Didem Ozdemir-Ozenen, Ozlem Tanriover, Gurkan Ozenen, Meltem Ozdemir-Karatas, Ceyda Ozcakir-Tomruk, Jale Tanalp
The aim of the present study is to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of dental students on oral cancer in Istanbul, Turkey. A self-administered questionnaire adapted from Tanriover et al. consisting of 48 questions was distributed to 311 students enrolled in the fourth and fifth grades of a dental faculty in Istanbul, Turkey. Questions were grouped under 5 main headings: socio-demographic features, knowledge on risk factors and diagnostic procedures, history taking regarding to alcohol and smoking status, opinions and behaviors of oral cancer, and distribution of dental students according to diagnostic practice of oral cancer...
October 2022: Journal of Cancer Education: the Official Journal of the American Association for Cancer Education