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J Dent Educ. 72(12): 1481-1487 2008
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Critical Issues in Dental Education

Mexican Dental School Deans’ Opinions and Practices Regarding Oral Cancer, 2007

E.E. Vázquez-Mayoral, D.D.S.; L. Sánchez-Pérez, D.D.S., Ph.D.; Y. Olguín-Barreto, D.D.S.; A.E. Acosta-Gío, D.D.S., Ph.D.

Key words: cancer screening, deans, dental education, oral cancer, survey

Submitted for publication 02/29/08; accepted 09/08/08

Dentists must be trained in oral cancer (OC) screening and counseling. However, educational gaps exist in OC prevention worldwide. The objective of this investigation was to assess self-reported perceptions and practices relevant to OC education among Mexican dental school deans. At a leadership meeting in 2007, deans were given a questionnaire containing Likert-type scale evaluations of agreement with statements. Associations between variables were analyzed with Pearson’s chi-square test. Of thirty-four deans attending, twenty-three (68 percent response rate) answered the questionnaire in full. Among the respondents, 83 percent believed "very strongly" that dentists must look for OC, but only 52 percent believed "very strongly" that OC screening must be adopted as a standard practice. Fifty-two percent ranked dentists’ responsibility in looking after their patients’ overall health as "very strong." The deans indicated less support for dentists’ roles to intervene in tobacco and alcohol cessation. Participant deans lead institutions that provide education for over 12,000 dental students; their low awareness on OC screening and counseling may hinder the establishment of routine standardized screening and health promotion that help save human lives.






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