Donnish Journal of Dentistry and Oral Hygiene

January 2020 Vol. 6(3), pp. 043-050

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Original Research Paper

Ethical Considerations in Dentistry; A Survey-Based Study to Assess the Perception and Attitude of REU Dental Students

Sara Fahad AlKahtani¹, Bashayr Ahmed Alateeq¹, Sura Mohammad Alharbi¹, and Shahzeb Hasan Ansari²*

¹General Dental Practitioners, Riyadh, KSA.
²Faculty of Oral Preventive Dentistry, Riyadh Elm University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Corresponding Author's Email: shahzebhasan@riyadh.edu.sa

Accepted 24th May, 2020.

Abstract

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Introduction: Dental treatment is based on complete trust and dependence of the patient towards the dentist. Therefore, it poses a great deal of responsibility on a dentist’s shoulder to provide the best possible care for the patients. Materials and methods: This is a cross-sectional study, which utilized a closed-ended questionnaire. The questionnaire was constructed online using Google forms and began with questions related to demographics, including gender and educational level. Results: A total of 509 participants, male and female students of various levels filled the survey which comprised of n=165 (32%) males and n=344 (68%) females. The participants were also subdivided on the basis of levels which comprised of n=68 (13%) from level 9, n=154 (30%) level 10, n=118 (23%) level 11 and n=166 (33%) level 12 students. Conclusions: Overall knowledge of higher-level dental students was found to be satisfactory, but the lower level of students lacked ethical knowledge. The differences between these were found to be statistically significant.

Keywords: Ethical dentist, Decision making, Dental students.

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Sara Fahad AlKahtani, Bashayr Ahmed Alateeq, Sura Mohammad Alharbi, and Shahzeb Hasan Ansari. Ethical Considerations in Dentistry; A Survey-Based Study to Assess the Perception and Attitude of REU Dental Students. Donnish Journal of Dentistry and Oral Hygiene 6(3) 2020 pp. 043-050.