Ramaswamy P, Uday Ginjupally, Sreenivasulu P, Kumar B Praveen, Khaitan Tanya, Geethika V R
Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, St. Joseph Dental College and Hospital, Duggirala, Eluru, Andhra Pradesh, 534003, India,
J Cancer Educ. 2014 Dec;29(4):665-8. doi: 10.1007/s13187-014-0620-3.
The aim of the study was to evaluate the knowledge and awareness of dental postgraduate students regarding risk factors, signs of oral cancer, and treatment plan and post treatment complications. A questionnaire was given to the 450 dental postgraduate students of all specialties to various dental colleges in Andhra Pradesh. The questionnaire included 10 questions pertaining to knowledge about oral cancer, its risk factors, key symptoms, and treatment plan and post treatment complications. Majority of postgraduate students were aware that habits (94 %) were the main risk factor for most of oral cancer whereas 50 % of students were aware of clinical presentation of oral cancer and 67 % were confident about the proper treatment protocol. Majority of the postgraduate students were aware of the main risk factors. On the other hand, several aspects like clinical signs of oral cancer, treatment protocol, referrals, and post treatment complications need to be improved. Continuing dental education programs and workshops on oral cancer should be carried out to enhance the knowledge and awareness of the postgraduate students.
本研究的目的是评估牙科研究生关于口腔癌的风险因素、体征、治疗方案及治疗后并发症的知识和认知情况。向安得拉邦各牙科学院的450名各专业牙科研究生发放了一份问卷。该问卷包含10个问题，涉及口腔癌的知识、其风险因素、关键症状、治疗方案及治疗后并发症。大多数研究生知晓习惯（94%）是大多数口腔癌的主要风险因素，而50%的学生了解口腔癌的临床表现，67%的学生对正确的治疗方案有信心。大多数研究生知晓主要风险因素。另一方面，口腔癌的临床体征、治疗方案、转诊及治疗后并发症等几个方面需要改进。应开展持续牙科教育项目和关于口腔癌的研讨会，以提高研究生的知识和认知水平。
