Knowledge, awareness, and practice survey on conventional radiographic methods and processing among dental students

Abstract

X-rays are electromagnetic waves produced by an X-ray machine and are used to observe the internal structures of patients. The X-rays pass through the body before being detected by the detector file or a digital detector behind the patient. To analyze the knowledge, awareness, and practice on conventional radiographic method and processing among the dental students. A well-framed questionnaire consisting of 10 questions were prepared and distributed among 100 dental professionals and students through the online Google forms link. The data were collected, tabulated in Excel sheets, and analyzed using the SPSS software. The Chi-square test was used to assess the P value. Sixty-five percentage of the participants are aware of conventional radiographic methods and 35% are not aware. The Chi-square test was done giving a P = 0.001 (<0.05), which is statistically significant. The dental students as compared to the other specialties have adequate and efficient knowledge and are aware of the conventional radiographic methods and its processing.

Keywords: Awareness; conventional radiography; eco-friendly; knowledge; practice; processing.

Figure 1

The pie chart represents the percentage distribution regarding the awareness of the processing procedure carried out in conventional radiographic methods. Blue represents no and red color represents yes. Sixty five percentage of the participants were aware about the processing procedure carried out in conventional radiographic methods

Figure 2

The pie chart represents the percentage distribution regarding the knowledge and awareness that conventional intra oral radiographic film consists of silver handle grains in a gelatin matrix. Blue represents no and red represents yes. Seventy eight percentage of participants were aware that conventional intraoral radiographic film consists of silver handle grains in a gelatin matrix

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The pie chart represents the percentage distribution regarding the knowledge and awareness about the components of the fixer solution used in conventional radiography. Blue color represents calcium hydroxide, sodium sulfate, magnesium hydroxide, red color represents sodium chloride, ammonium sulfate, magnesium sulfate and green color represents sodium or ammonium thiosulphate, potassium alum, acetic acid. Seventy nine percentage of the participants had knowledge and were aware about the components of the fixer solution used in conventional radiography

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The pie chart represents the percentage distribution regarding the knowledge and awareness about the components of the developer solution used in conventional radiography. Blue color represents alkane, calcium chloride, sodium thiosulphate, potassium chloride, red color represents hydroquinone, alkali, sodium sulphite, potassium bromide and green color represents sodium hydroxide, calcium oxide, hydrogen peroxide. Eighty percentage of the participants had knowledge and were aware about the components of the developer solution used in conventional radiography

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The histogram illustrates the interrelation between the specialities and knowledge on the total thickness of a radiographic film. X-axis constitutes the different specialities and Y-axis constitutes the percentage of responses. Blue denotes 1mm, green denotes 1.2mm and pink denotes 3mm. Chi-square test was done, P = 0.463 (>0.05) thus, it is statistically not significant

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The histogram illustrates the interrelation between the specialities and the knowledge on components of a developer solution in a conventional radiograph. X-axis constitutes the different specialities and Y-axis constitutes the percentage of responses. Blue denotes Albans, calcium chloride, sodium thiosulphate, potassium chloride, green denotes hydroquinone, alkali, sodium sulfite, potassium bromide and pink denotes sodium hydroxide, calcium oxide, hydrogen peroxide. Chi-square test was done, P = 0.001 (<0.05) thus, it is statistically significant

Figure 7

The histogram illustrates the interrelation between the specialities and the knowledge on components of a fixer solution in conventional radiography. X-axis constitutes the different specialities and Y-axis constitutes the percentage of responses. Blue denotes calcium hydroxide, sodium sulfate, magnesium hydroxide, green denotes sodium chloride, ammonium sulfate, magnesium sulfate and pink denotes sodium or ammonium thiosulphate, potassium alum, acetic acid. Chi-square test was done, P = 0.024 (<0.05) thus it is statistically significant