knowledge and awareness about dentistry among medical students, residents, and medical practitioners in Bhairahawa city, Nepal

• DOI: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_841_19
• Publication Date: 2021-02-26T20:18:45Z
• Authors: Bhagwat Swaroop S...; Jyoti Sharma; Manisha Upadhyay; Ankita Agrawal; Ashwini Dayma; Shashi Prabha Yadav
• Keywords: Cross-sectional study; Specialty

Oral health is considered to be a mirror of systemic and vice-versa. Medical professionals are the primary caregivers in given population as such vast majority visits them for health-related problems. Therefore, this study aimed evaluate level knowledge awareness dentistry among first-year medical students, residents, practitioners.A cross-sectional questionnaire survey was carried out assess MBBS practitioners Bhairahawa city, Nepal. Data analysis done with SPSS version 11.As per demographic characteristics 147 subjects 82 (55.8%) were male 65 (44.2%) female. Most participants from age group 21-30 years, 66 (44.9%) 115 (78.2%) married. Among every respondent (100%) knew about profession giving statistically significant results.The present shows that had better compared students residents. This unnecessary gap between dental can only fulfilled by including education both undergraduate postgraduate curriculum.