scholarly journals Knowledge, attitude towards impact of periodontal diseases on cardiac health among dental and medical practitioners in a city in Chhattisgarh state, India

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 57
Author(s):  
Dennis V Abraham ◽  
Priyamvada Bhatia ◽  
Abdul Sahid Khan ◽  
Savita Deora ◽  
Aditya Saini
Keyword(s):  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Periodontal Diseases ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical Practitioners ◽  
Cardiac Health ◽  
Dental Practitioners ◽  
Study Participants ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Written Informed Consent

Aim: The present study is conducted to explore the knowledge, attitude towards impact of periodontal diseases on cardiac health among general practitioners.Material and Methods: The present study is a Cross-sectional questionnaire descriptive study. The present study was conducted in a city in Chhattisgarh state among the general dental and medical practitioners running their private clinic. Dental and medical practitioners present on day of survey in the clinic and given their written informed consent were interviewed by the single investigator.Results: To the questions regarding impact of periodontal diseases on cardiac health, 23 (56%) of dental practitioners agree with this fact while for 21 (55%) of medical practitioners says that there is no impact. Majority of study subjects 71 (90%) agree with the statement that patients diagnosed with cardiovascular disease are more likely to have periodontal disease. Forty-two (53%) of study participants agree with the fact that controlling periodontal diseases is important for managing cardiovascular disease.Conclusions: It has been concluded that both dental and medical practitioners had moderate knowledge and fair attitude towards the impact towards impact of periodontal diseases on cardiac health.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Internship Assessment in Medical Colleges of Bangladesh

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-17
Author(s):  
Farhana Noman ◽  
AKM Asaduzzaman ◽  
Humayun Kabir Talukder ◽  
ASM Shamsul Arefin ◽  
Shamima Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Feedback System ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical Practitioners ◽  
Assessment Feedback ◽  
Assessment Techniques ◽  
Major Discipline ◽  
Medical Colleges

This study aimed to evaluate the current status of the internship assessment in medical colleges of Bangladesh. Internship acts as the pathway from being a medical student to becoming a registered doctor. Hence, a rigorous and robust internship leads to producing better doctor and in turn better healthcare. Thus, proper assessment is necessary to ensure the quality of the future medical practitioners. Unfortunately, no study has been done in Bangladesh related to this context. A cross-sectional descriptive study with pre-tested self-administered questionnaires covering study place and population and factors relevant to intern assessment (assessment after each major discipline completion, assessment techniques, and feedback) was performed. The study was carried out in 8 medical colleges (4 public and 4 non-government; 4 inside Dhaka and 4 outside). 300 completed questionnaires (250 interns, 50 supervisors) were analyzed. All the collected data were analyzed and presented with SPSS v 19.0 software. Results revealed that there was no assessment present after completion of major placement rotation (about 54% interns and 24% teachers). Furthermore, only logbook was signed as the prevailing assessment technique (more than 66% interns and 72% doctors). Moreover, assessment feedback system was not fully functional (48.7% respondent views). Hence, the overall scenario is shabby and poses questions on our future doctors' skill set.Bangladesh Journal of Medical Education Vol.8(1) 2017: 14-17

scholarly journals Suitability of the RIPLS and IEPS for Discriminating Attitude Differences towards Interprofessional Education among Students of Healthcare Profession

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kingston Rajiah ◽  
Mari Kannan Maharajan ◽  
Suan Phaik Khoo ◽  
Dinesh Kumar Chellappan ◽  
Ranjit De Alwis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Interprofessional Education ◽  
Private University ◽  
Previous Exposure ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Professional Students ◽  
Healthcare Workforce ◽  
Healthcare Profession ◽  
Study Participants ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Senior Students

Background. Interprofessional education provides students of healthcare programme an opportunity to collaborate with students from other disciplines and help them to get a training prior to entering the healthcare workforce. This study may help to select a suitable tool to discriminate attitude differences of healthcare professional students towards interprofessional education.Methods. A study, which was cross-sectional, was conducted at a private university in Malaysia to explore the two scales (RIPLS and IEPS) and their psychometric properties. Study participants comprised students from four different professions with at least one exposure or no previous exposure to IPE.Results. Both the scales (RIPLS and IEPS) have their own ability to detect differences in students’ attitude towards IPE in their own way. However, the IEPS scale was able to detect differences within the gender, professions (both junior and senior students), and prior exposure to IPE.Conclusions. This study revealed that though both scales can be used to follow the impact of IPE in curricula, IEPS scale is more suitable than RIPLS to discriminate attitude differences among healthcare students. Educators may develop various strategies to observe students’ behaviours and perceptions qualitatively and conduct longitudinal study to assess the outcomes of including IPE in curricula.

scholarly journals A Study to Assess the Prevalence of Depression in Cardiovascular Disease Patient in The Nilgiris Population: Association with Blood Pressure

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 1214-1219
Author(s):  
Asish Kumar Saha ◽  
Asem Veeves Singh ◽  
Kavuri Srikar ◽  
Anand Vijayakumar P R
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Hpa Axis ◽  
Disease Patient ◽  
Blood Pressure Level ◽  
Pathophysiological Mechanism ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Cardiac Morbidity ◽  
The Nilgiris ◽  
The Impact

Depression is a common disorder in Cardio-vascular patients with a prevalence of twenty percent (20%) to forty five percent (45%), which is much more frequent than in the general population. Depressive symptoms are often overlooked in cardiac patients and their manifestation, especially after MI, is considered normal. Almost every life-threatening condition, including MI, stimulates the hypothalamus to secrete the corticotropic-releasing hormone, which stimulates the HPA axis. The two-way connection between depression and heart disease, which share the pathophysiological mechanism of origin, affects the prognosis of post-infarction recovery of depressed patients due to the impact of depression on the HPA axis activation, endothelial dysfunction, platelet reactivation and enhanced inflammatory response. An observational, cross-sectional study was conducted at secondary care government hospitals located at the Nilgiris district on different cardiovascular disease patients using HAM-D questionnaires for the assessment of depression. In this study, the level of depression in cardiovascular disease patients were assessed associating with patient variability in relation to age, gender, education, food habits, social habits, duration of disease and blood pressure values. There was a significant increase in depression score with the increase in blood pressure level. The patients were found to be having depression even though they were on cardiovascular treatment after they were being diagnosed with cardiovascular disease. With the treatment of cardiovascular disease conditions, the assessment for depression should be done and if required, depending on the level of depression, counselling and/with psychotherapy (eg. Cognitive behavioural therapy) may be recommended to avoid cardiac morbidity and mortality.  

scholarly journals Evaluation of the Opportunities for Prevention of the Periodontal Diseases Among the Pregnant Women in Tbilisi

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (17) ◽  
Author(s):  
Veriko Tevzadze ◽  
Ketevan Nanobashvili
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Inflammatory Diseases ◽  
Periodontal Diseases ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Disease Incidence ◽  
Data Entry ◽  
Target Group ◽  
Statistical Testing ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Impact

Task: Although periodontal inflammatory diseases are very often during pregnancy, little is known about the risk factors that increase the frequency of periodontal disease incidence and affect its development during pregnancy. This descriptive study assesses the prevalence of periodontal diseases among pregnant women in Tbilisi, the impact of their socio-economic status, hygiene habits, and level of knowledge on their periodontal status. Methods: This was an observational, cross-sectional study conducted among pregnant women. The respondents were distributed by Gynecological Centers and districts in Tbilisi. The survey was conducted at 24 Gynecological Centers. The target group of the study was 222 pregnant women aged 18 to 45 living in Tbilisi. The tool used in this study is a Structured Electronic Questionnaire. The oral health of the target group representatives was assessed by periodontal indices, the CPITN-index, and OHI-Jack R.Vermillion's oral hygiene index. Data entry and statistical analysis were carried out using the statistical program SPSS 23.0. Results: The current pregnancy for most of the respondents (36%) is the second, 53.2% of the pregnant women are in the second trimester of the pregnancy, 50,5% of the respondents are bachelors’ student or have completed a bachelor's stage of the study. Due to the employment status, 47.7% of them are housewives, and 61.1% evaluate their economical condition as satisfactory; 32,9% of the respondents have dental insurance, and only 13,3% use this insurance for this purpose. 68.8% of the pregnant women address the dentist only in case of pain or discomfort, 67.3% of them have bleeding gums, 66.5% of them feel pain or discomfort in the oral cavity and 59% of them have swelling/pain in their gums. Only 9% of gynecologists recommend their patients plan a visit to the dentist. Pregnant women’s awareness about the safety of dental manipulations is also quite low and it is 22.1 %. The statistical testing of the difference due to the qualitative variables was carried out using the Pearson's chi-square method; the index of signification (p), which was less than 0.05, at (p<0.05) was considered as statistically significant.

scholarly journals INFORMED CONSENT;

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (05) ◽  
pp. 772-777
Author(s):  
Ramesh Lal ◽  
Vikram Pal ◽  
Suneel Kumar Punjabi ◽  
Naveen Khawaja ◽  
Mehwish Shoro
Keyword(s):  
Informed Consent ◽  
Knowledge Score ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Survey Form ◽  
Dental Practitioners ◽  
Written Form ◽  
Study Participants

Objectives: The objective of this study was to assess the knowledge andpractice of informed consent among dental practitioners in Hyderabad city, Pakistan. StudyDesign: Descriptive cross sectional survey. Setting: Liaquat University of Medical and HealthSciences, Isra University and Dental practitioners working at private Dental clinics in Hyderabadcity. Period: This study was conducted over period of six months from November 2015 toApril 2016. Material and Method: This study used self-administered structured questionnaire,consist of ten questions to assess the knowledge and practice of dental practitioners towardsinformed consent. Data was collected by visiting offices of the study participants at their workplace or through email and courier with prepaid envelope where needed. The participants weresent two reminders at the interval of fifteen days to return the filled survey form. The responseswere represented in form of percentages. The t-test was used to determine the associationbetween the knowledge and qualification, clinical experience, and age. A significance level ofp<0.05 was considered as statistically significant. Results: Our response rate was 86% (103).Majority of the dentist merely knows the meaning of informed consent and overall had poorknowledge (mean score 7.84 + 2.44). The analysis showed that years of clinical practice andqualification was statistically significant with mean knowledge score (p < 0.01). The verbal formof consent was most preferred method of obtaining informed consent that accounted for 82%of study participants. 89% of dentist obtained informed consent from parents when treatingtheir children. Conclusions: From this study, it can be concluded that vast majority of dentistare unaware of informed consent process and their basic requirement. Although majority ofdentist believe that informed consent play an important role in routine dental practice yet manyof them did not use written form of informed consent. Our results would help the educatorsand policy makers to develop educational instruction on bioethics with special emphasis oninformed consent.

scholarly journals Relationship of root canal treatment to C-reactive protein as an inflammatory marker for cardiovascular disease

2010 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce Arroll ◽  
Divya Dhar ◽  
Mary Cullinan
Keyword(s):  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Root Canal ◽  
Periodontal Diseases ◽  
Inflammatory Marker ◽  
Root Canal Treatment ◽  
P Value ◽  
C Reactive Protein ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Reactive Protein ◽  
Serum Crp

INTRODUCTION: Periodontal disease and elevated C-reactive protein (CRP) tests both are positively correlated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) in many studies. Some health practitioners have concerns that root canal treatment may provide a source for inflammation and hence increase the risk for CVD. AIM: To explore the relationship between CRP as a marker of inflammation and presence and number of root canal treatments in primary care patients. METHODS: Cross-sectional questionnaire about dental care followed by a blood test for serum CRP in patients from two New Zealand urban family practices. RESULTS: One hundred and 34 patients participated. The study showed no significant association between CRP and root canal treatment on multivariate analysis controlling for socioeconomic status, age, gender and smoking. The CRP level for those with =3 root-treated teeth was 1.68 while the level for those with <3 was 2.36, but the p-value was not statistically significant (p=0.198). Age, missing teeth and smoking were all significantly related to CRP levels so the sample has biological validity. DISCUSSION: Root canal treatment was not associated with higher CRP levels. The CRP levels were non-significantly lower in those with higher numbers of root-treated teeth. While there are a number of potential biases in this paper, the dataset appears to be biologically valid and consistent with known facts. These findings do not support the hypothesis that root canal treatment is associated with higher levels of inflammation. At this point patients should not consider having their root canal teeth removed. KEYWORDS: Periodontal diseases; C-reactive protein; inflammation; cardiovascular diseases; gingivitis; root canal treatment

scholarly journals Prosthetic Status and Prosthetic Needs among Institutionalized Geriatric Individuals in Nashik City Maharashtra: A Descriptive Study

2011 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 192-195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sachin Chaware ◽  
SL Ghodpage ◽  
Manish Sinha ◽  
Vishal Chauhan ◽  
Vrushali Thakare
Keyword(s):  
Health Surveys ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Complete Dentures ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Systematic Strategy ◽  
Prosthetic Status ◽  
Strategy Planning ◽  
Study Participants

ABSTRACT Objectives A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among institutionalized geriatric individuals in Nashik city, Maharashtra, to assess their prosthetic status and needs. Materials and methods The oral examination of the study subjects was carried out using Basic Oral Health Surveys, WHO 1997 criteria. Results A total of 160 individuals were included in the study of which 40 were females and 120 were males. A total of 55 (34.37%) study participants had some prosthesis at the time of examination, whereas 136 (85%) were in need of prosthesis. A total of 49 subjects (30.62%) needed complete dentures in both jaws. Around 26 (16.25%) of the subjects needed combination prosthesis. Conclusions The study concludes that the prosthetic status of the institutionalized geriatric individuals in Nashik city is poor with a higher unfulfilled prosthetic needs. A systematic strategy planning is needed to address these needs. Clinical significance There exists a higher unfulfilled prosthodontic need among institutionalized geriatric individuals in Nashik city. How to cite this article Chaware S, Ghodpage SL, Sinha M, Chauhan V, Thakare V. Prosthetic Status and Prosthetic Needs among Institutionalized Geriatric Individuals in Nashik City, Maharashtra: A Descriptive Study. J Contemp Dent Pract 2011;12(3):192-195.

scholarly journals To study the impact of psychiatry posting on attitude towards psychiatry and estimated likelihood of psychiatry as a career choice in female interns in North India

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 21-29
Author(s):  
Sunny Garg ◽  
Alka Chauhan ◽  
Mahender Singh ◽  
Mariya Khan ◽  
Sanjeet Singh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Career Choice ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Disease Burden ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Psychiatric Hospitals ◽  
North India ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
People With Mental Illness ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Written Informed Consent

Background: Psychiatric disorders have been rising in last few years and emerging as leading cause of disease burden. Psychiatry as a discipline of medicine carry a lot of stigma due to which there is a lack of young medical students or professionals in choosing psychiatry as a career. Aims and Objectives: To study the impact of psychiatry posting on attitude towards psychiatry and estimation of likelihood of Psychiatry as a career choice in female interns. Materials and Methods: A cross sectional observational study of 112 female interns who met the Inclusion criteria. A written informed consent was obtained from the interns. A selfassessable ATP-30 scale was used to assess the attitude of the interns, this questionnaire was filled by the interns on the first day and after the two weeks of their posting in psychiatry department. The data collected was analysed with the help of SPSS version (21.0) info. Results: Ninety-eight interns were considered for further analysis because 14 female interns fulfilled the exclusion criteria. More than 95% interns reported to have positive attitude towards psychiatry throughout the posting. Results showed a statistically significant (<0.01) positive attitude towards major areas in psychiatry except only psychiatric hospitals and treatment. Only 33 female interns chose psychiatry as a career choice after the posting of two weeks which is not statistically significant, while around 40% interns denied for it. Conclusion: Interns showed highly positive attitude towards psychiatry. The positive attitude of interns towards psychiatry would go a long way towards reducing the stigma attached to people with mental illness and mental health professionals.

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