Knowledge and Practice Regarding Oral Cancer: A Study Among Dentists in Jakarta, Indonesia

Wimardhani, Yuniardini Septorini; Warnakulasuriya, Saman; Wardhany, Indriasti Indah; Syahzaman, Selvia; Maharani, Diah Ayu

doi:10.1016/j.identj.2020.12.007

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“…It is important to acknowledge, however, that there could be local and regional differences and/or specific areas of weakness in the dental curriculum and professional development. For example, a recent study assessing knowledge and practice regarding OC among dentists in JKT (Wimardhani et al, 2021 ) found that GDPs had a considerable level of knowledge of major risk factors of OC. However, the study highlighted that there were gaps especially in their perceived ability to perform diagnostic procedures.…”

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General dentists' knowledge, perceptions, and practices regarding oral potentially malignant disorders and oral cancer in Indonesia

Sari,

Hidayat,

Dewi

et al. 2023

Clinical & Exp Dental Res

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IntroductionThe most effective means for reducing oral cancer (OC) mortality is by preventing late‐stage disease. Early diagnosis can be improved by increasing awareness among healthcare providers, specifically general dental practitioners (GDP). Therefore, our study aimed to assess GDPs' knowledge of OC risk factors and perceived competence in performing conventional oral examination (COE) in routine dental practice.Material and MethodsThis was a cross‐sectional study conducted in five provinces of Indonesia, namely: Aceh, Banda Aceh (BA); Bandung, West Java (WJ); special district Jakarta (JKT), JKT; Pontianak, West Kalimantan (WK); and Sorong, West Papua (WP). The local Dental Association or Faculty of Dentistry invited the GDPs to attend an education program and complete the survey.ResultsOne hundred seventy‐seven GDPs completed the survey (WJ, n = 63; BA, n = 44, JKT, n = 27; WP, n = 23; and WP, n = 20). A large proportion (164 out of 177, 92.66%) of GDPs felt they had received insufficient training to equip them to diagnose OC and as many as 22.6% (n = 40) did not refer to specialists when they found suspicious mucosal lesions. Notwithstanding the significant regional variations, the majority of Indonesian GDPs self‐reported inadequate knowledge and awareness of OC and scarce confidence in performing COE.ConclusionGDP knowledge of OC risk factors and COE is key to improving early diagnosis of OC at a community level. Therefore, it is suggested that the lack of knowledge and confidence of GDPs reported here should be addressed through the national dental curriculum in Indonesia.

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General dentists' knowledge, perceptions, and practices regarding oral potentially malignant disorders and oral cancer in Indonesia

Sari,

Hidayat,

Dewi

et al. 2023

Clinical & Exp Dental Res

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“…The study found that there was no significant difference in knowledge between male and female respondents. Knowledge of betel nut chewing as a risk factor for erythroplakia among respondents was good, and they generally understood that erythroplakia occurs due to tobacco-related habits, 17 alcohol consumption, 18 and chewing betel nut. 19 Moderate knowledge was observed regarding the age aspect as a predisposing factor for erythroplakia.…”

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Knowledge of Dental Students about Erythroplakia as an Oral Potentially Malignant Disorder

Anggarista,

Datau,

Mahdani

et al. 2023

Journal of Health and Allied Sciences NU

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Background Erythroplakia is a rare oral potentially malignant disease (OPMD) lesion with prevalence ranging from 0.02 to 0.83%, but it has a higher possibility of malignant transformation, ranging from 14 to 50%. Early detection is crucial for better patient prognosis, but it is challenging for preclinical and clinical dental students to recognize erythroplakia. Objective The aim of this study was to identify the level of knowledge of dental students about erythroplakia as an OPMD lesion based on their academic level. Methods This analytical cross-sectional study used a simple randomized sampling design. Data were cross-tabulated to describe the knowledge of erythroplakia. Results In total, 167 respondents completed the questionnaire, with the majority of 130 (77.84%) being females and 65 (38.92%) were older than 21 years. The majority of respondents, 122 (73.05%), had moderate knowledge, while 31 (18.57%) had poor knowledge and 14 (8.38%) had good knowledge of erythroplakia in terms of etiology, predisposition factors, clinical presentation, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis. Conclusion Most of the dental students included in the study had intermediate level of knowledge of erythroplakia as an OPMD lesion.

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“…However, the participants in other studies, which included general dentists and specialists, showed better knowledge than dentists. 33 Wimardhani 33 reported that 46 out of 404 participants (11.4%) identified leukoplakia or erythroplakia as conditions likely to undergo malignant transformation. This indicates that dentists in Saudi Arabia are well educated and knowledgeable.…”

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Dentists’ Perception of Oral Potentially Malignant Disorders

Tarakji

2022

International Dental Journal

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Knowledge and Practice Regarding Oral Cancer: A Study Among Dentists in Jakarta, Indonesia

Cited by 8 publications

References 31 publications

General dentists' knowledge, perceptions, and practices regarding oral potentially malignant disorders and oral cancer in Indonesia

General dentists' knowledge, perceptions, and practices regarding oral potentially malignant disorders and oral cancer in Indonesia

Knowledge of Dental Students about Erythroplakia as an Oral Potentially Malignant Disorder

Dentists’ Perception of Oral Potentially Malignant Disorders

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