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Evaluation of Knowledge and Awareness of Periodontal Health and its relation to General Health among Medical Doctors-A Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Survey

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  • Shiva Shankar Gummaluri

    (Sree Sai Dental College and Research Institute, India)

  • Shiva Manjunath R G

    (RIMS, India)

  • Bharti Chaudhary

    (TMU Dental College, India)

  • Hirak S Bhattacharya

    (Institute of Dental Sciences, India)

  • Ramanarayana Boyapati

    (SIBAR Institute of Dental Sciences, India)

  • Sheema Tasneem Mohammad

    (Sree Sai Dental College and Research Institute, India)

Abstract

Background: Maintaining good oral health plays crucial in upholding one’s general health in a good shape. Present study has aimed to evaluate the knowledge of the above statement and awareness, and its relation to its general health among medical doctors. Materials and Methods: The study encompasses of 400 medical doctors (Clinical and Non-Clinical) having > 26 years of age. A questionnaire proforma, having 18 questions was provided to the participants and answered data was gathered. Further, collected data was subjected to statistical analysis. Frequency distribution percentages were calculated and depicted. Results: In case of periodontal awareness, significance difference was obtained between the non-clinical and clinical doctors regarding right brushing technique (p=0.048) favouring clinical doctors and dental visit for every 3 months favoured non-clinical doctors (p

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  • Shiva Shankar Gummaluri & Shiva Manjunath R G & Bharti Chaudhary & Hirak S Bhattacharya & Ramanarayana Boyapati & Sheema Tasneem Mohammad, 2023. "Evaluation of Knowledge and Awareness of Periodontal Health and its relation to General Health among Medical Doctors-A Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Survey," European Journal of Clinical Medicine, European Open Science, vol. 4(1), pages 1-6, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:epw:clinic:v:4:y:2023:i:1:id:12242
    DOI: 10.24018/clinicmed.2023.4.1.242
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