| Autor: |
Zuhair S. Natto |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2022 |
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| Zdroj: |
BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2662-7671 |
| DOI: |
10.1186/s12906-022-03801-z |
| Popis: |
Abstract Background The aims of this article are to assess dental students’ knowledge about herbal medicine usage and the potential benefits and side effects, and to conduct a short course about herbal medicine. Methods All fourth-year pre-doctoral students were invited to participate in a herbal medicine course as a test while the sixth-year students were the control group. A survey was tested for validity and reliability. It comprised of 16 multiple choice questions was given before the course and one month after the course. The sum score of knowledge for each participant was calcuated based on the ability to identify the use of herbs in dentistry with high-quality evidence (correct answer) or total answer for periodontal disease and caries. Results The response rate for completing the study was 112 fourth-year students (73.7%) and 64 sixth-year students (39.0%). More than half of the participants (52.5%) were unsure about the importance of herbal medicine in dentistry. However, the majority also stated that the most common herbs used in dentistry were clove (62.9%), followed by curcuma turmeric (54.7%) and meswak (43.0%). The fourth-year students displayed evidence of a higher overall knowledge score after the course in herbal medicine related to periodontal disease in total and correct answers (mean 4.48 ± 4.13, 3.73 ± 3.31, respectively) compared to before the course (mean 0.84 ± 1.23, 0.74 ± 1.16, respectively) (p-value |
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