Knowledge, Attitude, And Practice In A Group Of Egyptian Dentists Towards Preventive Measures In Pediatric Dentistry: A Cross-Sectional Study

NCT03556865 | Unknown DMC

• 1 other identifier: MSHARIF
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 150
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

The study will include general dental practitioners or dental specialists from Police Academy Hospital and pediatric dentists from Pediatric dentistry department at Faculty of Dentistry Cairo University. A self-administered questionnaire will be given to dentists by direct interviewing and they will be allowed to complete the questionnaire in Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University or Police Academy Hospital. The data will be based on a collection of responses to the 38 items in the questionnaire.

Conditions

Dental Caries

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Knowledge,attitude and practice towards preventive measures in pediatric dentistry.

  Measuring device is a KAP questionnaire and measuring unit id binary questions

  3 months

Interventions

A self administered questionnaire OTHER

The questionnaire is in English language, it contains binary questions related to KAP on different preventive measures in pediatric dentistry and consists of 38 items divided into 4 sections as follows: I) Socio-demographic data: (7 items). It includes gender, total years in practice, nature of primary practice, school of graduation, scientific degree and specialty II) Assessment of Knowledge towards preventive measures in pediatric dentistry. (16 items) III) Assessment of Attitude towards preventive measures in pediatric dentistry. (10 items) IV) Assessment of Practice towards preventive measures in pediatric dentistry. (5items) One score is given for each response to items.

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Egyptian dentists working in either Faculty of Dentistry Cairo University or Police Academy Hospital and postgraduate students at Faculty if Dentistry - Cairo University

You may qualify if:

• Egyptian dentists working in either Faculty of Dentistry Cairo University or Police Academy Hospital.
• Postgraduate students.

You may not qualify if:

• Refusal to participate in the study

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Cairo University: lead

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Dental Caries

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Tooth Demineralization; Tooth Diseases; Stomatognathic Diseases

Central Study Contacts

Manar S Al sharif

CONTACT

00201062340666; manaralsharif123@gmail.com

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Manar Al Sharif

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 4, 2018
• First Posted: June 14, 2018
• Study Start: July 1, 2018
• Primary Completion: September 1, 2018
• Study Completion: October 1, 2018
• Last Updated: June 14, 2018

Record last verified: 2018-06

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL