SCOPE AND AWARENESS OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SPECIALITY AMONG PROFESSIONALS
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https://doi.org/10.17720/kpsvds28Abstract
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS), a dentistry specialty recognized by the Federal Dentistry Board in the mid-1960s, is responsible for the diagnosis, and clinical and surgical treatment of traumatic, congenital, developmental and iatrogenic lesions in the maxillofacial complex. Even today, difficulties are experienced owing to the lack of knowledge of the general public and health professionals concerning the scope of OMFS.
A questionnaire survey of the perception of OMFS amongst 300 members of the undergraduate dental students, post graduate dental students, undergraduate dental teachers and post graduate dental teachers at GITAM Dental College and Hospital is presented. Closed-ended format questions were designed to assess understanding of the range of conditions managed by Oral surgeons. The main objective was to ascertain how knowledgeable the dental students, and teachers were about the diverse scope of surgical procedures that the oral and maxillofacial surgeon performs, and to improve the prognosis of different diseases.
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