Abrar Altiub Ahmed Babekr,
Almoutaz Bellah Alwasella,
Shereen Mohammed Alsadig,
Yousif Idris Yousif Eltohami,
- Researcher, Department of oral and maxillofacial surgery, Khartoum Teaching Dental Hospital, Khartoum, Sudan
- General practitioner, Department of oral and of maxillofacial surgery, Khartoum Teaching Dental Hospital, Khartoum, Sudan
- Researcher, Department of oral and of maxillofacial surgery, Khartoum Teaching Dental Hospital, Sudan, Khartoum, Sudan
- Associated Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Khartoum Teaching Dental Hospital, Khartoum, Sudan
Abstract
Background:- study aimed to assess dental and medical students’ knowledge on managing and clinical outcomes of maxillary sinus squamous cell carcinoma, a preventable and treatable cancer, and to address delays in referral and treatment..objective:-To assess a knowledge and awareness of management and clinical outcomes of maxillary sinus squamous cell carcinoma among final years dental students and medical students at university of Khartoum Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 181 students of final years dental and medical students of University of Khartoum. The instrument of the study was a set of 24 self-structured closed-ended questionnaires, which were written in English. Results: Out of 184 participants, 53.0% had low knowledge about maxiHillary sinus squamous-cell carcinoma, 46.4% had high knowledge, and 66.7% correctly identified tobacco as a risk factor for oral cancer. Conclusion: The survey shows that final-year students have limited knowledge about maxillary sinus cell carcinoma, but dental students outperform medical students in understanding management, clinical outcomes, and risk factors.
Keywords: Maxillary sinus squamous cell carcinoma, knowledge, awareness, dental students, medical students.
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Research and Reviews: A Journal of Dentistry
| Volume | 16 | |
| Issue | 01 | |
| Received | 16/11/2024 | |
| Accepted | 09/01/2025 | |
| Published | 01/02/2025 | |
| Publication Time | 77 Days |