Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal - 576104, India.
Nitte (Deemed to be) University, AB Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Mangalore, India.
Rocz Panstw Zakl Hig. 2021;72(4):443-451. doi: 10.32394/rpzh.2021.0180.
Bisphenol A (BPA) is a product in the manufacture of Bis-GMA, which is commonly used in dentistry, and is known to have a number of adverse effects.
The aim of this study is to evaluate to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice based on exposure and handling of BPA containing materials among dental surgeons for better understanding about the level of care rendered to the patients.
A questionnaire survey was conducted on 400 dental surgeons in Southern India. The questionnaire consisted of 20 objective type questions out of which ten questions assessed knowledge and five questions assessed the attitude and five questions to understand the practice related measures taken by the dentist. The data collected were analysed using SPSS version 23.
A total of 402 responses were collected for this online questionnaire survey over a period of 2 months. It was found that females showed higher knowledge and attitude towards exposure to BPA which was statistically significant when compared to males. It showed that dentists with more than 20 years of practice had a higher level of knowledge. Though most of the groups agreed fairly on safety practice to be undertaken related to BPA exposure in their clinics, the ones with experience more than 20 years displayed the least positive attitude and dentists with 6-10 years of practice had the least positive behaviour among all.
In spite of having a good knowledge regarding the harmful effects of BPA, dental surgeons are not very cautious while using materials containing them on a regular basis. Therefore, there is a need to enhance the awareness with the help of Continuing Dental Education programs or proper instructions on the packaging.
双酚 A（BPA）是 Bis-GMA 制造过程中的一种产物，常用于牙科，已知其具有多种不良影响。
本研究旨在评估牙科医生对含 BPA 材料的暴露和处理的知识、态度和实践，以更好地了解为患者提供的护理水平。
在印度南部对 400 名牙科医生进行了问卷调查。问卷包括 20 个客观类型的问题，其中 10 个问题评估知识，5 个问题评估态度，5 个问题了解牙医采取的相关实践措施。收集的数据使用 SPSS 版本 23 进行分析。
在为期 2 个月的时间里，共收集了 402 份在线问卷调查报告。结果表明，女性对接触 BPA 的知识和态度较高，与男性相比具有统计学意义。结果表明，从业超过 20 年的牙医具有更高的知识水平。尽管大多数群体对在诊所进行的与 BPA 暴露相关的安全实践都相当认可，但从业超过 20 年的群体表现出的态度最不积极，而从业 6-10 年的牙医在所有群体中表现出的行为最不积极。
尽管牙科医生对 BPA 的有害影响有很好的了解，但他们在日常使用含 BPA 材料时并不十分谨慎。因此，需要通过继续教育计划或适当的包装说明来提高认识。
