Preferred Source and Perceived Need of More Information about Dental Implants by the Undergraduate Dental Students of Nepal: All Nepal Survey
Joint Authors
Suwal, P.
Shrestha, Bidhan
Kumar Singh, Raj
Parajuli, Prakash Kumar
Shrestha, Bidhan
Chaudhari, Bijay Kumar
Niraula, Surya Raj
Source
International Journal of Dentistry
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-03-11
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objectives.
This study was conducted to know the preferred source and perceived need of more information about dental implants by the undergraduate students of Nepal and their association with academic levels and gender.
Materials and Methods.
It was conducted in all the dental colleges of Nepal from June 2016 to June 2017 after taking ethical clearance and approval from the research committee of BPKIHS.
It included all those who were present at the time of survey.
Data collection was done through a cross-sectional questionnaire survey during the academic schedule of the colleges, supervised and monitored by the investigators themselves.
The collected data were coded and entered in Microsoft excel 2013, and statistical analysis was done by SPSS 20 version.
Result.
A majority of the respondents agreed that they were not provided with sufficient information about implant treatment procedures during their BDS program (65.3%), would like more to be provided in the curriculum (95.1%), and would like to get additional reliable information from dental consultants and specialists (40.7%) and training on it from fellowship programs conducted by universities (39.2%).
Significant association was seen between the responses and academic levels.
Conclusion.
Undergraduate dental students of Nepal want more information about dental implants through various means.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Shrestha, Bidhan& Shrestha, Bidhan& Chaudhari, Bijay Kumar& Suwal, P.& Kumar Singh, Raj& Niraula, Surya Raj…[et al.]. 2018. Preferred Source and Perceived Need of More Information about Dental Implants by the Undergraduate Dental Students of Nepal: All Nepal Survey. International Journal of Dentistry،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Shrestha, Bidhan…[et al.]. Preferred Source and Perceived Need of More Information about Dental Implants by the Undergraduate Dental Students of Nepal: All Nepal Survey. International Journal of Dentistry No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Shrestha, Bidhan& Shrestha, Bidhan& Chaudhari, Bijay Kumar& Suwal, P.& Kumar Singh, Raj& Niraula, Surya Raj…[et al.]. Preferred Source and Perceived Need of More Information about Dental Implants by the Undergraduate Dental Students of Nepal: All Nepal Survey. International Journal of Dentistry. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-4.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1170618