Survey of Maryland Dentists' Knowledge, Opinions and Practices About Oral Cancer Prevention and Early Detection

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dc.contributor.advisorGreen, Kerryen_US
dc.contributor.authorMaybury, Catherine A.en_US
dc.contributor.departmentPublic and Community Healthen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2011-02-19T07:12:06Z
dc.date.available2011-02-19T07:12:06Z
dc.date.issued2010en_US
dc.description.abstractTo reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with oral cancer, dentists must have oral cancer prevention and early detection knowledge and skills, and they must perform routine screening examinations. Maryland dentists were surveyed to assess their knowledge, opinions and screening practices relating to oral cancer prevention and early detection. Thirty-eight percent of dentists had a high level of knowledge of oral cancer risk factors, thirty-nine percent had a high level of knowledge of oral cancer diagnostic procedures, and thirty-eight percent received a high score for provision of oral cancer examinations. Dentists who strongly agreed or agreed that their oral cancer knowledge is current were more likely to receive a high score for knowledge of oral cancer diagnostic procedures and knowledge of risk factors and diagnostic procedures combined. Deficiencies exist in dentists' knowledge and practices relating to oral cancer. Actions are needed in education, policy and research to address these deficiencies.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/11253
dc.subject.pqcontrolledPublic Healthen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledearly detectionen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledknowledgeen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledoral canceren_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledoral cancer examinationsen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledpreventionen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledsurveyen_US
dc.titleSurvey of Maryland Dentists' Knowledge, Opinions and Practices About Oral Cancer Prevention and Early Detectionen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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