Assessing Oral Cancer Knowledge Among Undergraduate Dental Students in Kuwait University

摘要: Lack of general dental practitioner oral cancer knowledge has been shown to be a major factor delays in referral and treatment. Dentists’ competence confidence detecting may strongly influenced by their school training. Therefore, the aim this study was assess student’s awareness prevention early detection cancer. Through use questionnaires, students’ risk factors, diagnostic concepts, clinical care patients assessed. An excellent response rate (97.3 %) observed study. Overall, items significantly higher (p ≤ 0.001) than factors. A high percentage students identified tobacco (98.6 alcohol (76.7 as principal factors would offer advice regarding modification these habits (75.3 %). Also, non-risk lower proven 0.001). Only one fifth regarded visual inspection an effective screening method. 32.9 % stated that all suspicious lesions should biopsied, low 2.7 had assisted taking biopsy. This highlights need for more structured teaching program with greater emphasis on signs cancer, performing routine examination, biopsy, appropriate management lesions.