Document Type : Original Article
Authors
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Associate Professor, Oral and Dental Diseases Research Center AND Kerman Social Determinants on Oral Health Research Center AND Department of Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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Dental and Oral Diseases Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
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Kerman Social Determinants on Oral Health Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
Abstract
Background: The present work deals with examine the awareness and attitudes of specialists of oral diseases, pathology and maxillofacial surgery in 2022 in oral exfoliative cytology.
Methods: This study was an analytical and cross-sectional research. The statistical population of the present study was Iranian oral diseases specialists, pathologists and maxillofacial surgeons. A researcher-made questionnaire was given to the specialists by senior student and then they were asked to complete it . The questionnaire was given to people by the final year student. The obtained results were analyzed using the T-test, Chi-Square and SPSS-18 Software. The significance level in data analysis was considered by P <0.05 level.
Results: A total of 210 questionnaires were distributed in the study, of which 192 were examined (Response Rate = 91.4%). The study revealed that only 18 participants used exfoliative cytology technique. Moreover, 62% of people had a positive attitude towards the application and performance of cytology. There was a significant relationship between the positive attitude, field of study, graduation year and age. The mean scores of awareness in men and women were 32.38 ± 4.21 and 34.42 ± 3.89 , respectively. The participants had a high level of awareness and attitude towards this technique.
Additionally, the mean score of awareness in oral specialists, surgeons and pathologists was 33.12±4.23, 33.65±5.12 and 33.45±5.34, respectively. The study revealed no significant relationship between awareness score, field of study and gender. Nonetheless, there was a significant relationship between graduation year, age and awareness score.
Conclusion: The study revealed that only 9.4 percent of participants used exfoliative cytology technique. However, they had a high level of awareness and attitude towards this technique.
Keywords: Awareness, Attitude, Exfoliative Cytology, Dentistry
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