Knowledge and Attitudes About Obstructive Sleep Apnea Among Dental Students: A Cross-Sectional Study

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dc.contributor.authorYıldırım, Gülhan
dc.contributor.authorGas, Selin
dc.date.accessioned2026-01-31T15:04:26Z
dc.date.available2026-01-31T15:04:26Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.departmentİstanbul Beykent Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractObjective: 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. © 2025, Ataturk Universitesi. All rights reserved.
dc.identifier.doi10.17567/currresdentsci.1617436
dc.identifier.endpage64
dc.identifier.issue1
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85218772050
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ4
dc.identifier.startpage60
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.17567/currresdentsci.1617436
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12662/10548
dc.identifier.volume35
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAtaturk Universitesi
dc.relation.ispartofCurrent Research in Dental Sciences
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_Scopus_20260128
dc.subjectattitude
dc.subjectdental education
dc.subjectdental student
dc.subjectKnowledge
dc.subjectobstructive sleep apnea
dc.titleKnowledge and Attitudes About Obstructive Sleep Apnea Among Dental Students: A Cross-Sectional Study
dc.title.alternativeDiş Hekimliği Öğrencileri Arasında Obstrüktif Uyku Apnesi Hakkında Bilgi ve Tutum: Kesitsel Bir Çalışma
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