Lauren T Souza, Casey P Geiser, Shiann N Ryan, Kandi D Pitchford, Mark A Azel, Paul Miller
Assessing Student-Reported Perceptions of Prerequisite Usefulness in Preparation for Didactic Physician Assistant Education
The journal of physician assistant education : the official journal of the Physician Assistant Education Association
dentists legal ethical obligation obtain informed consent patients carrying treatment uganda process obtaining informed consent dentistry well documented aim present study determine dentists perspectives practices regarding informed consent fixed prosthodontic treatment fpt kampala metropolitan uganda quantitative crosssectional study conducted among 153 dentists july september 2023 data collected using semistructured selfadministered questionnaire included closed openended questions questionnaire included items participants sociodemographic information perspectives practices informed consent fpt perspectives rated using ten items fivepoint likert scale minimum possible total score 10 maximum possible score 50 descriptive statistics poisson regression used summarize analyze quantitative data significance level set p 005 openended items analyzed using content analysis majority 839 participants general dentists working experience ranging 1 38 years median 8 years majority familiar concept informed consent positive perspectives regarding use fpt mean score perspectives 3927 sd 542 however variations practices dentists threequarters 876 reported always obtained patients informed consent fpt less third 294 obtained written consent fpt half dentists provided information regarding procedure benefits risks treatment consent process bivariate analysis showed use written consent fpt significantly p 005 associated work experience 10 years training involving informed consent undergraduate studies present study provides baseline data regarding perspectives practices regarding informed consent fpt among dentists uganda recommended regular training courses developed highlight importance improved informed consent practices patient protection instruct dentists obtaining valid informed consent need future research streamline guidelines informed consent process dental care uganda