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. 2019 Jun 20;12(1):348.
doi: 10.1186/s13104-019-4359-0.

A nationwide survey of confidence and knowledge of assessment and management oral conditions amongst a sample of physicians, United Kingdom

Geriatric Medicine Research Collaborative
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A nationwide survey of confidence and knowledge of assessment and management oral conditions amongst a sample of physicians, United Kingdom

Geriatric Medicine Research Collaborative. BMC Res Notes. .

Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to assess current confidence and knowledge of oral conditions amongst a sample of UK physicians and doctors in training programmes using a web-based survey.

Results: 131 survey responses were analysed for doctors from FY1 to consultant grade working within medical specialties. 36.6% and 35.9% of those surveyed expressed that they felt confident diagnosing and managing oral conditions respectively. The median knowledge score was 60%; 65.6% correctly identified the image that demonstrated a squamous cell carcinoma. 91.6% reported that they felt they needed additional training in the diagnosis and management of oral conditions. Neither confidence nor knowledge were affected by grade, specialty, or region of practice.

Keywords: Education; Mouth care; Older adults.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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Flowchart showing included and excluded participant responses. 136 responses were initially returned for this survey. A total of five responses were excluded as these were from medical students, a doctor who had previously studied dentistry, and non-medical specialties
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