Knowledge and performance of senior dental students of Zanjan University of Medical Sciences (Iran) regarding the principles of oral biopsy and cytology
Abstract
Background: The present study was designed to evaluate the knowledge and attitude of the sixth-year dental students of Zanjan University of Medical Sciences regarding the principles of oral biopsy and cytology. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was concocted on 70 of the final year dental students of Zanjan University of Medical Sciences in 2021. The data was collected in the census method. The data collection tool was a researcher-made questionnaire, the first part of which included demographic information (n=3) and the second part related to students’ knowledge (n=10) and performance (n=4) of the principles of biopsy and oral cytology. Before distributing the questionnaire, its validity and reliability were confirmed. The data was entered into SPSS24 software and Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient and Independent sample t-test were used to analyze the data.Results: The mean and (±SD) of the age of the students was 24.84±1.72 years and 31 (44.3%) were men. The mean (±SD) scores of students’ knowledge and performance of biopsy were 4.41 (±1.12) and 0.68 (±0.60), respectively. Also, students’ knowledge and performance regarding oral cytology were 0.51 (±0.63) and 0.47 (±0.58), respectively. There was no statistically significant relationship between gender and age variables with knowledge and performance levels in the biopsy and cytology sections (P-Value>0.05). Conclusion: Our study showed students’ knowledge and performance of oral biopsy was moderate, while their knowledge and performance of oral cytology was very poor, therefore, it seems necessary to provide solutions to increase students’ knowledge and performance. Keywords: Knowledge; Performance; Biopsy; Cytology; Dental student.
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6.Speight P, Palmer S, Moles D, Downer M, Smith D, Henriksson M, et al. The cost-effectiveness of screening for oral cancer in primary care. Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) 2006;10(14):1-144, iii.
7.Zargaran M, Baghaei F, Musivand R. A Comparative Evaluation of Senior Students of Dentistry and Dental Medical Doctors' Knowledge on Harvesting and Handling of Oral Biopsies. Journal of Dentistry 2011;12(2):149-155.
8.Sharif MA, Mushtaq S, Mamoon N, Jamal S, Luqman M. Clinician's responsibility in pre-analytical quality assurance of histopathology. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences 2007;23(5):720.
9.Start R, Cross S, Smith J. Assessment of specimen fixation in a surgical pathology service. Journal of clinical pathology 1992;45(6):546-547.
10.Seoane J, Varela‐Centelles P, Ramírez J, Cameselle‐Teijeiro J, Romero M. Artefacts in oral incisional biopsies in general dental practice: a pathology audit. Oral diseases 2004;10(2):113-117.
11.Jayabalan J, Muthusekhar M. Knowledge about exfoliative cytology among dental practitioners in Chennai city.
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15.Shiva A, Giahpur A. Awareness of dentists and final-year dental students on transport and processing of oral biopsies. Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences 2016;26(142):213-221.
16.Krithika C, Manju J. Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Dental Practitioners towards Screening for Oral Pre-Cancer and Cancer. Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International 2021:604-611.
17.Kumar MD, Ganapathy D. Awareness of dental practitioners toward oral biopsy-A questionnaire-based study. Drug Invention Today 2020;14(6)
18.Kar S, Prasant M, Saraf K, Patil K. Oral biopsy: Techniques and their importance. Am J Adv Med Sci 2014;2(3)
19.Danesh Ardakani M, Tabatabaee H, Dehestani S, Moghaddam S. Evaluation of general dentists’ knowledge of sampling and accurate transfer of tissue samples to the laboratory in yazd, in 2012. Yazd Journal of Dental Research-The Journal of Faculty of Dentistry Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences (quarterly) 2015;3(4):379-386.
20.Ghaneian M, Morovvati Sharif Abad M, Ehrampoosh M, Haj Hosseini M. Prevalence of symptoms of sick building syndrome and its associated factors in intensive care nurses in Kerman University of medical sciences educational hospitals. Occupational Medicine Quarterly Journal 2013;5(3):49-57.
21.Mathivadani DG. Awareness Of Exfoliative Cytology Among Undergraduate Dental Students. NVEO-NATURAL VOLATILES & ESSENTIAL OILS Journal| NVEO 2021:7166-7178.
22.Norbäck D. An update on sick building syndrome. Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology 2009;9(1):55-59.
23.Suzuki N, Nakayama Y, Nakaoka H, Takaguchi K, Tsumura K, Hanazato M, et al. Risk factors for the onset of sick building syndrome: A cross-sectional survey of housing and health in Japan. Building and Environment 2021;202:107976.
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25.Arikan I, Tekin ÖF, Erbas O. Relationship between sick building syndrome and indoor air quality among hospital staff. Med Lav. 2018 Dec 20;109(6):435-443.
26.Chang CJ, Yang HH, Wang YF, Li MS. Prevalence of sick building syndrome-related symptoms among hospital workers in confined and open working spaces. Aersol Air Qual Res 2015; 15: 2378–84.
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Movahedinia L, Mansori K, Mirkeshavarz M. Knowledge and performance of senior dental students of Zanjan University of Medical Sciences (Iran) regarding the principles of oral biopsy and cytology. J Craniomaxillofac Res. 2023;9(4):176-183.
