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- Title
Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) Knowledge and Attitudes among recent Dental Graduates: A cross sectional study.
- Authors
Shinde, Jayesh D.; Mowade, Tushar K.; Tekale, Rahul G.; Radke, Usha M.
- Abstract
Aim To assess and compare obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) knowledge and attitudes among recent dental graduates. Setting and Design Cross sectional questionnaire-based study. Materials and Methods OSAKA questionnaire was used to assess and compare 2017, 2018, 2019 batch pass-out dental graduate's knowledge and attitudes concerning the identification and management of patients with OSA. Statistical Analysis used Statistical analysis was performed using Statistical Package F or Social Science (SPSS) version 21 for Windows (Armonk, NY: IBM corp). Data normality was checked by using Shapiro -- Wilk test. Comparison of knowledge between 2017, 2018, 2019 batch pass out graduates was done using Chi square test. For attitude questions, level of significance (p value) was calculated by using one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA F test). Results We found that 2017 batch participants shows less knowledge less confidence in managing patients with OSA compare to 2018 and 2019 batch pass-outs. Summary and Conclusions With increasing the year of practice of dental professionals there is gradual decrease in knowledge and attitude towards treating and diagnosis patient with OSA. The addition of sleep medicine education to the current dental school curriculum, as well as a greater number of hours to sleep education could improve outcomes in patients with OSA.
- Subjects
NEW York (N.Y.); SLEEP apnea syndromes; DENTAL students; MICROSOFT Windows (Operating system); DENTAL schools; CHI-squared test; INTERNATIONAL Business Machines Corp.; ONE-way analysis of variance; ATTITUDE (Psychology); STATISTICS
- Publication
JIDA: Journal of Indian Dental Association, 2021, Vol 15, Issue 4, p29
- ISSN
0019-4611
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.33882/jida.15.27702