Oral cancer prevention and early detection: Knowledge, practices, and opinions of oral health care providers in New York State
Oral cancer prevention and early detection: Knowledge, practices, and opinions of oral health care providers in New York State
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DOI：
10.1207/s15430154jce2103_14
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发表时间：
2006-09-01
影响因子：
1.6
通讯作者：
Kumar, Jayanth V.
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作者：
Gajendra, Sangeeta;Cruz, Gustavo D.;Kumar, Jayanth V.
背景。本研究的目的是评估纽约州牙医和牙科保健员关于口腔癌预防和早期检测的知识、实践和意见。方法。我们向从纽约州有执照的口腔保健提供者名单中选出的牙医和牙科保健员分层随机样本发送了调查问卷。我们分析了调查问卷的答复，并得出了描述性统计数据。结果。牙医和牙科保健员的有效反应率分别为 55% 和 65%。约 85% 的牙医和 78% 的牙科保健员表示每年都会为 40 岁及以上的患者提供口腔癌检查。尽管大多数人评估烟草使用情况，但很少有从业者评估酒精使用情况。牙医和牙科保健员都掌握了口腔癌危险因素、体征和症状的某些方面的知识。然而，牙医的知识得分明显高于牙科保健员。结论。纽约州的牙医和牙科保健员对口腔癌有一定的了解，但在某些危险因素和口腔癌检查技术方面的知识存在差距。
Background. The purpose of this study was to assess the knowledge, practices, and opinions of dentists and dental hygienists in New York State regarding oral cancer prevention and early detection. Method. We sent questionnaires to a stratified random sample of dentists and dental hygienists selected from a list of licensed oral health care providers in New York State. We analyzed responses to the questionnaires, and we derived descriptive statistics. Results. The effective response rate was 55% and 65% among dentists and dental hygienists, respectively. About 85% of dentists and 78% of dental hygienists reported providing annual oral cancer examination to their patients aged 40 and above. Although a majority assessed tobacco use, fewer practitioners assessed alcohol use. Both dentists and dental hygienists tacked knowledge in some aspects of risk factors, signs, and symptoms of oral cancer. However, dentists had significantly higher knowledge scores than dental hygienists. Conclusion. Dentists and dental hygienists in New York State are knowledgeable about oral cancer, but there are gaps in the knowledge of certain risk factors and in the oral cancer examination technique.