PERIODONTAL DISEASE AWARENESS AMONG MEDICAL DOCTORS
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v4i1.529Keywords:
Periodontal diseases, Coronary heart disease, Low birth weight, Diabetes mellitusAbstract
Objective: To study the level of awareness regarding periodontal diseases among medical doctors.
Meterial and Methods:In this cross-sectional qualitative study a total of 250 questionnaires were distributed equally among the medical doctors of Khyber Teaching Hospital (KTH) and Hayatabad Medical Complex (HMC). Each participant was given a self-administered, pre-tested, multiple choice question-type questionnaire to solve. Questions were asked about specific oral diseases or their treatment and the participants were asked to tick mark one of three given answers which comprised of “yes, no, don’t now”.
Results:A total of 250 medical doctors were approached and questionnaire were distributed among them of which 163(65%) responded positively. Among these respondents 62% were of the opinion that gingivitis and periodontitis were different diseases, 76% of them replied that mouth was not the only source of bad breath, 49% agreed that chronic periodontitis is a risk factor for coronary heart disease(CHD), 33% were of the opinion that chronic periodontitis during pregnancy can lead to low birth weight in new born, 54% replied that there exists a positive relationship between periodontitis and diabetes mellitus, 79% were of the view that smoking affects periodontal health. 46% replied that visits to the dentists should be 6 monthly. 43% said that scaling damages teeth, 42% of doctors replied that gum recession was not treatable.
Conclusion:Majority of medical doctors had good knowledge about periodontal diseases but most of them had inadequate awareness regarding the relationship between periodontal diseases and other systemic diseases. Similarly, most of medical doctors were not aware about the different treatment procedures of periodontal diseases. Therefore, an integrated teaching of medical and dental sciences is recommended.
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