SURVEY OF DENTAL STUDENTS’ ATTITUDE REGARDING ORIENTAL MEDICINE/COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE: COMPARISON BETWEEN TWO JAPANESE DENTAL SCHOOLS

Background: The prevalent use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) requires health professionals including doctors and dentists having the essential knowledge to have better recommend their patients. This has lead to an increased need for integration of CAM teaching at the undergraduate level. Thus, the purpose of the study was to assess the perspective of complementary and alternative medicine among Pakistani medical and dental undergraduates. Methods: A questionnaire based cross sectional survey was conducted among first to fifth year undergraduate medical and dental students at Sindh Medical College and Ziauddin University in Karachi, during April until May 2019, using a structured 13-item questionnaire. Descriptive statistics were calculated for baseline characteristics. Frequency and proportions were calculated for categorical variables using SPSS version 20. Results: The response rate was 100% (40.7% for males and 59.3% for females). The mean age of medical and dental students was 20.5±1.39 years. Almost three-fourth of students (75.1%) had the knowledgeof CAM. The most experienced CAM modality amongst all was Yoga (23.4%) and Homeopathy (20%). Nearly 69.4 % of students believed that CAM is beneficial for medical and dental healthcare and 44.1% students will recommend CAM to their patients in future. Almost 39% of students think that CAM should be included into undergraduate medical and dental curriculum. Conclusion: This study showed an encouraging interpretation of both medical and dental students regarding CAM knowledge and benefits. Majority of the students have optimistic attitude towards CAM practice in future and for the integration of CAM studies at undergraduate level.

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Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Predoctoral Dental Curricula: An Exploratory Survey of U.S. Dental Schools

Journal of Dental Education ◽

10.1002/j.0022-0337.2013.77.12.tb05639.x ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 77 (12) ◽

pp. 1610-1615 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Michael L. Spector ◽

Colleen M. Kummet ◽

David C. Holmes

Keyword(s):

Alternative Medicine ◽

Complementary And Alternative Medicine ◽

Exploratory Survey ◽

Dental Schools ◽

Complementary And Alternative

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Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use among Physicians in Oriental Medicine Hospitals in Vietnam: A Hospital-Based Survey

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine ◽

10.1155/2013/392191 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 2013 ◽

pp. 1-9 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Duong Duc Pham ◽

Jong Hyang Yoo ◽

Binh Quoc Tran ◽

Thuy Thu Ta

Keyword(s):

Alternative Medicine ◽

Complementary And Alternative Medicine ◽

Selection Process ◽

Daily Practice ◽

Working Environment ◽

Dietary Therapy ◽

Oriental Medicine ◽

Attitudes And Practices ◽

Diet Supplements ◽

Complementary And Alternative

Interest in complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is growing worldwide, even in Vietnam where traditional medicine is considered mainstream. We conducted a survey of the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of CAM therapies among physicians in oriental medicine (OM) hospitals in Vietnam. A two-stage random selection process selected 337 physicians who were interviewed using a face-to-face method with a standardized structured questionnaire. Data from 312 physicians who completed the questionnaire suggested that oriental herbal medicine and acupuncture (Vietnamese OM version) were the more commonly used CAM modalities compared with Vietnamese folk medicine and other forms of CAM. A broad range of CAM modalities, particularly chiropractice, diet supplements, and dietary therapy, and an excessive proportion of western medication were employed in conjunction with OM in the physicians’ daily practice. Their daily practice was influenced by the source of knowledge, education level, medical specialty, and working environment. These findings suggest that physicians in OM hospitals in Vietnam have interests in various forms of CAM therapies besides traditional modes.

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