Mahabob M Nazargi, Alabdulsalam Mahmoud, Alabduladhem Abdulrahman, Alfayz Sulaiman, Alzuriq Abdullah, Almomin Ali Mohammed
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Diagnostic Sciences, King Faisal University, Al Ahsa, KSA.
Department of Interns, College of Dentistry, King Faisal University, Al Ahsa, KSA.
J Pharm Bioallied Sci. 2021 Nov;13(Suppl 2):S1442-S1447. doi: 10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_248_21. Epub 2021 Nov 10.
Despite the fact that X-rays have a direct or indirect effect on tissues, imaging techniques have become an important part of modern dentistry, and dentists rely on them for diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up. This necessitates that dentists have adequate expertise and attitude in order to defend themselves and their patients.
The present study was conducted to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice of clinical side dental students and General Dental Practitioners (GDPs) regarding dental radiation protection safety protocol.
It is a prospective cross-section study among dental undergraduates and GDPs.
One hundred and sixteen participants took part in this study and comprised 116 clinical side dental students and GDPs. Participants' data were gathered through a questionnaire that asked about their knowledge and practice of radiation biology, danger, and protection. Collected data subjected to statistical analysis using the SPSS 21. Pearson Chi-square test was done to evaluate the statistical significance. The value fixed at ≤ 0.05 for significant.
From 116 participants, around 89.7%% of the participants believed that dental X-rays are harmful and 81% are having knowledge about annual radiation dose limit for a dentist, and overall, 56% of the participants were aware about the harmful effects of radiation exposure.
There is a need to expand the curriculum to provide better exposure to radiation protection and its practice so that these students on graduation will be well-grounded with the principle governing dental radiography.
尽管X射线对组织有直接或间接影响，但成像技术已成为现代牙科的重要组成部分，牙医依靠它们进行诊断、治疗和随访。这就要求牙医具备足够的专业知识和态度，以便保护自己和患者。
本研究旨在评估临床牙科学生和普通牙科医生（GDPs）在牙科辐射防护安全协议方面的知识、态度和实践。
这是一项针对牙科本科生和GDPs的前瞻性横断面研究。
116名参与者参与了本研究，包括116名临床牙科学生和GDPs。通过一份问卷收集参与者的数据，该问卷询问了他们关于辐射生物学、危害和防护的知识及实践情况。收集的数据使用SPSS 21进行统计分析。采用Pearson卡方检验评估统计学意义。显著水平设定为p≤0.05。
在116名参与者中，约89.7%的参与者认为牙科X射线有害，81%的参与者了解牙医的年度辐射剂量限值，总体而言，56%的参与者意识到辐射暴露的有害影响。
有必要扩展课程，以便更好地传授辐射防护及其实践知识，使这些学生毕业时能扎实掌握牙科放射学的相关原则。
