Knowledge and awareness of forensic dentistry course among undergraduates

Autor: M Kavya Shree, Ganesh Jeevanandan, Lavanya Govindaraju
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Journal of Advanced Pharmaceutical Technology & Research, Vol 13, Iss 6, Pp 447-452 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2231-4040
0976-2094
DOI: 10.4103/japtr.japtr_298_22
Popis: Forensic odontology is an expanding field within the domain of forensic sciences, where dental knowledge is applied in identification of individuals through analysis of the dental-related records. The study goal was to determine if undergraduate students were aware of the forensic dentistry course. A cross-sectional survey was initiated about the need for forensic courses in UG program. Nearly 100 students participated in this survey, data have been collected, and graph has been plotted. Data have been collected with the help of SPSS software; data have been analyzed and plotted as graph. One hundred students responded the survey; only limited people's opinions have been collected. The result varies among the students; 58% knows about the importance of forensic odontology in dentistry using Chi-square value, P = 0.09. The majority of students, who replied to this poll, had some understanding and awareness of forensic odontology in dentistry, but they need to learn more about how it is practiced.
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