Assessment of Pediatricians' and General Practitioners' Knowledge and Practice Regarding Oral Health, Dental Caries and Its Prevention in Children: A Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aimed to evaluate and compare the knowledge and practices of family physicians (general practitioners) and pediatricians concerning children's oral health.

Materials and methods

This research involved a cross-sectional survey with 446 respondents, consisting of 77.8% women and 22.1% men, with 81.6% being general (family) practitioners and 18.4% pediatricians. The survey comprised five sections, gathering information on participants' sociodemographic characteristics, routine oral cavity examination in clinical practice, knowledge about dental caries and its prevention, teething symptoms, and alternatives to fluorides for preventing dental caries.

Results

The findings revealed an overall poor understanding of dental caries and its prevention, with

SUBMITTER: Tadin A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10670318 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature