Dental students’ awareness and attitudes toward HPV-related oral cancer: a cross sectional study at the University of Jordan

• Published in: BMC oral health Vol. 19; no. 1; pp. 171 - 11
• Main Authors: Sallam, Malik, Al-Fraihat, Esraa, Dababseh, Deema, Yaseen, Alaa’, Taim, Duaa, Zabadi, Seraj, Hamdan, Ahmad A., Hassona, Yazan, Mahafzah, Azmi, Şahin, Gülşen Özkaya
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 01.08.2019; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Annan samhällsvetenskap; Attitude; Cancer; Cancer diagnosis; Cancer research; Cancer screening; Complications and side effects; Cross-Sectional Studies; Dental students; Dentists; Diagnosis; Early detection; Education; Female; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; HPV-16; Humans; Male; Medical and Health Sciences; Medicin och hälsovetenskap; Mouth cancer; Mouth Neoplasms; Other Social Sciences; Papillomaviridae; Papillomavirus Infections; Papillomavirus Vaccines; Risk factors; Samhällsvetenskap; Security devices; Sexual abuse; Sexually transmitted diseases; Social Sciences; Squamous cell carcinoma; Students; Students, Dental; Surveys and Questionnaires; Tumor; Workshops (Educational programs); Jordan; Squamous cell carcinoma; Attitude; Education; Oral cavity cancer; HPV-16; Tumor; Vaccine; Early detection

The incidence of human papilloma virus (HPV)-related oral cancer has recently increased worldwide. The role of dentists is of prime importance in the early detection of oral cancer which would result in a favourable outcome for the patients. The aim of the current study was to assess the knowledge,...