Amer Hatem W, Wahed Ali A, Badawi Omnia A, Emara Aala'a S
Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University, 11 Saraya ElManial St, ElManial, Cairo, Egypt.
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Department , Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
J Cancer Educ. 2018 Dec;33(6):1279-1284. doi: 10.1007/s13187-017-1243-2.
The incidence of head and neck cancer was reported to be higher in more developed countries with an increase in incidence lately among younger age groups. The need for improvement of awareness of oral cancer and potentially malignant oral disorders is crucial. This study aims to identify the level of awareness of diagnostic and management protocols in the dental community. An English survey was arranged and sent via email to undergraduate students, postgraduate students, and faculty members at the dental school Cairo University. The questions focused on the early detection and level of awareness of oral cancer. Results were then analyzed to assess levels of awareness at the different education levels of the participants. Eight hundred sixty-eight responded out of the sent 5052 during the period between October 2015 and January 2016. The average results of the faculty staff members were higher than that of the student groups and participants with regular continuous assessment and knowledge refreshment achieved higher results. The results of this survey have pointed out areas of lack of awareness among the targeted population. The results have been brought up to the knowledge of policy makers to enable the improvement of level of awareness and assessment of risk factors for oral cancer.
据报道，头颈癌的发病率在较发达国家更高，且近年来在较年轻年龄组中有上升趋势。提高对口腔癌和潜在恶性口腔疾病的认识至关重要。本研究旨在确定牙科界对诊断和管理方案的认识水平。我们安排了一项英文调查问卷，并通过电子邮件发送给开罗大学牙科学院的本科生、研究生和教职员工。问题集中在口腔癌的早期检测和认识水平上。然后对结果进行分析，以评估参与者在不同教育水平下的认识程度。在2015年10月至2016年1月期间发送的5052份问卷中，有868人回复。教职员工的平均成绩高于学生组，且接受定期持续评估和知识更新的参与者成绩更高。本次调查结果指出了目标人群中认识不足的领域。已将结果告知政策制定者，以便提高认识水平并评估口腔癌的风险因素。
