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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