Awareness of Forensic Odontology among Dental Students and Faculty in Cyprus: A Survey-Based Study.

Cyprus European Union European University Cyprus awareness on forensic odontology dental faculty dental students forensic dentistry forensic odontology

Journal

Dentistry journal
ISSN: 2304-6767
Titre abrégé: Dent J (Basel)
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101716125

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
26 Dec 2023
Historique:
received: 09 11 2023
revised: 11 12 2023
accepted: 21 12 2023
medline: 22 1 2024
pubmed: 22 1 2024
entrez: 22 1 2024
Statut: epublish

Résumé

This study aimed to evaluate the awareness, comprehension, and practices concerning forensic odontology among dental students and faculty at a Dental School in Cyprus. An online, cross-sectional, descriptive survey, employing an adapted, self-administered questionnaire, was disseminated to all dental students and faculty at the School of Dentistry, European University Cyprus, in November 2022. The survey assessed participants' demographic information and explored their awareness with questions alluding to knowledge, attitudes and practices in forensic dentistry. Of those surveyed, 47 faculty members and 304 students responded, yielding response rates of 66.2% and 80%, respectively. Statistical analysis, including Kendall's

Identifiants

pubmed: 38248214
pii: dj12010006
doi: 10.3390/dj12010006
pii:
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Auteurs

Kostis Giannakopoulos (K)

School of Dentistry, European University Cyprus, Nicosia 2404, Cyprus.

Persefoni Lambrou-Christodoulou (P)

School of Dentistry, European University Cyprus, Nicosia 2404, Cyprus.

Eleftherios G Kaklamanos (EG)

School of Dentistry, European University Cyprus, Nicosia 2404, Cyprus.
School of Dentistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.
Hamdan Bin Mohammed College of Dental Medicine, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai 505055, United Arab Emirates.

Classifications MeSH