Kale Sonal Sadashiv, Kakodkar Pradnya, Shetiya Sahana Hedge
Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth Pune, Dr. D.Y. Patil Dental College and Hospital Pimpri, Pune, Department of Public Health Dentistry - Pune - Maharashtra - India.
Sleep Sci. 2020 Jan-Mar;13(1):3-9. doi: 10.5935/1984-0063.20190121.
To assess the knowledge, attitude and practice regarding different domains of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) amongst dentists from a dental college in India.
112 dentists participated in the study. A 23-item, self-designed, pre-tested and validated questionnaire assessing the knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) regarding nine different domains was used to collect the data. Knowledge and practice was categorized domain wise as good/poor, while attitude as favorable/unfavorable.
Dentists were observed to have good knowledge about OSA, for domains concerning to the definition (60.71%), general findings (76.19%) and risk factors of OSA (66.96%). For the domain of screening and diagnosis (38.83%) along with treatment and referral (36.01%) dentists presented poor knowledge. 100% favorable attitude was reported for all the domains, while the dentists poorly faired (<50%) for both the practice domains.
In spite of dentists showcasing favorable attitude towards OSA, they possessed poor knowledge for domains concerning screening, diagnosis and treatment modalities of OSA which may be linked to the hurdle in their way of practice. Thus a special attention towards these domains needs to be given so as to improve the handling skills of dentist for OSA patients coming to their clinics and prevent further health related issues.
评估印度一所牙科学院的牙医对阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停（OSA）不同领域的知识、态度和实践情况。
112名牙医参与了该研究。使用一份23项的自行设计、预测试并验证的问卷来收集数据，该问卷评估了关于九个不同领域的知识、态度和实践（KAP）。知识和实践按领域分为良好/较差，态度分为积极/消极。
观察发现，牙医对OSA的定义（60.71%）、一般表现（76.19%）和OSA的危险因素（66.96%）等领域有较好的了解。在筛查与诊断（38.83%）以及治疗与转诊（36.01%）领域，牙医的知识水平较差。所有领域的态度报告均为100%积极，但在两个实践领域中，牙医的表现不佳（<50%）。
尽管牙医对OSA表现出积极态度，但他们对OSA的筛查、诊断和治疗方式等领域的知识较差，这可能与他们的实践障碍有关。因此，需要特别关注这些领域，以提高牙医对前来诊所的OSA患者的处理技能，并预防进一步的健康相关问题。
