 2019. The questionnaire was formulated after a pilot study was done to assess validity, and clarity of questions. It consisted of 23 variable that were divided into 2 sections: (a) demographic information (b) questions related to facial cosmetic and maxillofacial surgery. ethical approval was granted by the Research Ethics Committee at King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Data were considered significant at P<.05. All analyses were performed using SPSS, version 24. RESULTS Total of 412 dentistry students and 452 medicine & surgery students included. About 36% dental students and 35% medical students have been previously exposed to rotation of surgical specialties. A significantly higher percentage of dental students (80.6%) have heard about Facial Cosmetic & Maxillofacial, p <.001. Among the specific Facial Cosmetic & Maxillofacial surgeries, ‘fractures of the jaw and face’ was known by most of the dental (77.7%) and medical (63.7%) students. The mean knowledge score was higher among the dentistry students compared to medicine & surgery students ( 8.88 ± 4.47 vs 8.78 ± 4.40). CONCLUSIONS Level of knowledge and awareness about facial cosmetic and maxillofacial surgery among medical and dental students was fair. This study ascertains the need for an effective educational program to increase the awareness, which will directly enhance its success and the optimal management being delivered to our patients.

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