the assessment of dentists’ knowledge regarding indications of cone beam computed tomography in qazvin, iran

نویسندگان

maryam tofangchiha department of oral radiology, dental faculty, qazvin university of medical sciences, qazvin, ir iran

faraz arianfar department of oral radiology, dental faculty, qazvin university of medical sciences, qazvin, ir iran

mahin bakhshi department of oral medicine, dental faculty, shahid beheshti university of medical sciences, tehran, ir iran

mansour khorasani department of oral and maxillofacial surgery, dental faculty, qazvin university of medical sciences, qazvin, ir iran; department of oral and maxillofacial surgery, dental faculty, qazvin university of medical sciences, qazvin, ir iran. tel: +98-2813353061

چکیده

background cone beam computed tomography (ct) has recently become effective for oral and maxillofacial imaging. objectives the aim of this study was to assess the knowledge of dentists regarding cone beam computed tomography. materials and methods in this descriptive cross sectional study, a questionnaire regarding cone-beam computed tomography (cbct) was distributed amongst 100 dentists (general and specialist) in qazvin, iran. their level of knowledge was compared in each section on the basis of age, gender, years of employment and last educational status and analyzed by the spss software and mann-whitney test. results data analysis showed that 4% of dentists had very low, 16% had low, 50% had medium, 19% had good and 11% had in very good level of knowledge. the average of dentists’ knowledge was 57 ± 18. according to the statistical results, there was a significant difference between level of knowledge and age, years of employment and educational degree (p < 0.05). age and years of employment had a reverse relationship with level of knowledge and specialists had greater awareness. there was no significant difference between level of knowledge and sex (p > 0.05). conclusions overall, dentists had an average level of knowledge for cbct. it is recommended for qualification programs to be held for dentists to strengthen their awareness toward cone beam computed tomography.

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