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EVALUATION OF ORAL CANCER AWARENESS LEVEL OF FACULTY OF DENTISTRY STUDENTS AND ACADEMICIANS

Year 2021, Volume: 31 Issue: 3, 367 - 372, 14.07.2021
https://doi.org/10.17567/ataunidfd.947037

Abstract

Abstract
Introduction: Oral cancers are neoplasms that occur in the lips or oral cavity. The knowledge and awareness of dentists is very important in its prevention and early diagnosis. In this study, it was aimed to evaluate the awareness and to measure knowledge level about oral cancers among the intern dentists, research assistants and academicians in Atatürk University Faculty of Dentistry in Erzurum
Materials and Methods: Participants were directed to closed-ended questions developed using questionnaires that previously evaluated oral cancers awareness. The questionnaire consists of 32 questions to evaluate oral cancer awareness.
Results: 80 females and 60 males, totally 140 participants of which 53 are intern dentists, 51 research assistants and 36 academicians from 8 different departments at the Faculty of Dentistry, were included in the study. When asked about the competence of knowledge and skills in the evaluation of oral lesions, 30% of the participants stated themselves as sufficient. The academicians in the Departments of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral Diagnosis and Radiology and Periodontology, respectively, stated that they consider themselves competent in awareness of oral cancer in a statistically significant way. Candida albicans, ultraviolet rays, thermal irritation, chronic oral traumas, viral infections such as HPV, white and red mouth lesions were evaluated as risk factors by more than 90% of the participants.
Conclusion: Only one third of the participants think that they are adequately trained in oral cancer examination. This situation should be evaluated and efforts should be made to raise awareness.
Keywords: awareness, knowledge, mouth neoplasms, risk factors, survey
DİŞ HEKİMLİĞİ FAKÜLTESİ ÖĞRENCİLERİ VE ÖĞRETİM ÜYELERİNDE ORAL KANSER FARKINDALIK DÜZEYİNİN DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ
Öz
Amaç: Oral kanserler, dudak veya ağız boşluğunda ortaya çıkan neoplazilerdir. Önlenebilmesi ve erken teşhisinde diş hekimlerinin bilgi ve farkındalığı çok önemlidir. Bu çalışmada Atatürk Üniversitesi Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi’nde bulunan stajyer diş hekimlerinin, araştırma görevlilerinin ve öğretim üyelerinin oral kanserler ile ilgili farkındalıklarının değerlendirilmesi ve bilgi düzeylerinin ölçülmesi amaçlanmıştır.
Gereç-Yöntem: Katılımcılara, daha önce oral kanserler farkındalığının değerlendirildiği anketlerden faydalanılarak geliştirilmiş kapalı uçlu sorular yönlendirilmiştir. Anket, oral kanser farkındalığının değerlendirildiği 32 sorudan oluşmaktadır.
Bulgular: Çalışmaya 80 kadın, 60 erkek toplamda 140 kişi dahil edilmiştir. Katılımcıların 53’ü stajyer diş hekimi, 51’i araştırma görevlisi ve 36’sı öğretim üyesidir. Araştırmaya 8 anabilim dalından katılımcı mevcuttur. Oral lezyonların değerlendirilmesinde bilgi ve beceri yeterliliği sorulduğunda, katılımcıların %30’u kendilerini yeterli olarak belirtmiştir. Sırası ile Ağız Diş ve Çene Cerrahi, Oral Diagnoz ve Radyoloji ve Periodontoloji alanlarındaki öğretim üyeleri istatistiksel olarak anlamlı oranda kendilerini yeterli gördüklerini belirtmiştir. Candida albicans, ultraviyole ışınlar, termal irritasyon, kronik oral travmalar, HPV gibi viral enfeksiyonlar, beyaz ve kırmızı ağız lezyonları, katılımcıların %90’ından fazlası tarafından risk faktörü olarak değerlendirilmiştir.
Sonuç: Katılımcıların sadece üçte biri oral kanser muayenesi konusunda yeterince eğitimli olduklarını düşünmektedir. Bu durum değerlendirilmeli ve farkındalığın arttırılması için çalışmalar yapılmalıdır.
Anahtar Kelimeler: ağız kanseri; bilgi; farkındalık; risk faktörleri; anket

References

  • 1. Davies H, Bignell GR, Cox C, et al. Mutations of the BRAF gene in human cancer. Nature 2002; 417: 949-54.
  • 2. Lingen MW, Kalmar JR, Karrison T, et al. Critical evaluation of diagnostic aids for the detection of oral cancer. Oral Oncol 2008; 44: 10-22.
  • 3. Genden E M, Ferlito A, Silver CE, et al. Contemporary management of cancer of the oral cavity. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2010; 267: 1001-17.
  • 4. Warnakulasuriya S. Global epidemiology of oral and oropharyngeal cancer. Oral Oncol 2009; 45: 309-16.
  • 5. Chen J, Katz RV, Krutchkoff DJ. Intraoral squamous cell carcinoma: epidemiologic patterns in Connecticut from 1935 to 1985. Cancer 1990; 66: 1288-96.
  • 6. Llewellyn C, Johnson N, Warnakulasuriya K. Risk factors for squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity in young people—a comprehensive literature review. Oral Oncol 2001; 37: 401-18.
  • 7. Schantz SP, Yu GP. Head and neck cancer incidence trends in young Americans, 1973-1997, with a special analysis for tongue cancer. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2002; 128: 268-74.
  • 8. Jané-Salas E, Chimenos-Küstner E, López-López J, et al. Importance of diet in the prevention of oral cancer. Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal 2003; 8: 260-68.
  • 9. Dissanayaka WL, Pitiyage G, Kumarasiri PVR, et al. Clinical and histopathologic parameters in survival of oral squamous cell carcinoma. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol 2012; 113: 518-25.
  • 10. Axéll T. Occurrence of leukoplakia and some other oral white lesions among 20 333 adult Swedish people. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 1987; 15: 46-51.
  • 11. McCullough, MJ, and Farah CS. The role of alcohol in oral carcinogenesis with particular reference to alcohol‐containing mouthwashes. Aust Dent J 2008; 53: 302-5.
  • 12. Miller CS, White DK. Human papillomavirus expression in oral mucosa, premalignant conditions, and squamous cell carcinoma: a retrospective review of the literature. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol 1996; 82: 57-68.
  • 13. Mork J, Lie AK, Glattre E, et al. Human papillomavirus infection as a risk factor for squamous-cell carcinoma of the head and neck. N Engl J Med 2001; 344: 1125-31.
  • 14. Jeng J-H, Chang M, Hahn L. Role of areca nut in betel quid-associated chemical carcinogenesis: current awareness and future perspectives. Oral Oncol 2001; 37: 477-492.
  • 15. Markopoulos AK. Current aspects on oral squamous cell carcinoma. Open Dent J. 2012; 6: 126.
  • 16. Güneri P, Epstein JB. Late stage diagnosis of oral cancer: components and possible solutions. Oral Oncol 2014; 50: 1131-36.
  • 17. Kowalski LP, Carvalho AL. Natural history of untreated head and neck cancer. Eur J Cancer 2000; 36: 1032-37.
  • 18. Viet C, Schmidt B. Biologic mechanisms of oral cancer pain and implications for clinical therapy. J Dent Res 2012; 91: 447-53.
  • 19. Horowitz AM, Drury TF, Goodman HS, et al. Oral pharyngeal cancer prevention and early detection: dentists' opinions and practices. JADA 2000; 131: 453-62.
  • 20. Razavi SM, Zolfaghari B, Foroohandeh M,et al. Dentists’ knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding oral cancer in Iran. J Cancer Educ 2013; 28: 335-41.
  • 21. Ferlay J, Soerjomataram I, Dikshit R, et al. Cancer incidence and mortality worldwide: sources, methods and major patterns in GLOBOCAN 2012. Int Cancer 2015; 136: 359-86.
  • 22. Hasanoğlu Erbaşar GN, Alpaslan C. Oral cancer prevention and early detection awareness of Ankara dentists. Acta Oncol Tur. 2017; 50: 139-47.
  • 23. Başak K, Sağlam Y, Yıldız AG, et al. Profile of Head and Neck Cancers in Dr. Lütfi Kırdar Kartal Educational and Research Hospital/Dr. Lütfi Kırdar Kartal Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi Baş Boyun Kanserleri Profili. Turk J Pathol 2015; 31: 119-25.
  • 24. Düzlü M, Karamert R, Bakkal FK, et al. The demographics and histopathological features of oral cavity cancers in Turkey. Turk J Med Sci 2016; 46: 1672-76.
  • 25. Midilli R, Akyildiz S, Yavuzer A, et al. In Oral Kanserli 231 Hastanin Epidemiyolojik Özelliklerinin Retrospektif Analizi, KBB-Forum-Elektronik 2005; pp 4-7.
  • 26. Neville BW, Day TA. Oral cancer and precancerous lesions. CA Cancer J Clin. 2002; 52: 195-215.
  • 27. Thomas G, Hashibe M, Jacob BJ, et al. Risk factors for multiple oral premalignant lesions. Int Cancer 2003; 107: 285-91.
  • 28. Van der Waal I. Potentially malignant disorders of the oral and oropharyngeal mucosa; terminology, classification and present concepts of management. Oral Oncol 2009; 45: 317-23.
  • 29. Yellowitz JA, Horowitz AM, Drury TF, et al. Survey of us dentists'knowledge and opinions about oral pharyngeal cancer. JADA 2000; 131: 653-61.
  • 30. Hasanoğlu Erbaşar GN, Alpaslan C. Oral cancer prevention and early detection awareness of Ankara dentists. Acta Oncol Tur 2017; 50: 139-47.
  • 31. Kujan O, Duxbury A, Glenny A, et al. Opinions and attitudes of the UK's GDPs and specialists in oral surgery, oral medicine and surgical dentistry on oral cancer screening. Oral Diseases 2006; 12: 194-9.
  • 32. http://nysdflearning.org/courses.html. 33. Bayraktar Y, Bahadır HS. Assessing the oral health literacy, oral health related quality of life and oral health status in adult patients. Atatürk Univ Diş Hek Fak Deg 2020; 31: 52-8.

EVALUATION OF ORAL CANCER AWARENESS LEVEL OF FACULTY OF DENTISTRY STUDENTS AND ACADEMICIANS

Year 2021, Volume: 31 Issue: 3, 367 - 372, 14.07.2021
https://doi.org/10.17567/ataunidfd.947037

Abstract

Abstract
Introduction: Oral cancers are neoplasms that occur in the lips or oral cavity. The knowledge and awareness of dentists is very important in its prevention and early diagnosis. In this study, it was aimed to evaluate the awareness and to measure knowledge level about oral cancers among the intern dentists, research assistants and academicians in Atatürk University Faculty of Dentistry in Erzurum
Materials and Methods: Participants were directed to closed-ended questions developed using questionnaires that previously evaluated oral cancers awareness. The questionnaire consists of 32 questions to evaluate oral cancer awareness.
Results: 80 females and 60 males, totally 140 participants of which 53 are intern dentists, 51 research assistants and 36 academicians from 8 different departments at the Faculty of Dentistry, were included in the study. When asked about the competence of knowledge and skills in the evaluation of oral lesions, 30% of the participants stated themselves as sufficient. The academicians in the Departments of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral Diagnosis and Radiology and Periodontology, respectively, stated that they consider themselves competent in awareness of oral cancer in a statistically significant way. Candida albicans, ultraviolet rays, thermal irritation, chronic oral traumas, viral infections such as HPV, white and red mouth lesions were evaluated as risk factors by more than 90% of the participants.
Conclusion: Only one third of the participants think that they are adequately trained in oral cancer examination. This situation should be evaluated and efforts should be made to raise awareness.
Keywords: awareness, knowledge, mouth neoplasms, risk factors, survey

DİŞ HEKİMLİĞİ FAKÜLTESİ ÖĞRENCİLERİ VE ÖĞRETİM ÜYELERİNDE ORAL KANSER FARKINDALIK DÜZEYİNİN DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ
Öz
Amaç: Oral kanserler, dudak veya ağız boşluğunda ortaya çıkan neoplazilerdir. Önlenebilmesi ve erken teşhisinde diş hekimlerinin bilgi ve farkındalığı çok önemlidir. Bu çalışmada Atatürk Üniversitesi Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi’nde bulunan stajyer diş hekimlerinin, araştırma görevlilerinin ve öğretim üyelerinin oral kanserler ile ilgili farkındalıklarının değerlendirilmesi ve bilgi düzeylerinin ölçülmesi amaçlanmıştır.
Gereç-Yöntem: Katılımcılara, daha önce oral kanserler farkındalığının değerlendirildiği anketlerden faydalanılarak geliştirilmiş kapalı uçlu sorular yönlendirilmiştir. Anket, oral kanser farkındalığının değerlendirildiği 32 sorudan oluşmaktadır.
Bulgular: Çalışmaya 80 kadın, 60 erkek toplamda 140 kişi dahil edilmiştir. Katılımcıların 53’ü stajyer diş hekimi, 51’i araştırma görevlisi ve 36’sı öğretim üyesidir. Araştırmaya 8 anabilim dalından katılımcı mevcuttur. Oral lezyonların değerlendirilmesinde bilgi ve beceri yeterliliği sorulduğunda, katılımcıların %30’u kendilerini yeterli olarak belirtmiştir. Sırası ile Ağız Diş ve Çene Cerrahi, Oral Diagnoz ve Radyoloji ve Periodontoloji alanlarındaki öğretim üyeleri istatistiksel olarak anlamlı oranda kendilerini yeterli gördüklerini belirtmiştir. Candida albicans, ultraviyole ışınlar, termal irritasyon, kronik oral travmalar, HPV gibi viral enfeksiyonlar, beyaz ve kırmızı ağız lezyonları, katılımcıların %90’ından fazlası tarafından risk faktörü olarak değerlendirilmiştir.
Sonuç: Katılımcıların sadece üçte biri oral kanser muayenesi konusunda yeterince eğitimli olduklarını düşünmektedir. Bu durum değerlendirilmeli ve farkındalığın arttırılması için çalışmalar yapılmalıdır.
Anahtar Kelimeler: ağız kanseri; bilgi; farkındalık; risk faktörleri; anket

References

  • 1. Davies H, Bignell GR, Cox C, et al. Mutations of the BRAF gene in human cancer. Nature 2002; 417: 949-54.
  • 2. Lingen MW, Kalmar JR, Karrison T, et al. Critical evaluation of diagnostic aids for the detection of oral cancer. Oral Oncol 2008; 44: 10-22.
  • 3. Genden E M, Ferlito A, Silver CE, et al. Contemporary management of cancer of the oral cavity. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2010; 267: 1001-17.
  • 4. Warnakulasuriya S. Global epidemiology of oral and oropharyngeal cancer. Oral Oncol 2009; 45: 309-16.
  • 5. Chen J, Katz RV, Krutchkoff DJ. Intraoral squamous cell carcinoma: epidemiologic patterns in Connecticut from 1935 to 1985. Cancer 1990; 66: 1288-96.
  • 6. Llewellyn C, Johnson N, Warnakulasuriya K. Risk factors for squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity in young people—a comprehensive literature review. Oral Oncol 2001; 37: 401-18.
  • 7. Schantz SP, Yu GP. Head and neck cancer incidence trends in young Americans, 1973-1997, with a special analysis for tongue cancer. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2002; 128: 268-74.
  • 8. Jané-Salas E, Chimenos-Küstner E, López-López J, et al. Importance of diet in the prevention of oral cancer. Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal 2003; 8: 260-68.
  • 9. Dissanayaka WL, Pitiyage G, Kumarasiri PVR, et al. Clinical and histopathologic parameters in survival of oral squamous cell carcinoma. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol 2012; 113: 518-25.
  • 10. Axéll T. Occurrence of leukoplakia and some other oral white lesions among 20 333 adult Swedish people. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 1987; 15: 46-51.
  • 11. McCullough, MJ, and Farah CS. The role of alcohol in oral carcinogenesis with particular reference to alcohol‐containing mouthwashes. Aust Dent J 2008; 53: 302-5.
  • 12. Miller CS, White DK. Human papillomavirus expression in oral mucosa, premalignant conditions, and squamous cell carcinoma: a retrospective review of the literature. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol 1996; 82: 57-68.
  • 13. Mork J, Lie AK, Glattre E, et al. Human papillomavirus infection as a risk factor for squamous-cell carcinoma of the head and neck. N Engl J Med 2001; 344: 1125-31.
  • 14. Jeng J-H, Chang M, Hahn L. Role of areca nut in betel quid-associated chemical carcinogenesis: current awareness and future perspectives. Oral Oncol 2001; 37: 477-492.
  • 15. Markopoulos AK. Current aspects on oral squamous cell carcinoma. Open Dent J. 2012; 6: 126.
  • 16. Güneri P, Epstein JB. Late stage diagnosis of oral cancer: components and possible solutions. Oral Oncol 2014; 50: 1131-36.
  • 17. Kowalski LP, Carvalho AL. Natural history of untreated head and neck cancer. Eur J Cancer 2000; 36: 1032-37.
  • 18. Viet C, Schmidt B. Biologic mechanisms of oral cancer pain and implications for clinical therapy. J Dent Res 2012; 91: 447-53.
  • 19. Horowitz AM, Drury TF, Goodman HS, et al. Oral pharyngeal cancer prevention and early detection: dentists' opinions and practices. JADA 2000; 131: 453-62.
  • 20. Razavi SM, Zolfaghari B, Foroohandeh M,et al. Dentists’ knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding oral cancer in Iran. J Cancer Educ 2013; 28: 335-41.
  • 21. Ferlay J, Soerjomataram I, Dikshit R, et al. Cancer incidence and mortality worldwide: sources, methods and major patterns in GLOBOCAN 2012. Int Cancer 2015; 136: 359-86.
  • 22. Hasanoğlu Erbaşar GN, Alpaslan C. Oral cancer prevention and early detection awareness of Ankara dentists. Acta Oncol Tur. 2017; 50: 139-47.
  • 23. Başak K, Sağlam Y, Yıldız AG, et al. Profile of Head and Neck Cancers in Dr. Lütfi Kırdar Kartal Educational and Research Hospital/Dr. Lütfi Kırdar Kartal Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi Baş Boyun Kanserleri Profili. Turk J Pathol 2015; 31: 119-25.
  • 24. Düzlü M, Karamert R, Bakkal FK, et al. The demographics and histopathological features of oral cavity cancers in Turkey. Turk J Med Sci 2016; 46: 1672-76.
  • 25. Midilli R, Akyildiz S, Yavuzer A, et al. In Oral Kanserli 231 Hastanin Epidemiyolojik Özelliklerinin Retrospektif Analizi, KBB-Forum-Elektronik 2005; pp 4-7.
  • 26. Neville BW, Day TA. Oral cancer and precancerous lesions. CA Cancer J Clin. 2002; 52: 195-215.
  • 27. Thomas G, Hashibe M, Jacob BJ, et al. Risk factors for multiple oral premalignant lesions. Int Cancer 2003; 107: 285-91.
  • 28. Van der Waal I. Potentially malignant disorders of the oral and oropharyngeal mucosa; terminology, classification and present concepts of management. Oral Oncol 2009; 45: 317-23.
  • 29. Yellowitz JA, Horowitz AM, Drury TF, et al. Survey of us dentists'knowledge and opinions about oral pharyngeal cancer. JADA 2000; 131: 653-61.
  • 30. Hasanoğlu Erbaşar GN, Alpaslan C. Oral cancer prevention and early detection awareness of Ankara dentists. Acta Oncol Tur 2017; 50: 139-47.
  • 31. Kujan O, Duxbury A, Glenny A, et al. Opinions and attitudes of the UK's GDPs and specialists in oral surgery, oral medicine and surgical dentistry on oral cancer screening. Oral Diseases 2006; 12: 194-9.
  • 32. http://nysdflearning.org/courses.html. 33. Bayraktar Y, Bahadır HS. Assessing the oral health literacy, oral health related quality of life and oral health status in adult patients. Atatürk Univ Diş Hek Fak Deg 2020; 31: 52-8.
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Primary Language English
Subjects Dentistry
Journal Section Araştırma Makalesi
Authors

Gurbet Alev Öztaş This is me 0000-0002-0565-6194

Tuğba Aydın This is me 0000-0002-9675-5509

Ahmet Bedreddin Şahin 0000-0002-4742-9627

Publication Date July 14, 2021
Published in Issue Year 2021 Volume: 31 Issue: 3

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APA Öztaş, G. A., Aydın, T., & Şahin, A. B. (2021). EVALUATION OF ORAL CANCER AWARENESS LEVEL OF FACULTY OF DENTISTRY STUDENTS AND ACADEMICIANS. Atatürk Üniversitesi Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi Dergisi, 31(3), 367-372. https://doi.org/10.17567/ataunidfd.947037
AMA Öztaş GA, Aydın T, Şahin AB. EVALUATION OF ORAL CANCER AWARENESS LEVEL OF FACULTY OF DENTISTRY STUDENTS AND ACADEMICIANS. Ata Diş Hek Fak Derg. July 2021;31(3):367-372. doi:10.17567/ataunidfd.947037
Chicago Öztaş, Gurbet Alev, Tuğba Aydın, and Ahmet Bedreddin Şahin. “EVALUATION OF ORAL CANCER AWARENESS LEVEL OF FACULTY OF DENTISTRY STUDENTS AND ACADEMICIANS”. Atatürk Üniversitesi Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi Dergisi 31, no. 3 (July 2021): 367-72. https://doi.org/10.17567/ataunidfd.947037.
EndNote Öztaş GA, Aydın T, Şahin AB (July 1, 2021) EVALUATION OF ORAL CANCER AWARENESS LEVEL OF FACULTY OF DENTISTRY STUDENTS AND ACADEMICIANS. Atatürk Üniversitesi Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi Dergisi 31 3 367–372.
IEEE G. A. Öztaş, T. Aydın, and A. B. Şahin, “EVALUATION OF ORAL CANCER AWARENESS LEVEL OF FACULTY OF DENTISTRY STUDENTS AND ACADEMICIANS”, Ata Diş Hek Fak Derg, vol. 31, no. 3, pp. 367–372, 2021, doi: 10.17567/ataunidfd.947037.
ISNAD Öztaş, Gurbet Alev et al. “EVALUATION OF ORAL CANCER AWARENESS LEVEL OF FACULTY OF DENTISTRY STUDENTS AND ACADEMICIANS”. Atatürk Üniversitesi Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi Dergisi 31/3 (July 2021), 367-372. https://doi.org/10.17567/ataunidfd.947037.
JAMA Öztaş GA, Aydın T, Şahin AB. EVALUATION OF ORAL CANCER AWARENESS LEVEL OF FACULTY OF DENTISTRY STUDENTS AND ACADEMICIANS. Ata Diş Hek Fak Derg. 2021;31:367–372.
MLA Öztaş, Gurbet Alev et al. “EVALUATION OF ORAL CANCER AWARENESS LEVEL OF FACULTY OF DENTISTRY STUDENTS AND ACADEMICIANS”. Atatürk Üniversitesi Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 31, no. 3, 2021, pp. 367-72, doi:10.17567/ataunidfd.947037.
Vancouver Öztaş GA, Aydın T, Şahin AB. EVALUATION OF ORAL CANCER AWARENESS LEVEL OF FACULTY OF DENTISTRY STUDENTS AND ACADEMICIANS. Ata Diş Hek Fak Derg. 2021;31(3):367-72.

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