Alshammari Abdulrahman Khulaif, Alanazi Abeer, Al-Swedani Haya, Khan Mahvish, Ahmad Saheem, Haque Shafiul, Khan Saif
Preventive Department, College of Dentistry, Ha'il University, Ha'il 2440, Saudi Arabia.
Ministry of Health, Ha'il 2440, Saudi Arabia.
Healthcare (Basel). 2023 Jan 24;11(3):340. doi: 10.3390/healthcare11030340.
The objective of this study is to discover any possible association of gender or practitioner classification with orthodontic knowledge and attitudes towards orthodontic treatment. Descriptive cross-sectional research was conducted on two groups of dentists in the Ha'il region of Saudi Arabia. Group I included general practitioners, while Group II had non-orthodontic specialists. The findings suggest a statistically significant ( < 0.05) difference between the knowledge and attitudes of general practitioners and non-orthodontic specialists. Independent two tailed t-scores for difference in Knowledge (t-score = 3.19919, = 0.003) and Attitude (t-score = 2.16314, = 0.048319), highlight significant disparities in the knowledge and attitudes of general practitioners and non-orthodontic specialists. However, no statistically significant difference was observed in terms of knowledge and attitudes based on gender differences. This study captures and highlights subtle information that is very significant in dealing with critically important orthodontics issues. The study suggests that it is possible that a non-orthodontic specialist may suggest an altogether different line of treatment with different consequences when compared to a general practitioner and vice versa. This may result in unwanted, permanent orthodontic effects, highlighting the significance of the early stage of orthodontic treatment awareness. This research reveals disparities between the perceptions of general practitioners and non-orthodontic specialists about the stage and relevance of orthodontic treatment. It is strongly advised to see an orthodontic expert rather than a general practitioner or non-orthodontic specialist for orthodontic issues.
本研究的目的是发现性别或从业者分类与正畸知识以及对正畸治疗的态度之间的任何可能关联。对沙特阿拉伯哈伊勒地区的两组牙医进行了描述性横断面研究。第一组包括全科医生，而第二组是非正畸专科医生。研究结果表明，全科医生和非正畸专科医生在知识和态度方面存在统计学上的显著差异（<0.05）。知识差异的独立双尾t分数（t分数 = 3.19919， = 0.003）和态度差异的独立双尾t分数（t分数 = 2.16314， = 0.048319）突出了全科医生和非正畸专科医生在知识和态度上的显著差异。然而，基于性别差异，在知识和态度方面未观察到统计学上的显著差异。本研究捕捉并突出了在处理至关重要的正畸问题时非常重要的细微信息。该研究表明，与全科医生相比，非正畸专科医生可能会建议完全不同的治疗方案，其后果也不同，反之亦然。这可能会导致不必要的、永久性的正畸效果，凸显了正畸治疗早期意识的重要性。这项研究揭示了全科医生和非正畸专科医生对正畸治疗阶段和相关性的认知差异。强烈建议就正畸问题咨询正畸专家，而不是全科医生或非正畸专科医生。
