Background: The toxicity of the methyl methacrylate monomer is an ongoing concern in dentistry. Therefore, those who are involved with this substance need to be cognizant of how to work with it. Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the level of working knowledge about methyl methacrylate among undergraduate prosthodontics students at Shahid Sadoughi university in 2014. Materials and Methods: In this descriptive cross-sectional study, the knowledge level of 54 undergraduate prosthodontics students, who had passed the last 2 years of their education, was assessed via a 13-question survey related to methyl methacrylate. Each correct answer was assigned 2 points, and the total sum of right answers was used to measure the knowledge level of each participant. In order to analyze the study data, SPSS16 was used to apply an ANOVA test, t-test, and Pearson correlation coefficient.
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