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Assessing Oral Cancer Awareness Among Dental Students in Van Province, Turkey

Published:2024-06-28 Issue:2 Volume:14 Page:423-430
ISSN:2459-1459
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Author:

Öner Talmaç Ayşe Gül¹^ORCID,Keser Gaye²^ORCID,Namdar Pekiner Filiz Mediha³^ORCID,Fahrzadeh Nihal¹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. VAN YÜZÜNCÜ YIL ÜNİVERSİTESİ, DİŞ HEKİMLİĞİ FAKÜLTESİ

2. MARMARA ÜNİVERSİTESİ, DİŞ HEKİMLİĞİ FAKÜLTESİ, KLİNİK BİLİMLER BÖLÜMÜ

3. MARMARA UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF DENTISTRY

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess and compare oral cancer awareness among 3rd year and 5th year undergraduate dental students in Faculty of Dentistry, Van Yüzüncü Yıl University. Methods: A validated questionnaire testing oral cancer awareness was distributed to third and fifth year dental students at Faculty of Dentistry, Van Yüzüncü Yıl University. A total of 140 students participated in this survey. Knowledge of oral cancer risk factors and diagnostic procedures, dental students' attitudes towards oral cancers, management practices related to oral cancer and sources of oral cancer information were evaluated using 25 questions. The level of significance was set at p

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Marmara University

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