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- Title
Awareness and Attitude of Forensic Odontology among Undergraduate Dental Students in Kabul University of Medical Sciences, Afghanistan.
- Authors
Seraj, Palwasha; Hamrah, Mohammad Hassan; Homayoun, Farhat; Maisam, Ali; Ghafary, Elaha Somaya; Hosseini, Sepideh; Khosrozadeh, Maryam
- Abstract
Aims and Objectives: The aim of the study is to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice of forensic odontology among undergraduate dental students at Kabul university of medical science, Kabul, Afghanistanafter adding this subject in their curriculum. Material and Methods: This cross-sectional study is conducted among 150 undergraduate dental students of Kabul University of medical sciences aged 18 and 23 years during the period from December 2020 to February 2021.A questionnaire of Abdul et al. (2019) study was used; the questionnaire consisted of 19 questions that assessed the knowledge, attitudes, and practice of the participants. The questionnaire is divided into three parts: knowledge, attitude and practice. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS-24 software, chi-square test. Results: Ninety percent of the participants were aware of the branch of science called forensic dentistry. All the included participants welcomed the idea of adding a module on forensic odontology to the current undergraduate curriculum. Almost 88.7% of the participants were aware that dental record help for identification of deceased person's age however, The most of undergraduate dental students (90.7%), claim that they have lack of the knowledge related forensic odontology. Most of participants were willing to maintain dental record in their future clinics. Conclusion: Our study showed that the knowledge, attitude, and practice in undergraduate dental students are better since it's added into curriculum of Kabul University of medical science. However, there are no workshops, seminars, and continuing dental education programs for dental students. There is a need for further exposure and formal training to bring awareness among all health-care providers.
- Subjects
AFGHANISTAN; KABUL (Afghanistan); DENTAL students; FORENSIC dentistry; MEDICAL sciences; UNDERGRADUATES; COLLEGE students; FORENSIC sciences
- Publication
Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, 2021, Vol 15, Issue 4, p2127
- ISSN
0973-9122
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.37506/ijfmt.v15i4.17017