Knowledge and Attitudes About Obstructive Sleep Apnea Among Dental Students: A Cross-Sectional Study
Küçük Resim Yok
Tarih
2025
Yazarlar
Dergi Başlığı
Dergi ISSN
Cilt Başlığı
Yayıncı
Ataturk University
Erişim Hakkı
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Özet
Objective: Dental sleep medicine is an increasingly recognized medical specialty, but obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) frequently progresses undetected. Dentists are often the first health-care professionals to assess signs and symptoms of OSA and therefore have a key role in OSA diagnosis. The purpose of the study was to assess the knowledge and attitudes about OSA among dental students. Methods: The OSA knowledge and attitude questionnaire was completed by dental students between April 2023 and June 2023. The questionnaire includes 18 knowledge and 5 attitude items on OSA. Chi-square tests and Student’s t-tests were used to compare the differences between individual items and mean scores of the participants. Differences were considered significant at P < .05. Results: A total of 351 dental students participated in the study. The total knowledge scores of the students were poor with a mean knowledge score for all students of 51% (9.18 ± 2.89). While 67.6% of participants considered OSA to be of clinical importance, only 18.2% were confident in their ability to manage OSA. Conclusion: There are some deficiencies in the OSA education provided to dental students. Additional courses on dental sleep medicine are needed, and relevant updates should be made to the dentistry curriculum. Keywords: Knowledge, attitude, dental education, dental student, obstructive sleep apnea
Açıklama
Anahtar Kelimeler
Knowledge, attitude, dental education, dental student
Kaynak
Current Research in Dental Sciences
WoS Q Değeri
Scopus Q Değeri
Cilt
35
Sayı
1
