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Oral and dental health in family medicine: Knowledge and attitudes of resident physicians

Aile hekimliğinde ağız ve diş sağlığı: Asistan hekimlerin bilgi ve tutumları

Cenk Aypak
Süleyman Görpelioğlu
Nurcan Akbaş Güneş
Derya İren Akbıyık
Duygu Efeoğlu Bayram
Pages
213–221
Publication Date
2022-11-05
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Oral health promotion should be integrated into the existing preventive programs implemented by medical professionals.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objectives: Oral and dental diseases are major public health problems all over the world and effect mostly developing countries.
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Key Findings & Data:Methods: 160 family medicine residents who work in Ankara were included in our study.
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Conclusion & Impact:Oral health promotion should be integrated into the existing preventive programs implemented by medical professionals.
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Objectives: Oral and dental diseases are major public health problems all over the world and effect mostly developing countries. Oral and dental (ODD) diseases can be largely prevented by identification of patients under risk like older people, expectant women, and children in primary health care system. This study was conducted to determine the knowledge and attitude of family medicine residents about oral and dental health (ODH) who works in the city center of Ankara. Methods: 160 family medicine residents who work in Ankara were included in our study. A survey which consisted of 20 questions has been applied to the physicians in order to assess their knowledge and attitude about ODD. Results: The physicians’ knowledge score level was moderate. The average percentage of correct answers was 61.4 ± 11.9%. The majortiy of physicians (74.4%) reported it as necessary for a physician to know about ODH and admitted (88.1%) that oral and dental health is a public health issue. Conclusion: Physicians’ lack of knowledge of ODH and their generally positive attitudes toward it revealed a great need for planning of a continuous medical education program in medical training. Oral health promotion should be integrated into the existing preventive programs implemented by medical professionals.

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Amaç: Ağız ve diş sağlığı (ADS) hastalıkları tüm dünyada özellikle de gelişmekte olan ülkelerde önde gelen halk sağlığısorunlarıdan biridir. Ağız ve diş sağlığı hastalıkları yaşlılar, gebeler ve çocuklar gibi riskli grupların birinci basamak sağlık sisteminde tanımlanmasıyla büyük oranda önlenebilmektedir. Buçalışmada Ankara’daki aile hekimliği asistan hekimlerinin ADShakkındaki bilgi ve tutumları değerlendirilmiştir.Yöntem: Çalışmaya Ankara’da görev yapan 160 aile hekimliğiasistanı katılmıştır. Katılımcılara ağız ve diş sağlığı hakkındaki bilgidüzeylerini ölçen 20 sorudan oluşan bir anket yönlendirilmiştir.Bulgular: Hekimlerin ortalama doğru yanıt yüzdesi %61.4 ±11.9’du. Hekimlerin bilgi düzeyi orta seviyedeydi. Hekimlerinçoğu (%74.4) diş sağlığı hakkında bilgi sahibi olunması gerektiğinidüşünürken %88.1’i diş sağlığını bir halk sağlığı sorunu olarakgörmekteydi.Sonuç: Hekimlerin ağız ve diş sağlığı hakkındaki bilgi düzeyleriyeterli değildi ancak asistan hekimlerin çoğunun buna tutumuolumlu yöndeydi, sonuçlar sürekli tıp eğitimi programlarının ağızve diş sağlığı eğitimine yer vermesi gerektiğine işaret etmekteydi. ADS’nin hekimler tarafından yürütülen mevcut önleyici tıpkonularına entegrasyonu sağlanmalıdır.

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Aypak, C., Görpelioğlu, S., Güneş, N. A., Akbıyık, D. İ., Bayram, D. E. (2022). Oral and dental health in family medicine: Knowledge and attitudes of resident physicians. Türkiye Aile Hekimliği Dergisi, Cilt: 22 - Sayı: 4, 213–221. https://ajindex.com/articles/626693

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