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. 2022 Dec;13(Suppl 2):S447-S452.
doi: 10.4103/japtr.japtr_298_22. Epub 2022 Dec 30.

Knowledge and awareness of forensic dentistry course among undergraduates

M Kavya Shree  1 , Ganesh Jeevanandan  1 , Lavanya Govindaraju  1
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Knowledge and awareness of forensic dentistry course among undergraduates

M Kavya Shree et al. J Adv Pharm Technol Res. 2022 Dec.

Abstract

Forensic odontology is an expanding field within the domain of forensic sciences, where dental knowledge is applied in identification of individuals through analysis of the dental-related records. The study goal was to determine if undergraduate students were aware of the forensic dentistry course. A cross-sectional survey was initiated about the need for forensic courses in UG program. Nearly 100 students participated in this survey, data have been collected, and graph has been plotted. Data have been collected with the help of SPSS software; data have been analyzed and plotted as graph. One hundred students responded the survey; only limited people's opinions have been collected. The result varies among the students; 58% knows about the importance of forensic odontology in dentistry using Chi-square value, P = 0.09. The majority of students, who replied to this poll, had some understanding and awareness of forensic odontology in dentistry, but they need to learn more about how it is practiced.

Keywords: Dental students; dentistry; innovative technique; mass disasters; witness.

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Figures

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Importance of forensic odontology courses in dentistry. CI: Confidence interval
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Association among the opinions of dental students in different years of study and the importance of forensic odontology course in dentistry. CI: Confidence interval
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Forensic odontology course is an efficient method to find out the victims in mass disaster. CI: Confidence interval
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Association among the opinions of dental students in different years of study, and forensic odontology is an efficient method to find out the victims in mass disasters. CI: Confidence interval
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Responses on awareness about the pattern of bite marks. CI: Confidence interval
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Association among the opinions of dental students in different years of study and awareness about the pattern of bite marks. CI: Confidence interval
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Responses of the participants regarding the knowledge and awareness on forensic odontology, 58% of students agree with the statement. CI: Confidence interval
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Figure 8
Association among the opinions of dental students in different years of study and knowledge and awareness on forensic odontology. CI: Confidence interval
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Responses of the participants regarding the maintenance of dental records while practicing. 78% of students usually do this while practicing, whereas remaining students they would not. CI: Confidence interval
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Figure 10
Association among the opinions of dental students in different years of study practice of maintaining the dental records. CI: Confidence interval
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