The Evaluation of: General Dental practitioner Knowledge in Isfahan about Odontogenic cyst and tumor

Abstract Background and Aim: Odontogenic cysts are divided into different types of developmental and inflammatory growth.Odontogenic tumors comprise a complex group of lesions.The aim of this study was to evaluate the knowledge of general dentists working in Isfahan of common odontogenic cysts and tumors. Material and Methods: The statistical population of Isfahan general dentists and the number of samples was 199.Standard self-made questionnaires were used to assess the level of knowledge of dentists and paired analytical tests T and T and analysis of variance were used for statistical evaluations. Result: The mean score of knowledge about cysts (52.9±9.8) and tumors (33.8±21.6) was statistically significant,There was a significant difference between dentistschr('39') knowledge about cysts and tumors,Dentists were moderate for cysts and poor for tumors.Independent t-test showed that dentistschr('39') knowledge score about cysts and tumors was not significantly correlated with gender (P=0.22, P=0.21).One-way ANOVA showed that dentistschr('39') knowledge about cysts and tumors was not significantly correlated with the university of study (P=0.73, P=0.49),The results also showed that the mean score of dentistschr('39') knowledge was significantly correlated with the year of graduation (P = 0.001, P = 0.04)and the highest score was for graduates 69-80years and the lowest score was for graduates 86-90 years. Conclusion:The results showed that the level of knowledge of most dentists in Isfahan about cysts was moderate and that of tumors was poor. The mean score of dentistschr('39') knowledge about cysts was significantly higher than their knowledge of tumors was significantly correlated with the graduation year so older graduates were more aware about cysts and tumors.