Ability of Dental Students in Spain to Identify Potentially Malignant Disorders and Oral Cancer

Cerero-Lapiedra, Rocío; Esparza-Gómez, Germán; Cruz, Laura Casado-de la; Domínguez-Gordillo, Adelaida; Corral-Linaza, César; Seoane-Romero, Juan M.

doi:10.1002/j.0022-0337.2015.79.8.tb05987.x

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“…The early detection of oral cancer is positively associated with a better prognosis, therefore it is imperative that dental students be sufficiently trained and competent in the diagnosis and multidisciplinary treatment of the disease 4 . A dentist's ability to identify PMLs and initial malignant lesions depends largely on the knowledge and skills they acquire during their undergraduate course 16,17 . In the present study undergraduate dental students' levels of knowledge about oral cancer were considered reasonable, which is consistent with previous reports 18,19 .…”

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Impact of oral medicine training on oral cancer-related knowledge among undergraduate dental students

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Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate knowledge and attitudes regarding potentially malignant oral lesions and oral cancer among undergraduate dental students with or without training in the oral medicine. Methods: A cross-sectional study was undertaken to assess all undergraduate dental student (1st to 5th year) in two private universities in the state of Paraná, Brazil. A structured questionnaire about knowledge regarding potentially malignant oral lesions, continuing education, and different approaches to diagnosis was administered to dental students with or without training in the oral medicine discipline between May and July 2015. Descriptive statistics were obtained, and the data were analyzed using a chi-square test to compare knowledge in dental students. Results: A total of 662 undergraduate dental students were invited to participate, and the response rate was 97.6% (n = 646). Of the responders, 472 were female (73.1%), 168 were male (26.0%), and 6 did not declare what sex they were (0.9%). Undergraduate dental students who had previously studied oral medicine tended to report that they always perform complete intraoral examination (76.3%) and identified alcohol (87%) and tobacco consumption (97%) and sun exposure (80%) as major risk factors for developing oral cancer. While students who had not yet studied oral medicine poorly identified these factors. Students who had previously studied the discipline did not identify cheilitis actinica (26%) and erythroplakia (32%) as potentially malignant lesions. Only, 32.6% of dental students participate in continuing education during the past year. Conclusions: Dental students trained in the oral medicine discipline exhibited satisfactory knowledge necessary for the prevention and early identification of potentially malignant oral lesions and oral cancer. Continuing education during undergraduate and after academic training is very important.

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“…This comes in contrast to what was reported in the study by Burzynski et al, who reported a lack of knowledge and skills perceived by graduating students regarding oral cancer detection [8]. Cerero Lapiedra et al also suggested the need to increase the focus on cancer education in the dental curriculum to enhance students' skills in identifying potentially malignant disorders [14]. Joseph et al assessed oral cancer knowledge among undergraduate dental students and demonstrated the need for organized teaching programs [15].…”

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Perception and Attitude of Dental Students and Interns Regarding the Diagnosis and Management of Oral Mucosal Lesions and Salivary Glands Hypofunction

Farag¹,

Alharbi²,

Alamoudi³

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Background: The perception and attitude of dental students/graduates regarding diagnosing/managing oral medicine cases are scarcely investigated. Objective: The aim of this investigation was to evaluate the level of confidence in diagnosing/managing cases of oral mucosal lesions and salivary glands hypofunction. Methods: A 29-items questionnaire descriptive survey was distributed among dental interns and sixth-year students in the city of Jeddah during March-April of 2020. Results: A total of 136 (81 interns and 55 sixth-year students) completed the questionnaire, of which 69.9% were from a government school, and 30.1% were from private schools. For oral mucosal lesions [i.e., aphthous/herpes simplex virus ulceration], the majority of government and private schools’ participants reported being confident in their ability to diagnose (88.4% and 87.8%, respectively) and provide treatment (63.2% and 56.1%, respectively). For oral candidiasis, the majority were confident in their ability to diagnose (government: 95.8%; private: 59.1%) and treat (government: 77.9%; private: 65.9%). The confidence in diagnosing lesions suspicious for dysplasia/premalignancy was high in 77.9% of government and 80.5% of private schools. Similar reporting was found regarding salivary hypofunctions (government: 93.7%; private: 90.2%). For the likeness to refer, the majority of participants were likely to refer to oral medicine, as the 1st choice, followed by oral surgery. Conclusion: Dental interns/sixth-year students seemed to have high levels of confidence in diagnosing/managing oral mucosal lesions and salivary hypofunctions. However, the partial participation and the subjectivity of reporting may have hindered capturing the full/precise picture.

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“…Indeed, the need for further education is also supported by the findings of others 13,19 . This point was also made at the consensus undergraduate curriculum in Oral Medicine in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, where the importance of management of mucosal pathologies as a part of oral health care was discussed 20,21 . Similarly, other studies concluded that more contact with patients with oral pathologies are needed 22,23 …”

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Factors important in the correct evaluation of oral high‐risk lesions during the telehealth era

Czerninski

Netanel

Basile

2022

J Oral Pathology Medicine

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Background: Considering that early detection of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) improves prognosis and clinical examination is the primary detection method, we identified factors related to the clinical evaluation of oral mucosal lesions. Due to the growing role of telehealth, our study was based on clinical image evaluation.Subjects and Methods: Oral medicine specialists and dental students evaluated six images of benign, potentially malignant, or SCC lesions (18 images in total). We analyzed the role of personal factors of the examiners and the visual pathological features of the lesion upon which the participants based their evaluation.Results: One hundred thirty-three subjects participated. Half of the benign images were correctly evaluated. On average 1.2 (±SD1.3) cancer pictures were recognized correctly and 3.66 (±SD1.42) images were considered potentially malignant. Potentially malignant lesions were correctly evaluated at an average of 4.08 (±SD1.48) images. For cancer and potentially malignant lesion images, there were significantly better results among clinicians with the worst results from the fourth-year students.Student results correlated significantly with years of study, number of weeks spent in the oral medicine clinic, and interest in oral pathology. Consideration of lesion irregularity yielded a correct diagnosis, whereas wrong answers were based on color changes. Lesion size and margins were considered equally important.Conclusions: Using clinical images as part of the diagnostic process provides good results, though increased clinical experience for graduates and undergraduates may be necessary to improve accuracy. Therefore, emphasizing the important visual parameters of malignancy may be valuable in the current telehealth era.clinical image, early detection, high risk, oral cancer, telehealth | INTRODUCTIONClinical examination is the recommended method for detection of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and high-risk oral lesions. 1 Early detection is a major factor for improved prognosis, 2 and is based on visual and tactile features of the lesion, symptoms, and patient history. Because the ability to recognize potentially malignant disorders or SCC is important, we wanted to study the factors affecting correct evaluation.Potentially malignant disorders include a variety of pathologies with distinctive manifestations, so their clinical appearance is an

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Ability of Dental Students in Spain to Identify Potentially Malignant Disorders and Oral Cancer

Cited by 12 publications

References 27 publications

Impact of oral medicine training on oral cancer-related knowledge among undergraduate dental students

Impact of oral medicine training on oral cancer-related knowledge among undergraduate dental students

Perception and Attitude of Dental Students and Interns Regarding the Diagnosis and Management of Oral Mucosal Lesions and Salivary Glands Hypofunction

Factors important in the correct evaluation of oral high‐risk lesions during the telehealth era

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