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Knowledge of Caries Risk Assessment Among Dental Students in Riyadh Region Saudi Arabia
Inderjit Murugendrappa Gowdar1, Yasser Mohammed BinKhames2, Rakan Abdullah Althani2
1Department of Preventive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Prince Sattam Bin Abdul Aziz University, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia.
Background:
Caries is a preventable dental disease; further, it is associated with many risk factors. If risk factors are identified and evaluated in time, prevention can be achieved.
Aim:
Present study attempts to assess the knowledge of caries risk evaluation among dental students in Riyadh using a cross-sectional observational study design.
Materials And Methods:
The study comprised 390 dental students, interns, from the Riyadh region, Saudi Arabia. Questionnaire was developed to assess knowledge about Caries Risk Assessment (CRA). Questionnaire included ten straight statements with options for acceptance or refusal by marking true or false.
Results:
About 10.3% of the participants accepted dental caries as transmissible disease. About 69.5% of the participants think White spot lesions as carious lesions. 66.9% predict radiographic approximal lesions are disease indicators.
Conclusion:
Majority of the participants possessed knowledge about caries risk assessment, although prevention-oriented knowledge needs to be improved because knowledge of caries inducing aspects and risk of occurrence among clinicians help to deliver tailored preventive measures and appropriate execution of treatment.
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