Lost tribe? Awareness of oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMFS) among the general public

被引：6

作者：

Farook, Shahme A. ^{[1
]}

Rihal, Kulraj ^{[2
]}

Abdullakutty, Anwer ^{[1
]}

Coombes, Darryl ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Queen Victoria Hosp, Dept Oral & Maxillofacial Surg, E Grinstead RH19 3DZ, W Sussex, England

[2] Lea Bridge Dent Practice, London E10 7EA, England

来源：

BRITISH JOURNAL OF ORAL & MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY | 2013年 / 51卷 / 01期

关键词：

Oral and maxillofacial surgery; Awareness; General public; HEALTH-CARE PROFESSIONALS; PERCEPTION;

D O I：

10.1016/j.bjoms.2012.01.006

中图分类号：

R78 [口腔科学];

学科分类号：

1003 ;

摘要：

OMFS has important links with other disciplines in medicine and dentistry. Therefore it is important that people are aware of this speciality. A study was devised to determine the awareness of OMFS among the general public and to improve their understanding. A questionnaire was distributed among the participants attending a dental practice. 100 participated and the mean age was 42.5 years. Only 17% were aware of OMFS. 96% recognised the duty of OMFS practitioner while 74% did agree dual qualification was necessary. 68% identified hospital as the main place of work and 61% thought that the training was 5-6 years long. This study confirms that awareness of OMFS among general public remains low and much needs to be done to improve it. (C) 2012 The British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：E4 / E5

页数：2

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