Aim: The present
study was aimed to assess knowledge, attitude, practice and awareness of
psychiatric disorders and their relation to oral health among dental
undergraduates, interns, postgraduate students and faculties treating geriatric
patients.
Background and
Objectives: Psychiatric disorders are a leading cause of deteriorating oral
health problems worldwide which in turn is worsened with systemic diseases and
acts as a major contributor to the overall burden of disease. Comorbidity with
psychiatric disorders raises health risks and has an impact on the condition,
treatment and prognosis of elderly patients, necessitating holistic dental care
for this age group.
Materials and
Methods: A cross-sectional questionnaire-based study was conducted among
300 dental students and faculties from various departments. The questionnaire
was developed and subsequent face validation was obtained from dental students
followed by content validation from a medical expert and four dental experts
which was then utilized to assess knowledge, attitude and practice amongst
dental health practitioners and students for managing geriatric patients
comorbid with psychiatric disorders.
Results: Of the
total study participants, the majority of faculties with clinical practice
(86.0%]. had more making for dentist-patient relationships whereas remaining
participants believed in dentist-based decision making which was found to be
statistically significant (<0.001).
Geriatric population have a higher incidence of psychiatric
disorders as compared to other age group populations due to drastic changes in
lifestyle dynamics and societal relations in addition to health. The finding
attributes to the reason that BDS students and postgraduates are supervised by
mentors and they work with certain principles whereas practitioners can work
according to their own beliefs and treatment preferences.
Conclusion: More
evidence and research in this field are increasingly important and required to
improve evidence-based clinical practice and therapy for geriatric patients.
Author(s)details:-
Arushi Tomar
Department of Public Health Dentistry, DJ College of Dental Sciences and
Research, Modinagar, Uttar Pradesh 201204, India.
Ritu Gupta
Department of Public Health Dentistry, DJ College of Dental Sciences and
Research, Modinagar, Uttar Pradesh 201204, India.
Iram Ahsan
Department of Public Health Dentistry, DJ College of Dental Sciences and
Research, Modinagar, Uttar Pradesh 201204, India.
Nidhi Puri
Department of Public Health Dentistry, DJ College of Dental Sciences and
Research, Modinagar, Uttar Pradesh 201204, India.
Asifa Ashraf
Department of Public Health Dentistry, DJ College of Dental Sciences and
Research, Modinagar, Uttar Pradesh 201204, India.
Shivangi Varshney
Department of Public Health Dentistry, DJ College of Dental Sciences and
Research, Modinagar, Uttar Pradesh 201204, India.
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here :- https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/rudhr/v7/329
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