Venisha Pandita1, Patthi Basavaraj2, Ashish Singla3, Ritu Gupta4, Ravneet Kaur1, Vaibhav Vashishtha1, Monika Prasad1, Jishnu Krishna Kumar1. 1. Tutor, Department of Public Health Dentistry, D.J College of Dental Sciences & Research , Modinagar, Ghaziabad, U.P., India . 2. Professor and Head, Department of Public Health Dentistry, D.J College of Dental Sciences & Research , Modinagar, Ghaziabad, U.P., India . 3. Reader, Department of Public Health Dentistry, D.J College of Dental Sciences & Research , Modinagar, Ghaziabad, U.P., India . 4. Senior Lecturer, Department of Public Health Dentistry, D.J College of Dental Sciences & Research , Modinagar, Ghaziabad, U.P., India .
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: The number of reported natural and human-made disasters continues to rise worldwide. Disasters occur every day somewhere in the world with dramatic impact on individuals, families and communities. AIM: This study was designed to measure the knowledge, attitude and practices regarding disaster management among academicians and practitioners in Ghaziabad city. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 487 dentists. A questionnaire (15 items) measuring knowledge, attitude and practice was distributed manually to the participating dentists and data was analysed using SPSS software, version 19.0 and student t-test was performed to assess the differences. RESULTS: There was statistically significant relation between knowledge and attitude in relation to qualification degree, career prospective and years of experience (p <0.05). CONCLUSION: Dentists form an important part of the health care community and thus there is a need to harvest the services of wide distribution of dentists practicing in our country.
INTRODUCTION: The number of reported natural and human-made disasters continues to rise worldwide. Disasters occur every day somewhere in the world with dramatic impact on individuals, families and communities. AIM: This study was designed to measure the knowledge, attitude and practices regarding disaster management among academicians and practitioners in Ghaziabad city. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 487 dentists. A questionnaire (15 items) measuring knowledge, attitude and practice was distributed manually to the participating dentists and data was analysed using SPSS software, version 19.0 and student t-test was performed to assess the differences. RESULTS: There was statistically significant relation between knowledge and attitude in relation to qualification degree, career prospective and years of experience (p <0.05). CONCLUSION: Dentists form an important part of the health care community and thus there is a need to harvest the services of wide distribution of dentists practicing in our country.
Authors: Alan R Katz; Dawn M Nekorchuk; Peter S Holck; Lisa A Hendrickson; Allison A Imrie; Paul V Effler Journal: J Am Dent Assoc Date: 2006-04 Impact factor: 3.634
Authors: Michael D Colvard; Melissa I Naiman; Danielle Mata; Geoffrey A Cordell; Lewis Lampiris Journal: J Am Dent Assoc Date: 2007-04 Impact factor: 3.634