Dental Practitioners KAP Regarding Caries Preventive Measures in Cairo and Riyadah

NCT05792800 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: KAP Caries Preventive Measures
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 248
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The study aims to evaluate the knowledge, attitude, and practice of dental practitioners from Cairo and Riyadh regarding caries preventive measures.

Conditions

Tooth Diseases; Caries,Dental

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of Dental Practitioners in Cairo and Riyadh

  The study will be conducted via an online questionnaire The questionnaire is composed of the following sections: (A) Sociodemographic data including participants' age, gender, qualification, experience years, place of practice, and the number of pediatric patients seen every week. (B) Participants' knowledge of caries preventive measures. (C) Participants' attitudes and knowledge related to caries preventive measures. (D) Barriers in caries risk assessment and management practices.

  1 year

Eligibility Criteria

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

Study Population

All Licenced General Dentisits from Cairo and Riyadah

You may qualify if:

• Licensed Egyptian and Saudi general dentists.

You may not qualify if:

• Undergraduate dental students
• Dental specialists
• Dentists who refused to participate

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Cairo University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Faculty of Dentistry

Cairo, Egypt

Location

Related Publications (6)

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  PMID: 11372092 BACKGROUND

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  PMID: 19212471 BACKGROUND

• Patil RU, Sahu A, Kambalimath HV, Panchakshari BK, Jain M. Knowledge, Attitude and Practice among Dental Practitioners Pertaining to Preventive Measures in Paediatric Patients. J Clin Diagn Res. 2016 Dec;10(12):ZC71-ZC75. doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2016/22300.9122. Epub 2016 Dec 1.

  PMID: 28209009 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Tooth Diseases; Dental Caries

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Stomatognathic Diseases; Tooth Demineralization

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 19, 2023
• First Posted: March 31, 2023
• Study Start: September 1, 2023
• Primary Completion: March 31, 2024
• Study Completion: May 31, 2024
• Last Updated: August 27, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-08

Locations

EG (1)