Donnish Journal of Dentistry and Oral Hygiene
August 2022 Vol. 8(6), pp. 051-056
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Original Research Article
Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Dental Professionals towards Evidence-based Dentistry; A Cross-sectional Study in Saudi Arabia
Salem Abdullah A AlMeheini1, Abdullah Mansour Albaker1, Mohammed Sulaiman M Aldowian1, Mohammed Saleh Almadhi1, Musri Awadh M Alqahtani1, and Shahzeb H. Ansari2*
1Dental Intern, Riyadh Elm University, Saudi Arabia
2Faculty of Preventive Dentistry, Riyadh Elm University, Riyadh, KSA.
Corresponding Author's Email: shahzebhasan@hotmail.com
Accepted 1st June, 2022.
Abstract
Introduction: EBD is a process that reorganizes the way in which we perceive clinical challenges. It is a method of clinical troubleshooting that has developed from a self-directed and problem-based style to learning rather than the conventional didactic method. Materials and methods: This is a cross-sectional study conducted among dental professionals and interns of Saudi Arabia using an online survey. Online questionnaire was constructed consisting of questions related to personal, professional, and demographic data followed by questions including knowledge, attitude, and practice towards evidence-based practice. A pilot study was conducted by sending the survey to 20 participants and the data were inserted in SPSS version 22 to determine the reliability by using Chronbach’s coefficient alpha (value: 0.880). Results: Findings revealed that ‘own judgment’ was never used by 15.7% of study participants, ‘dental journals’ were used most of the time by 27.6% of dentists, 16.3% had no idea what relative risk was and were not willing to know about it. Conclusion: There is a need of educating our dental professionals regarding scientific learning and evidence-based practice.
Keywords: Evidence-based dentistry, Dental professionals, Knowledge, Practice.
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Salem Abdullah A AlMeheini, Abdullah Mansour Albaker, Mohammed Sulaiman M Aldowian, Mohammed Saleh Almadhi, MusriAwadh M Alqahtani, Shahzeb H. Ansari. Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Dental Professionals towards Evidence-based Dentistry; A Cross-sectional Study in Saudi Arabia. Donnish Journal of Dentistry and Oral Hygiene 8(6) 2022 pp. 051-056.
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