DİŞHEKİMLİĞİ HASTALARININ ORAL KANSER VE PREKANSER KONUSUNDA BİLGİ VE FARKINDALIKLARININ DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ

Yıl 2023, Cilt: 12 Sayı: 3, 405 - 413, 25.09.2023

Halil Ersoy , Özgün Yıldırım , Nur Mollaoğlu

https://doi.org/10.54617/adoklinikbilimler.1339557

Cited By: 1

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Giriş: Bu çalışmanın amacı, Gazi Üniversitesi Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi Ağız Diş ve Çene Cerrahisi Anabilim Dalı'na rutin dental muayene için başvuran bir grup hastanın ağız kanseri ve prekanser hakkındaki bilgi ve farkındalığını değerlendirmektir.
Gereç ve Yöntem: Bu çalışma, 15 Ocak - 15 Mayıs 2022 tarihleri arasında Gazi Üniversitesi Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi Ağız Diş ve Çene Cerrahisi Anabilim Dalı'na dental muayene için başvuran hastaları kapsayan klinik bir çalışmadır.
Bulgular: Katılımcıların %60,5'inin (n=363) ağız kanseri hakkında bilgi sahibi olmadığı, 237 katılımcının ise ağız kanserini daha önce duyduğunu belirttiği tespit edilmiştir. Ek olarak, katılımcıların %84,8'i (n=509) prekanseröz lezyonları daha önce hiç duymadıklarını belirtmiştir. Bununla beraber, diş hekimi ziyaret sıklığı arttıkça ağız kanseri ve prekanseröz lezyonlara ilişkin farkındalığın da arttığı tespit edilmiştir. Çalışma popülasyonu arasında anlamlı bir farkındalık bulunmamasına rağmen, diş hekimini daha sık ziyaret eden bireylerde daha yüksek farkındalık gözlenmiştir. Ek olarak ağız kanserini daha önce duyduğunu belirten katılımcıların %12.2’si televizyon ve gazete gibi kitlesel iletişim araçlarından, %9.3’ü diş hekiminden, %15.8’i internetten duyduğunu belirtmiştir.
Sonuç: Sonuçlar, ülke genelinde toplumun ağız kanseri konusundaki farkındalığını ve bilgi düzeyini artırmak için eğitim girişimleri, kitle iletişim araçları ve benzeri araçlar kullanılarak bilgilendirme kampanyalarının uygulanması gerektiğini göstermektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Farkındalık, Oral kanser, Prekanser

ASSESMENT OF KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS OF DENTAL PATIENTS ON ORAL CANCER AND PRECANCER

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Aim: The aim of this study is to evaluate the knowledge and awareness on oral cancer and precancer in a group of patients who applied to Gazi University Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery for routine dental treatment by using a questionnaire.
Material and Method: This study is a clinical study that included patients who applied to Gazi University Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery between January 15 and May 15, 2022 for dental examination.
Results: It was determined that 60.5% of the participants (n=363) have no information about oral cancer while 237 participant stated that they had heard of oral cancer before. In addition, 84.8% (n=509) of the participants stated that they had never heard of precancerous lesions before. Moreover, it was also determined that as the frequency of dental visits increases, awareness of oral cancer and precancerous lesions increases. Although there found to be no significant awareness among study population, higher awareness was observed in individuals who visit dentist more frequently. In addition, 12.2% of the participants who stated that they had heard of oral cancer before, stated that they heard about it from mass media such as television and newspapers, 9.3% from the dentist, and 15.8% from the internet.
Conlucison: The results suggest that it is necessary to implement information campaigns using educational initiatives, mass media and similar instruments in order to increase the awareness and knowledge level of the society about oral cancer across the country.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Awaraness, Oral cancer, Precancer

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