Elías M Morón, Richard Singer
An interprofessional school-based initiative to increase access to oral health care in underserved Florida counties
Journal of public health dentistry
early detection significantly improves prognosis oral cancer patients contingent upon knowledge dental professionals study aimed assess compare knowledge practices perceptions regarding oral cancer among dental professionals belgium crosssectional survey distributed via qualtrics general dentists dental specialists dental hygienists oral maxillofacial surgeons selfadministered questionnaire comprised three sections demographics 4 questions knowledge 9 questions clinical practices 19 questions related oral cancer detection treatment descriptive statistics employed data analysis chisquare tests assessing responses specialization gender years experience number oral cancer patients treated total 262 questionnaires completed majority respondents general dentists 61 followed dental specialists 25 oral hygienists 8 oral maxillofacial surgeons 6 70 respondents reported treating fewer four oral cancer patients throughout careers 5 9 knowledge questions achieved 50 correct responses average correct answer rate 54 oral maxillofacial surgeons dental professionals treated four oral cancer patients demonstrated significantly higher scores multiple knowledge questions responses clinically oriented questions showed less diversity across professions generally aligning guidelines professional oncological societies survey highlights need enhanced education oral cancer among belgian dental professionals knowledge levels notably higher among experienced respondents development implementation comprehensive guidelines tailored dentists oral hygienists oral cancer prevention patient care warranted optimize clinical practice standards