Assessment of Knowledge Among the Physicians Regarding Dental Screening Prior to Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy

Autor: Khalid Gufran, Rama Alyamany, Abdullah Saad Alqahtani, Bassel Tarakji, Linah Ibrahim Alzughaibi, Meshal Mohammed Alhaqbani, Saeed Abdullah Basalem
Jazyk: English<br />Portuguese
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Pesquisa Brasileira em Odontopediatria e Clínica Integrada, Vol 23 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1519-0501
1983-4632
Popis: Objective: To evaluate the physicians' knowledge regarding the referral for dental screening prior to chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Material and Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study using simple random sampling among 468 physicians from various specialties with diverse experience levels from different regions in Saudi Arabia. A self-reporting questionnaire was distributed among the physicians, which consisted of questions assessing the physicians' knowledge about oral health and complications in patients prior to chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Statistical analysis was done after the data was collected employing SPSS, and p
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