Volume : III, Issue : X, October - 2013

Awareness of Dental Implants among Undergraduate Dental Students at Mangalore, India

Dr. Prashanti E. , Dr. Mandakini Mohan

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Though Implantology has become an important part of the graduate teaching program in most of the institutions, the level of awareness among the students regarding implant therapy needs to be assessed. The purpose of this study was to assess the awareness of implants among graduate dental students. A fourteen–item, both closed–ended and open–ended questionnaire was completed by 200 undergraduate students pursuing their internship. Collected data was statistically analyzed using SPSS 15.5 software. Only 25.5% of interns were aware that implants are a means of both fixed and removable replacement. More than 50% of the subjects knew the various indications of implant therapy though only 57.7% were aware that implants can be used in completely edentulous patients. Cost was considered as the major limitation of implant therapy. Only 40% opined that osseo–integration was the mode of retention in implants. More than 70% agreed that implant training should be a part of undergraduate clinical curriculum whereas 56.6% felt that masters in Implantology should be added as a speciality anch in dentistry. Within the limitations of this study, it can be concluded that the level of understanding and awareness among the students regarding implant therapy is incomplete

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Dr. Prashanti E, Dr. Mandakini Mohan / Awareness of Dental Implants among Undergraduate Dental Students at Mangalore, India / Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.3, Issue.10 October 2013

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