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- Title
Knowledge, awareness, and practices of complementary and alternative medicine for oral health‑care management among dental students.
- Authors
Newadkar, Ujwala Rohan; Chaudhari, Lalit; Khalekar, Yogita K.
- Abstract
Objective: The objective of this study is to assess the awareness and practices of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) for oral health‑care management among dental students. Materials and Methods: A cross‑sectional study was conducted in 200 dental students of final year and internship selected by simple random sampling using a close‑ended questionnaire. Results: Among the total respondents, 52% were females and 48% were males. Nearly, 14% of the students were not aware of the different categories of the CAM and 12% of them were not aware of its implication in oral health‑care management. Conclusion: Majority of the students was aware of CAM, yet they do not follow the use of the same for their patient’s oral health‑care management. Hence, a small provision regarding the knowledge of CAM should be imposed under the undergraduate curriculum for the dental students so that it should be implemented in their practice in future.
- Subjects
ORAL hygiene; ALTERNATIVE medicine education; OROFACIAL pain; DENTAL students; DENTAL care -- Social aspects; EDUCATION; THERAPEUTICS; TRAINING
- Publication
International Journal of Yoga, 2017, Vol 10, Issue 1, p44
- ISSN
0973-6131
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4103/0973-6131.194562