How Much Do We Know about Oral Cancer?-An Online Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Oral cancer (OC) is a disease with a high mortality rate due to its late recognition. Since the oral cavity is easily accessible for visual inspection, enabling early diagnosis, the education of healthcare workers about preventive oral examinations is critical. This research aimed to assess the level of participants' OC knowledge, as well as to raise awareness about this diagnosis.

Materials and methods

The research was conducted as an online survey among students of dental medicine, students of medicine, doctors of dental medicine and doctors of medicine. The questionnaire was designed solely for the purpose of this study and consisted of 29 questions. The first part of the questionnaire consisted of general questions about the participants, whereas the questio

SUBMITTER: Horvat I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10743054 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature