Assessment of Dentist's Perception of the Oral Health Care toward Child with Special Healthcare Needs: A Cross-sectional Study

AIM: The study aimed to explore dentist's perception of the oral health care toward child with special healthcare needs (CSHCN). MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total sample size of 250 was calculated. A 13-item validated questionnaire containing four domains were distributed among the participants. D...

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Autores principales: Hugar, Shivayogi M, Soneta, Sanjana P, Gokhale, Niraj, Badakar, Chandrashekhar, Joshi, Riddhi S, Davalbhakta, Rucha
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers 2020
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7450186/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32903974
http://dx.doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10005-1777
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Sumario:AIM: The study aimed to explore dentist's perception of the oral health care toward child with special healthcare needs (CSHCN). MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total sample size of 250 was calculated. A 13-item validated questionnaire containing four domains were distributed among the participants. Descriptive analysis was used followed by one-way analysis of variance for comparison. RESULTS: The results showed 51.54% confidence, 71.33% knowledge, and 66.90% perception among the participants. A statistically significant results were found between three domains (p value < 0.0001). CONCLUSION: The study concludes that there is a need to raise the level of knowledge and awareness about the oral health care of CSHCN among the dental students and professionals. HOW TO CITE THIS ARTICLE: Hugar SM, Soneta SP, Gokhale N, et al. Assessment of Dentist's Perception of the Oral Health Care toward Child with Special Healthcare Needs: A Cross-sectional Study. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2020;13(3):240–245.

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