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Sunny Singh Ahluwalia
India
Research Article
Oral Health Knowledge, Attitude and Practices amongst Health Professionals in Ludhiana, India
Author(s): Simranpreet Kaur*,Balpreet Kaur,Sunny Singh Ahluwalia
Simranpreet Kaur*,Balpreet Kaur,Sunny Singh Ahluwalia
Objective: To assess oral health knowledge, attitude towards dental treatment and oral hygiene practices amongst the health care professionals in private hospitals of Ludhiana city.
Methodology: A cross-sectional study of oral health knowledge, attitude towards dental treatment and practices of health professionals (doctors, nurses, technicians and pharmacists) was carried out using self-administered questionnaire. For attitude of health professionals toward dental treatment and oral hygiene practices of health professionals, chi-square test was used.
Results: Males had a higher oral health knowledge score than the females. The doctors had a highest score knowledge followed by pharmacists, nurses and technicians. Attitude towards dental treatment varied. All partic.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2161-1122.1000315