Aim: This study aimed to assess the knowledge, personal views, and experiences of a group of dental interns toward Physical Child Abuse. Subjects and Methods:A cross-sectional study with convenient sampling was conducted on dental interns practicing in the Pediatric Dentistry and Dental Public Health Department, Cairo University from March to August 2018 using an anonymous, self-administered structured questionnaire. Three hundred questionnaires were distributed each month at the end of the training period, and 238 questionnaires were subjected to statistical analysis to assess Knowledge, personal views, and experiences regarding physical child abuse. Collected data were tabulated and statistically analyzed. Results: The response rate was 79.3% (n=238/300) including 83.6% Egyptians, and 85.7% had no training in dealing with child abuse cases. The participants in the study showed moderate knowledge about the signs and symptoms of physical child abuse. Participants' personal views towards detecting and reporting cases were generally positive, 50.4% of the participants had suspected a case of child abuse before, and only 3% of them reported the cases. Conclusions: Dental interns have moderate knowledge about physical child abuse and positive attitudes towards their role in detecting and reporting these cases.
Aim: This study aimed to assess knowledge, attitudes, and educational experiences of a group of Egyptian dental students regarding PCA. Participants and methods: A cross-sectional study with convenient consecutive sampling was conducted on a group of Egyptian dental students in three different dental classes (third, fourth, and fifth) in the Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University, during the academic year 2019-2020. The data were collected through an anonymous, self-administrated structured questionnaire. The collected data were subjected to statistical analysis. Results: The response rate was 75.2 % (n=489/650) including 47.65% males and 52.35% females. Half of the respondents believed that strong correlation existed between dental neglect and presence of PCA. About 79.92% of the respondents believed that dentists were legally required to report child abuse. Most students indicated that their dental school was the main source of information about this topic. Only 20.55% of the respondents had received enough formal training in recognition and reporting PCA. Conclusion: Egyptian dental students have insufficient knowledge about PCA, and dental curriculum should be modified.
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