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NCT number NCT05792800
Other study ID # KAP Caries Preventive Measures
Secondary ID
Status Not yet recruiting
Phase
First received
Last updated
Start date September 2023
Est. completion date March 2024

Study information

Verified date September 2023
Source Cairo University
Contact Abdulmajeed F Albishri, Masters
Phone +966555260002
Email abdulmajeed.fahad@dentistry.cu.edu.eg
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

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


Description:

Periodontal disease and dental caries have been regarded as the two most enormous worldwide health burdens. Currently, the distribution and severity fluctuate within a single nation or area and throughout the globe. According to epidemiological statistics, the frequency of dental caries has decreased in most industrialized nations over the past few decades. It has been suggested that it is due to the influence of multiple factors, including the use of fluoride, enhanced oral hygiene including brushing and flossing, dietary changes, and specific procedures performed in the dentist's office such as routine examinations, including diagnostic radiographs, scaling and polishing, fluoride applications, and sealants. Dental caries is a chronic, persistent dental condition that gets harder to cure as it progresses. The contemporary dental practice's preventive strategy has been acknowledged as a key factor in the recent drop in caries and a key component of the practice's service mix going forward. One of the World Health Organization's (WHO) major actions for ongoing oral health improvement is reorienting oral health services toward preventive and health promotion. A preventative approach can reduce the burden of oral health problems, as cited by WHO. Literature shows that although dentists' knowledge may be good, there are certain limitations to applying the preventive approach, lack of positive attitude, and implications in daily practice. With this background, the study aims to evaluate dental practitioners' knowledge, attitudes, and practice regarding caries preventive measures in Cairo compared to Riyadh.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Not yet recruiting
Enrollment 248
Est. completion date March 2024
Est. primary completion date September 2023
Accepts healthy volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Gender All
Age group N/A and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: - Licensed Egyptian and Saudi general dentists. Exclusion Criteria: - Undergraduate dental students - Dental specialists - Dentists who refused to participate

Study Design


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Locations

Country Name City State
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Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Cairo University

References & Publications (6)

Farsi NM. The effect of education upon dentists' knowledge and attitude toward fissure sealants. Odontostomatol Trop. 1999 Jun;22(86):27-32. — View Citation

Frame PS, Sawai R, Bowen WH, Meyerowitz C. Preventive dentistry: practitioners' recommendations for low-risk patients compared with scientific evidence and practice guidelines. Am J Prev Med. 2000 Feb;18(2):159-62. doi: 10.1016/s0749-3797(99)00138-5. — View Citation

Ghasemi H, Murtomaa H, Torabzadeh H, Vehkalahti MM. Knowledge of and Attitudes towards Preventive Dental Care among Iranian Dentists. Eur J Dent. 2007 Oct;1(4):222-9. — View Citation

Kitchens DH. The economics of pit and fissure sealants in preventive dentistry: a review. J Contemp Dent Pract. 2005 Aug 15;6(3):95-103. — View Citation

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. — View Citation

Petersen PE. Priorities for research for oral health in the 21st century--the approach of the WHO Global Oral Health Programme. Community Dent Health. 2005 Jun;22(2):71-4. — View Citation

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary 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
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