伊利诺伊州牙医的口腔癌预防与早期检测知识及实践——一篇简短通讯
Oral cancer prevention and early detection knowledge and practices of Illinois dentists--a brief communication.
作者信息
Lehew Charles W, Kaste Linda M
机构信息
Institute for Health Research and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1747 W. Roosevelt Road, Suite 500, Chicago, IL 60608, USA.
出版信息
J Public Health Dent. 2007 Spring;67(2):89-93. doi: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.2007.00020.x.
OBJECTIVES
The purpose of the study was to assess Illinois dentists' self-reported knowledge and practices concerning oral cancer prevention, early detection, and management as a baseline prior to conducting interventions designed to increase dentists' capacity to detect and manage oral cancers and counsel their patients about risk reduction.
METHODS
A weighted sample to represent licensed dentists in 19 counties yielded 518 dentists who responded to a 38-item mailed survey in 2004.
RESULTS
Over 92 percent of the dentists reported providing oral cancer exams. However, many are not doing them properly or at frequent intervals. Over two-thirds had oral cancer continuing education, but 40 percent had it more than 2 years prior to the survey. Training in risk counseling was rare.
CONCLUSIONS
Interventions are needed to assure appropriate skill and knowledge levels for oral cancer early detection, management, and risk counseling by Illinois dentists.
目的
本研究的目的是评估伊利诺伊州牙医在口腔癌预防、早期检测和管理方面自我报告的知识与实践情况，以此作为开展旨在提高牙医检测和管理口腔癌以及为患者提供降低风险咨询能力的干预措施之前的基线。
方法
通过加权抽样以代表19个县的持牌牙医，2004年有518名牙医回应了一份38项问题的邮寄调查问卷。
结果
超过92%的牙医报告进行过口腔癌检查。然而，许多人操作不当或检查间隔不频繁。超过三分之二的人接受过口腔癌继续教育，但40%的人是在调查前两年多接受的培训。风险咨询方面的培训很少见。
结论
需要采取干预措施，以确保伊利诺伊州牙医在口腔癌早期检测、管理和风险咨询方面具备适当的技能和知识水平。
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