Evaluation of the Knowledge of Dentistry Graduates about Malignant Oral Lesions and Potentially Malignant Oral Disorders

Authors

  • Ana Kamila de Souza Santana Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana (UEFS), Departamento de Saúde. Feira de Santana (BA), Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9161-6921
  • Igor Ferreira Borba de Almeida Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana (UEFS), Departamento de Saúde. Feira de Santana (BA), Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8396-7385
  • Ramilly Santos Silva Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana (UEFS), Departamento de Saúde. Feira de Santana (BA), Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3420-2837
  • Márcio Campos Oliveira Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana (UEFS), Departamento de Saúde. Feira de Santana (BA), Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1913-0417

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32635/2176-9745.RBC.2024v70n1.4467

Keywords:

Mouth Neoplasms, Diagnosis, Evaluation Study, Teaching/ statistics & numerical data

Abstract

Introduction: Potentially malignant oral disorders and oral cancer in early stages, when diagnosed early, have good prognosis. However, imprecision of dental care makes early detection difficult, making oral cancer a public health problem nowadays. Objective: To evaluate the knowledge of dental students about oral cancer lesions and potentially malignant oral disorders. Method: Data were collected through a virtual questionnaire sent to undergraduate dentistry students from some universities/colleges located in the state of Bahia, between June and October 2022. Subsequently, the data were statically analyzed and four concepts were established: A (excellent level of information); B (good level of information); C (unsatisfactory level of information) and D (very poor level of information). Results: The sample consisted of 161 female students (78.3%) mostly between 20 and 29 years old. There was no statistically significant difference between students with up to one year of approval in stomatology, pathology or related disciplines, with students with more than one year of approval (p = 0.126). Leukoplakia was the disorder most related to cancer (77%) and only 23% of undergraduates obtained grade A, however, 96.9% of the respondents are interested in attending a continuing education course on the subject. Conclusion: The majority of the students evaluated had good level of information, however, the study participants had great doubts about the risk factors and the location of malignant lesions.

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Published

2024-02-27

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Santana AK de S, Almeida IFB de, Silva RS, Oliveira MC. Evaluation of the Knowledge of Dentistry Graduates about Malignant Oral Lesions and Potentially Malignant Oral Disorders . Rev. Bras. Cancerol. [Internet]. 2024 Feb. 27 [cited 2024 May 14];70(1):e-034467. Available from: https://rbc.inca.gov.br/index.php/revista/article/view/4467

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