Journal of Disability and Oral Health
- Cover Date:
- June 2017
- Print ISSN:
- 1470-8558
- Vol:
- 18
- Issue:
- 2
Dental students’ attitudes towards understanding of health, disability and disease in dental patients in Wales, UK: a foundation for special care dentistry
Objectives: This cross-sectional study aimed to explore ideas relating to the wider medical knowledge and
attitudes towards understanding of human health, disability and disease in dentistry amongst dental undergraduate
students in different stages of the BDS programme at School of Dentistry, Cardiff University, Wales.
Methods: A questionnaire relating to students’ attitudes, perceptions and knowledge concerning human health,
disability and disease was distributed to first, third and final year students. The questionnaire used Likert scales to allow students to easily rate their attitudes on this topic. Results: Most students (99%) perceived human disease/clinical medical sciences for dentistry teaching to be relevant to dentistry. Students in their final year perceived themselves to be the most confident with their knowledge of human disease and their ability to use their knowledge when treating patients, compared to third and first year students.
- Article Price
- £15.00
- Institution Article Price
- £0.00
- Page Start
- 43
- Page End
- 52
- Authors
- H E Redford, P A Atkin
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