Vishwanathaiah Satish, Eshaq Rami H, Maganur Prabhadevi C, Hakami Maram M, Manqari Asim I, Mawkili Lujain K, Alhazmi Abdullah E, Alsam Shada M, Jafer Alhassen A, Mohammed Tahani Im, Jafer Mohammed A
Department of Preventive Dental Sciences, Division of Pedodontics, College of Dentistry, Jazan University, Jazan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
College of Dentistry, Jazan University, Jazan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Int J Clin Pediatr Dent. 2022 Jan-Feb;15(1):60-64. doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10005-2331.
Human tooth banks (HTBs) are philanthropic institutions that assist to alleviate academic pressure by supplying human teeth essential for preclinical laboratory activities and experimental research. The primary focus of this research was to assess the knowledge and attitude of undergraduate students and interns who have taken up dentistry as their field of study in Jazan University, Saudi Arabia, about HTB.
An online structured self-explanatory questionnaire containing 16 questions was sent email to the undergraduate students and interns. The Google e-forms questionnaire contained a consent attached for participating in this cross-sectional observational study.
A good response rate of 93.3% was recorded, but the results were surprising as 66.43% of the participants did not have the slightest idea regarding the concept of a tooth bank, while only a meager 17.4% of them supported the idea of getting the teeth preauthorized from HTBs before using it on patients. A majority (80.36%) of students unanimously promoted the idea of having facilities like HTBs, but only 15.36% of students had stored teeth at a teeth bank previously.
There is an overwhelming lack of awareness among students regarding HTBs and the legal procedures involved in procuring teeth from them. It is necessary to do all that's required to create awareness about the perks of linking HTB with various dental institutions and the legal process involved to use human teeth.
Vishwanathaiah S, Eshaq RH, Maganur PC, Knowledge and Attitude of Undergraduate Students and Interns about Human Tooth Bank: A Cross-sectional Study. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2022;15(1):60-64.
人类牙齿库（HTBs）是慈善机构，通过提供临床前实验室活动和实验研究所需的人类牙齿来帮助减轻学术压力。本研究的主要重点是评估沙特阿拉伯吉赞大学选择牙科作为学习领域的本科生和实习生对人类牙齿库的了解和态度。
通过电子邮件向本科生和实习生发送了一份包含16个问题的在线结构化自解释问卷。谷歌电子表格问卷附有参与这项横断面观察性研究的同意书。
记录的回复率为93.3%，但结果令人惊讶，因为66.43%的参与者对牙齿库的概念一无所知，而只有17.4%的人支持在将牙齿用于患者之前从人类牙齿库获得预先授权的想法。大多数（80.36%）学生一致支持设立类似人类牙齿库这样的设施的想法，但只有15.36%的学生之前在牙齿库储存过牙齿。
学生对人类牙齿库以及从其中获取牙齿所涉及的法律程序普遍缺乏认识。有必要尽一切努力提高人们对将人类牙齿库与各种牙科机构联系起来的好处以及使用人类牙齿所涉及的法律程序的认识。
Vishwanathaiah S, Eshaq RH, Maganur PC, 本科生和实习生对人类牙齿库的了解和态度：一项横断面研究。《国际临床儿科牙科杂志》2022；15(1):60 - 64。
