“Evaluation of Knowledge, Attitude and Awareness of Pediatricians regarding Rampant Caries”

Patel, Birva; Sarvaiya, Bhumi; Shyagali, Tarulatha R; Bhayya, Deepak P; Soni, Jay; Thakkar, Hinal

doi:10.36347/sjds.2021.v08i01.009

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“…These results correspond with the results of Alsunaiber et al, 2019. These findings indicate that workshops on dental caries signs and oral cavity examination will benefit pediatricians for early identification and referral of suspected children to the pedodontist to avoid the further spread of caries and prevent its future complications (Patel et al, 2021).…”

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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Pediatricians Regarding Early Childhood Caries and Infant’s Oral Health: A Cross-sectional Study.

Hegazy

Gawad

Elchaghaby

2022

Egyptian Dental Journal

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Aim: This study aimed to assess the Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice (KAP) of pediatricians regarding Early Childhood Caries (ECC) and Infant' Oral Health (IOH).Methodology: A total number of 141 pediatricians completed a structured closed-ended questionnaire composed of 30 closed-ended multiple-choice questions and divided into 4 sections as follows: Sociodemographic data, knowledge assessment questions, attitude assessment questions, and practice assessment questions. The questionnaire was presented in two forms: hard copies (printed forms) and online google forms. The collected data were statistically analyzed to assess the KAP of the participants regarding ECC and IOH.Results: A significantly high percentage of the participants had good knowledge 133 (94.3%) (p<0.001), good attitude 134 (95.0%) (p<0.001) and good practice level 90 (63.8%) (p=0.001) regarding ECC and IOH. There was no significant relation between the qualification and the level of knowledge (p=0.514), attitude (p=0.739), and practice regarding ECC and IOH (p=0.258). There was no significant relation between the years of experience and the level of knowledge (p=0.881), and practice (p=0.493). While the correlation with the attitude level was significant (p=0.017), with a significantly higher percentage of the respondents with good attitude having less than 5 years of experience 51 (98.1%) or having 5-10 years of experience 66 (97.1%) (p<0.001). Conclusions:Pediatricians have an overall good KAP regarding ECC and IOH. There was a statistically significant correlation between the years of experience of the pediatricians and attitude level regarding ECC and IOH.

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