Shiraz Shaikh, Greesh Maheshwari, Allah Nawaz Samoo, Ghulam Mustafa Soomro, Lubna Mazharullah
Coverage and predictors of COVID-19 vaccination in rural districts of Pakistan
Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de sante de la Mediterranee orientale = al-Majallah al-sihhiyah li-sharq al-mutawassit
creating environmentally sustainable healthcare culture within dental field requires embedding content dental curriculum undergraduate level study aimed explore current awareness drivers among dental students educators regarding environmentally sustainable dentistry esd united arab emirates uae identify barriers enablers embrace crosssectional survey using online questionnaires carried six undergraduate dental education institutes within uae data analysis included descriptive statistics total 153 students 53 educators participated survey students educators aware esd content curricula however majority educators familiar concept esd students mostly unfamiliar slightly familiar nonetheless students largely agreed importance interest learning viewed relevant future practice educators agreed dental profession responsibility environmentally friendly expressed desire introducing esd content curricula several barriers reported lack knowledge curricula space educational resources time meanwhile enablers included providing esd capacity building training resources explicit presence esd content dental curricula uae despite lack adequate awareness topic among educators among students positive views towards incorporating esd dental curricula overall study highlighted importance promoting esd dental programs esd gradually becoming critical aspect modern oral healthcare system mandated dental curricula several regions globally embedding esd uae dental curricula would several benefits environment well future dental profession region clinical significance includes limited improved treatment outcomes patients students staff health wellbeing reduced health risks cost savings