Authors :
Sharath Kumar Shetty; Mahesh Kumar Y.; Harish Gowda K.
Volume/Issue :
Volume 7 - 2022, Issue 11 - November
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7365106
Abstract :
General practitioner dentists and nonorthodontic specialties should have the knowledge of the
basic principles and practices of orthodontics in order to
educate the patients, diagnose their problems correctly
and for proper referral.
Many times, patient might present with a chief
complaint that he/she would not be able to correlate with
an underlying malocclusion. In that case, it is imperative
for the dentist to identify and diagnose the chief cause
which may be an orthodontic cause and then plan a
proper referral
Aim:- The objective of the present study is to assess the
Knowledge and Attitude about Principles and Practices
of Orthodontic Treatment among Dentists and NonOrthodontic Specialists in Karnataka.
Method:- This study was performed by presenting a
closed questionnaire to a total of 359 participants who
were general dental practitioners and non-orthodontic
specialists. A self-developed questionnaire was
distributed through personal contact and e-mail.The
questionnaire survey included a total number of 17
questions out of which 12 questions were formulated to
study the knowledge and 5 questions were formulated to
study the attitude towards orthodontic treatment
principles and practices.
Keywords :
assessment; attitude; knowledge; orthodontic treatment.
General practitioner dentists and nonorthodontic specialties should have the knowledge of the
basic principles and practices of orthodontics in order to
educate the patients, diagnose their problems correctly
and for proper referral.
Many times, patient might present with a chief
complaint that he/she would not be able to correlate with
an underlying malocclusion. In that case, it is imperative
for the dentist to identify and diagnose the chief cause
which may be an orthodontic cause and then plan a
proper referral
Aim:- The objective of the present study is to assess the
Knowledge and Attitude about Principles and Practices
of Orthodontic Treatment among Dentists and NonOrthodontic Specialists in Karnataka.
Method:- This study was performed by presenting a
closed questionnaire to a total of 359 participants who
were general dental practitioners and non-orthodontic
specialists. A self-developed questionnaire was
distributed through personal contact and e-mail.The
questionnaire survey included a total number of 17
questions out of which 12 questions were formulated to
study the knowledge and 5 questions were formulated to
study the attitude towards orthodontic treatment
principles and practices.
Keywords :
assessment; attitude; knowledge; orthodontic treatment.
