Evaluation of the level of knowledge of sample of dental students in dealing with anaphylaxis
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knowledge, sample of dental students, anaphylaxisAbstract
The dental field considered being one of the most developing fields in the medical sectors, and being a profession that depend on providing health service, this field include some emergencies and critical clinical complication such as anaphylaxis. Dealing with this type of crisis should be done with high level and accuracy of diagnosis and treatment, as doing that will increase the chances of saving the patients from death possibility. The dental students should have a proper knowledge in how to deal with this type of cases, hence the objective of this study is to assess the level and knowledge of the dental students in dealing with anaphylaxis by application of specialized questionnaire. It concluded that dental students should be more educated and aware about this type of emergency and have the full knowledge about the signs, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment.
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