Evaluation of dentistry students' knowledge on hematologic disorders

• Autor(a) principal: SILVA,Camila Anselmo da
• Data de Publicação: 2016
• Outros Autores: SANTANA,Cláudio Leite de, ANDRADE,Rita de Cássia Dias Viana, FRAGA,Taís de Lima e, PRADO,Fabio Ornellas
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: RGO - Revista Gaúcha de Odontologia (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1981-86372016000300287
• topic: Anemia; sickle cell. Hemophilia A. Hemophilia B. Knowledge. Leukemia. Students dental

ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the knowledge level of undergraduate dentistry students of UESB on hematological disorders and their implications in the treatment of the patient. Methods: This is a descriptive, quantitative and cross-sectional study in which a questionnaire with 16 questions was used as a data collection instrument. The study subjects were 192 students enrolled at UESB Dentistry Course. For data analysis, SPSS statistical software (version 16.0) was used. Results: The response rate was 87.5%. Only 54.2% of respondents reported having information about blood disorders and 78% considered themselves not enough informed, fact observed through the low percentage of right answers in a knowledge test. Conclusion: The level of knowledge of UESB Dentistry academics on hematological disorders is insufficient and there isn't a gradual increment of this knowledge throughout the semesters, polarized mainly in the 6th and 10th semester.