School of Dentistry, Southwestern University PHINMA, Cebu, Philippines.
Department of Stomatognathic Function and Occlusal Reconstruction, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan.
Cranio. 2022 Nov;40(6):494-501. doi: 10.1080/08869634.2020.1786332. Epub 2020 Jun 28.
To compare the education, awareness, and knowledge of Filipino dentists and physical therapists (PTs) in terms of temporomandibular disorders (TMDs).
A 30-item structured online questionnaire was given to recruited PTs and dentists from January 2019 to December 2019. Welch's -test was used to compare the education, awareness, and knowledge of health professionals. Brown-Forsythe and Welch ANOVA with Games-Howell post hoc were used to compare test scores across the knowledge components.
Of the 620 professionals, 46.67% dentists and 6.38% PTs had training in TMD. Professionals with more years of experience and who had previous TMD training were more aware of TMD management. Both dentists and PTs showed the lowest knowledge in TMD pathophysiology.
This study showed high awareness but low education and knowledge of Filipino dentists and PTs in TMD management. Improving the educational curriculum and refining the training given by accredited professional organizations is suggested.
比较菲律宾牙医和物理治疗师（PTs）在颞下颌关节紊乱（TMD）方面的教育、意识和知识。
2019 年 1 月至 12 月，采用 30 项结构在线问卷对招募的 PTs 和牙医进行调查。使用 Welch's -test 比较健康专业人员的教育、意识和知识。使用 Brown-Forsythe 和 Welch ANOVA 与 Games-Howell 事后检验比较知识成分的测试分数。
在 620 名专业人员中，46.67%的牙医和 6.38%的 PTs 接受过 TMD 培训。具有更多工作经验和接受过 TMD 培训的专业人员对 TMD 管理的意识更强。牙医和 PTs 在 TMD 病理生理学方面的知识最低。
本研究表明，菲律宾牙医和 PTs 在 TMD 管理方面的意识较高，但教育和知识水平较低。建议改善教育课程并完善经认可的专业组织提供的培训。
