Evaluation of radiation awareness among oral health care providers in South Africa

dc.contributor.authorVilborn, Piret
dc.contributor.authorUys, Andre
dc.contributor.authorYakoob, Zarah
dc.contributor.authorCronje, Tanita
dc.date.accessioned2022-11-10T12:45:04Z
dc.date.available2022-11-10T12:45:04Z
dc.date.issued2021-04
dc.description.abstractAIMS AND OBJECTIVES : The aim of this study was to assess the awareness of oral health care providers and dental students regarding radiation safety, protection and legislation pertaining to dental radiography in South Africa. DESIGN AND METHODS : An online questionnaire consisting of 20 structured multiple-choice questions was distributed among final year students and oral health care providers. The mean, median, standard deviation (SD) and frequencies were determined statistically to compare the number of correct answers for each responder group. RESULTS : In total, 189 questionnaires were analysed. The average number of correct answers was 11.6 out of 20 (58%) for all responders. Dental students presented with the highest percentage (66%) of correct answers Higher radiation awareness was evident among the respondents who had undertaken continued education courses. CONCLUSION : Radiation awareness among oral health care providers in South Africa needs improvement. Greater emphasis should be placed on dental radiology courses to increase the knowledge and awareness. However, there is no officially established benchmark of radiation awareness in South Africa. This conclusion can only be drawn from the responders of the study and cannot be made for the overall awareness of oral health care providers in South Africa. CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS : Inadequate radiation awareness and knowledge among oral health care providers may result in contributing to the increased risks of radiation exposure and the erroneous utilization of radiographic imaging.en_US
dc.description.departmentOral Pathology and Oral Biologyen_US
dc.description.departmentStatisticsen_US
dc.description.librarianam2022en_US
dc.description.urihttps://www.sada.co.za/the-sadjen_US
dc.identifier.citationVilborn, P., Uys, A., Yakoob, Z. 2021, 'Evaluation of radiation awareness among oral health care providers in South Africa', South African Dental Journal, vol. 76, no. 3, pp. 122-129, doi:en_US
dc.identifier.issn0011-8516 (print)
dc.identifier.issn0375-1562 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.17159/2519-0105/2021/v76no3a1
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/88251
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSouth African Dental Associationen_US
dc.rights© 2021 E-Doc cc. The SADJ is licensed under Creative Commons Licence CC-BY-NC-4.0.en_US
dc.subjectRadiation protectionen_US
dc.subjectRadiographyen_US
dc.subjectDentalen_US
dc.subjectDentistsen_US
dc.subjectHealth knowledgeen_US
dc.subjectAttitudesen_US
dc.subjectPracticeen_US
dc.subjectSouth Africa (SA)en_US
dc.titleEvaluation of radiation awareness among oral health care providers in South Africaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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