Ajwa Nancy, Alomran Areej, Alsuwaie Hajar, Alzamil Kinda, Alfaifi Rafa, Almasry Noor, Alali Zainab, Alanazi Maha
Department of Preventive Dental Science, Orthodontic Division, Collage of Dentistry, Riyadh Elm University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Dental Intern, Collage of Dentistry, Riyadh Elm University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
J Int Soc Prev Community Dent. 2018 Nov-Dec;8(6):546-552. doi: 10.4103/jispcd.JISPCD_287_18. Epub 2018 Nov 29.
The aim of the current study is to evaluate the knowledge of dental practitioners in Saudi Arabia about managing physically challenged patients.
A cross-sectional digitalized survey was conducted among dental practitioners including both male and female. The questionnaire consisted of 20 items which included years of dental practice, previous experience treating a physically challenged patient, and any difficulties handling such cases. The survey was distributed through E-mail, social media official accounts. Chi-square test was used to investigate associations between factors using SPSS Pc+ version 22.0 statistical software package (Chicago, IL. WA).
A total of 2030 dental practitioners participated in this study. The majority (91.0%) reported that their university was not good enough in preparing them to treat a physically challenged patient and they need to have more knowledge to treat them. Hearing impairment reported as the hardest to manage. Two-third (66.6%) reported that their clinic does not have the facilities to help in managing such patients. Statistically, a significant association was found between gender and most of the items of perception ( < 0.05).
Treating physically challenged patients considered as a challenge for most of the dental practitioners in Saudi Arabia. Dental school should provide more courses and training programs about how to manage physically challenged patients. The use of communicating technology tools is highly recommended to manage those patients.
本研究的目的是评估沙特阿拉伯牙科从业者对身体有残疾患者的管理知识。
对包括男性和女性在内的牙科从业者进行了一项横断面数字化调查。问卷包含20个项目，包括牙科从业年限、以往治疗身体有残疾患者的经验以及处理此类病例时遇到的任何困难。该调查通过电子邮件、社交媒体官方账号进行分发。使用SPSS Pc+ 22.0版统计软件包（伊利诺伊州芝加哥市）进行卡方检验以调查各因素之间的关联。
共有2030名牙科从业者参与了本研究。大多数（91.0%）报告称他们的大学在让他们准备好治疗身体有残疾患者方面做得不够好，他们需要更多知识来治疗这类患者。听力障碍被报告为最难管理的。三分之二（66.6%）报告称他们的诊所没有帮助管理此类患者的设施。从统计学角度看，在性别与大多数认知项目之间发现了显著关联（<0.05）。
对于沙特阿拉伯的大多数牙科从业者来说，治疗身体有残疾患者被视为一项挑战。牙科学校应提供更多关于如何管理身体有残疾患者的课程和培训项目。强烈建议使用通信技术工具来管理这些患者。
