Knowledge and awareness of final years dental and medical students towards management. and clinical outcomes of maxillary sinus squamous cell carcinoma 2021

Year : 2025 | Volume : 16 | Issue : 01 | Page : 10 17
    By

    Abrar Altiub Ahmed Babekr,

  • Almoutaz Bellah Alwasella,

  • Shereen Mohammed Alsadig,

  • Yousif Idris Yousif Eltohami,

  1. Researcher, Department of oral and maxillofacial surgery, Khartoum Teaching Dental Hospital, Khartoum, Sudan
  2. General practitioner, Department of oral and of maxillofacial surgery, Khartoum Teaching Dental Hospital, Khartoum, Sudan
  3. Researcher, Department of oral and of maxillofacial surgery, Khartoum Teaching Dental Hospital, Sudan, Khartoum, Sudan
  4. 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.

[This article belongs to Research and Reviews: A Journal of Dentistry ]

How to cite this article:
Abrar Altiub Ahmed Babekr, Almoutaz Bellah Alwasella, Shereen Mohammed Alsadig, Yousif Idris Yousif Eltohami. Knowledge and awareness of final years dental and medical students towards management. and clinical outcomes of maxillary sinus squamous cell carcinoma 2021. Research and Reviews: A Journal of Dentistry. 2025; 16(01):10-17.
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Abrar Altiub Ahmed Babekr, Almoutaz Bellah Alwasella, Shereen Mohammed Alsadig, Yousif Idris Yousif Eltohami. Knowledge and awareness of final years dental and medical students towards management. and clinical outcomes of maxillary sinus squamous cell carcinoma 2021. Research and Reviews: A Journal of Dentistry. 2025; 16(01):10-17. Available from: https://journals.stmjournals.com/rrjod/article=2025/view=196627


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Regular Issue Subscription Original Research
Volume 16
Issue 01
Received 16/11/2024
Accepted 09/01/2025
Published 01/02/2025
Publication Time 77 Days
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