Knowledge of oral cancer and preventive attitudes of Spanish dentists. Primary effects of a pilot educational intervention
| Autor: | Pablo Varela-Centelles, Samann Warnakulasuriya, Manuel-Alfonso Villa-Vigil, Pedro Diz-Dios, Francisco Javier Rodríguez-Lozano, A. González-Mosquera, Juan Seoane-Lestón, Jose Velo-Noya |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice media_common.quotation_subject Dentistry Oral cavity Young Adult Promotion (rank) Intervention (counseling) medicine Humans Oral mucosa Practice Patterns Physicians' General Dentistry Education Dental media_common Aged business.industry Outcome measures Cancer Middle Aged medicine.disease CIENCIAS MÉDICAS [UNESCO] medicine.anatomical_structure Otorhinolaryngology Spain Family medicine Fruits and vegetables UNESCO::CIENCIAS MÉDICAS Surgery Mouth Neoplasms business Alcohol consumption |
| Zdroj: | Seoane Lestón, Juan Manuel ; Velo Noya, José ; Warnakulasuriya, Saman ; Varela Centelles, Pablo Ignacio ; González Mosquera, Antonio ; Villa Vigil, Manuel Alfonso ; Rodríguez Lozano, Francisco Javier ; Diz Dios, Pedro. Knowledge of oral cancer and preventive attitudes of Spanish dentists. Primary effects of a pilot educational intervention. En: Medicina oral, patología oral y cirugía bucal. Ed. inglesa, 15 3 2010: 1 RODERIC. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat de Valéncia instname |
| Popis: | Objective: To assess the knowledge and preventive attitudes that Spanish dentists have towards oral cancer, before and after an educational intervention. Methods: A quasi-experimental study based on a nationwide intervention. All Spanish dentists were offered an on-site course on oral cancer. An individual questionnaire was administered before and after attending the course. The main outcome measures were systematic examination of the oral cavity, promotion of healthy habits and knowledge of clinical aspects. Results: 440 GDPs entered the study. Age: 40.7±10.7, range 21-74. Professional experience: 13.9±8.9 years, range 0-45. Of those who participated in the study, 53.1% had never attended a course on oral cancer, 72.4% stated that they perform a systematic examination of the oral mucosa, 88.2% provided systematic counselling on tobacco cessation, and 54.7% reported that they did the same for alcohol. In addition, 32.3% advised patients to eat fruits and vegetables high in antioxidants. Professional experience was significantly associated with oral mucosa systematic examination (t= 2.9; p=0.003), advice on alcohol consumption (t=5.0; p=0.000), and on fruit and vegetable intake (t=5.1; p |
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