Mahdani Fatma Y, Jati Galuh D, Febrine Erine T, Cahyaningrum Karina W, Radithia Desiana, Wicaksono Satutya
Department of Oral Medicine, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia.
Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia.
J Int Soc Prev Community Dent. 2023 Dec 27;13(6):443-449. doi: 10.4103/jispcd.JISPCD_91_23. eCollection 2023 Nov-Dec.
Assessing the knowledge of clinical dental students regarding prevalent geriatric oral diseases is crucial in evaluating their clinical competency. This study focuses on analyzing dental students' knowledge of angular cheilitis (AC) and xerostomia in elderly patients.
In this analytical cross-sectional investigation, clinical dental students from Universitas Airlangga were involved. We employed simple random sampling to select a minimum of 76 students and gathered data, including demographic information and knowledge about AC and xerostomia, through an online questionnaire. Respondents were then categorized into three groups based on their knowledge level: poor, moderate, and good. We utilized coefficient contingency and odds ratio analysis to explore relationships and effects between demographic factors and knowledge levels.
The study findings indicated that a significant majority of respondents demonstrated a high level of comprehension regarding AC (58.4%). Conversely, a notable proportion of respondents exhibited limited knowledge regarding xerostomia (66.3%). Furthermore, our correlation analysis, which aimed to identify potential associations between knowledge levels and intrinsic factors such as gender, clinical interest, and proximity to geriatric individuals, did not reveal any statistically significant relationships ( > 0.05).
Within the population of clinical dental students, there is a commendable level of knowledge concerning AC in the geriatric demographic. However, a substantial segment of students lacks adequate understanding when it comes to xerostomia.
评估临床牙科学生对常见老年口腔疾病的了解程度对于评估他们的临床能力至关重要。本研究着重分析牙科学生对老年患者口角炎（AC）和口干症的了解情况。
在这项分析性横断面调查中，纳入了来自艾尔朗加大学的临床牙科学生。我们采用简单随机抽样方法，至少选取76名学生，并通过在线问卷收集数据，包括人口统计学信息以及有关AC和口干症的知识。然后根据受访者的知识水平将他们分为三组：差、中等和良好。我们利用列联系数和比值比分析来探讨人口统计学因素与知识水平之间的关系和影响。
研究结果表明，绝大多数受访者对口角炎表现出较高的理解水平（58.4%）。相反，相当一部分受访者对口干症的了解有限（66.3%）。此外，我们旨在确定知识水平与性别、临床兴趣和与老年人的亲近程度等内在因素之间潜在关联的相关性分析，未发现任何具有统计学意义的关系（>0.05）。
在临床牙科学生群体中，对老年人口角炎的了解程度值得称赞。然而，相当一部分学生对口干症缺乏足够的了解。
