Awareness of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in people of north Haryana

Dr Atul Sharma; Dr Geetanjali Gandhi; Dr Surya Dahiya

Volume : VIII, Issue : VIII, August - 2019

Awareness of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in people of north Haryana

Dr Atul Sharma, Dr Geetanjali Gandhi, Dr Surya Dahiya

Abstract :

Introduction: Oral & Maxillofacial surgery is one of the surgical specialties in Dentistry. It is considered as missing link between dentistry & medicine. But there is a very poor understanding about this specialty in general public. This paper attempts to find out the awareness of the specialty amongst the youth of north Haryana. Materials and methods: A questionnaire was given to 500 undergraduate engineering students. Fifteen most common problems were chosen and respondents were asked to choose the most appropriate specialty which they think will treat the given problem. Results: While minor dental trauma and salivary gland tumors were recognized to be mainly treated by oral & maxillofacial surgeons, the other problems were poorly recognized. Conclusion: This study highlights the need to promote the awareness of dentistry in general & maxillofacial surgery in particular among general population.