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Bassir Shabestari S, Shirinbak I, Shervin Badv R. Evaluation of the Knowledge and Diagnostic skills of the Zanjan University of Medical Sciences Interns in the the field of Oral Medicine. JMED 2014; 7 (13) :9-15
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Evaluation of the Knowledge and Diagnostic skills of the Zanjan University of Medical Sciences Interns in the the field of Oral Medicine
Samira Bassir Shabestari *1 , Iman Shirinbak2 , Reza Shervin Badv2
1- Zanjan University Of Medical Sciences , Samira_bsh2@yahoo.com
2- Zanjan University Of Medical Sciences
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Background and Objective: Systemic manifestation of many diseases may happen in the mouth. Some of these disease are so serious that their incorrect diagnosis can cause death. Delayed referral may be due to lack of knowledge regarding cancerous and precancerous oral lesions. It is necessary for general physicians to have some knowledge regarding common oral lesions. So, we decided to evaluate medical interns knowledge in this field. Materials and Methods: Our research sample was medical interns of Zanjan University of Medical Sciences. Each sample received a questionnaire that was designed with the aid of references .At the end, knowledge scores were classified as weak, intermediate and good. Data were analyzed with spss 18.00, ANOVA and T-test. Results: 51.6% of interns didn’t have any knowledge regarding Oral Medicine. 80.3% of them was agreed with teaching them Oral Medicine. Their accuracy in diagnosing malignant lesions, pigmented lesions and normal oral variations was 54.2% , 67.2% and 3.7% respectively. Their diagnostic ability and their therapeutic approach regarding malignant lesions, pigmented lesions and normal oral variations was intermediate, high and weak respectively. Conclusion: Regarding malignancies, knowledge of medical interns should be increased. Re-evaluation of medical curriculum is recommended according to common oral diseases.
Keywords: Knowledge, Interns of Medical Sciences, oral disease
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Subject: Education
Received: 2013/07/8 | Accepted: 2013/10/20 | Published: 2014/03/11
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