Knowledge, attitude and practice of oral health and endodontic procedures among paramedical, engineering and nursing professionals

Shreetapa Chand; S. Bhuvaneshwari; Balaji Manohar; Payal Dash

doi:10.53730/ijhs.v6nS1.5623

Authors

Shreetapa Chand Kalinga Institute of Dental Sciences, KIIT deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar – 751024, Odisha, India
S. Bhuvaneshwari Professor & Head Of Department (HOD), Department of Oral Medicine And Radiology Kalinga Institute of Dental Sciences, KIIT deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar – 751024, Odisha, India
Balaji Manohar Professor & Head Of Department (HOD), Department of Periodontics and Oral Implantology Kalinga Institute of Dental Sciences, KIIT deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar 751024, Odisha, India
Payal Dash Department of Public Health Dentistry, Kalinga Institute of Dental Sciences, KIIT deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar – 751024, Odisha, India

Keywords:

Knowledge, awareness, Oral Health, education, gender

Abstract

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to determine the level of oral health knowledge, attitude, and practise among engineering, paramedical, and nursing staffs, as well as the factors that influence them. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional questionnaire-based study was conducted using voluntarily filled questionnaires which was circulated among 342 study participants.The recorded data were analyzed using the SPSS version 26. The descriptive statistics included computation of percentages, means and standard deviation. The statistical tests applied for the analysis were, Chi-square test and One Way ANOVA. The Confidence Level and the Level of Significance were set at 95% and 5%, respectively. Results: The response rate was 95.4%. More than half (69.1%) of the professionals and other staff members participating in the study were females. While comparing the scores of the three groups among education levels attitude section and practice section was found to be statistically significant (p=0.05). The difference in scores in the practice domain when compared with gender was found to be statistically significant (p=0.004). Conclusion: It is concluded that paramedical personnel, engineering, and nursing professionals had significantly less understanding of oral health and endodontic operations. However, all of the groups practised appropriate dental hygiene.

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