Cancer is the most common cause of death in economically developed countries and the second most lethal entity in developing countries. Oral cancer is a serious health issue that has a universal occurrence.The aim of this study was to determine the awareness level of undergraduate medical and dental students regarding oral cancer by assessing their knowledge of etiology, risk factors and signs ...

AIM The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of school teachers toward oral health. SETTINGS AND DESIGN Descriptive study. MATERIALS AND METHODS School teachers (n = 150) of Davangere city were recruited into this study. The subjects completed a questionnaire that aimed to evaluate teachers' knowledge, attitudes, and practices on oral health. STATISTICAL...

introduction: linguistically adapted oral health literacy tools are helpful to assess oral health literacy among local population with clarity and understandability. the original oral health literacy adult questionnaire, oral health literacy adult questionnaire, was given in english (2013), consisting of 17 items under 4 domains. the present study rationalizes to culturally adapt and validate o...

certain conditions limit the independence of deprived people. however, those conditions do not limit the right of these people to receive dental care. portable dental units may make it possible for the deprived and elderly to receive the care they deserve in more areas. this study aimed to explore dentists' perceptions of the use of portable dental units in community outreach programs as a prec...

Objective This study aims to evaluate the awareness level of the individuals with hearing and speech impairments (deaf and dumb individuals), in relation to their oral health and dental treatment needs. Materials and Methods The approach of stratified randomization method of sampling was used for the selection of participants. About 240 people with hearing and speech impairments (deaf and dum...

background: esophageal cancer is one of the major malignancies around the world. it is the 8th high frequency cancer and the 6th leading cause of cancer death worldwide. the etiology of esophageal carcinoma is thought to be related to the exposure of smoking, alcohol, nitrate and low socioeconomic status. in this study, the status of oral health was evaluated in the population living in the nor...

Oral health problems are among the most common chronic health conditions experienced by older adults. Healthy People 2000, an initiative to improve the health of America, has selected oral health as a priority area. l About 11 of 100,000 persons have oral cancer diagnosed every year.2 The average age at which oral cancer is diagnosed is approximately 65 years, with the incidence increasing from...