Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Conditions
Keywords
Green Dentistry, Eco-friendly Dentistry, Knowledge, Attitude, Practice
Brief summary
Global warming, reduction in resources, increase in prices are all factors leading to more direction towards reuse, recycling, and reduction in use of materials. The World Dental Federation (FDI) considers sustainability to be an indispensable principle of Dentistry, which must be practiced ethically, with high levels of quality and safety, in the pursuit of optimal oral health. Sustainability requires more attention from dental health professionals to reduce, recycle and reuse available resources.
Detailed description
The direction towards more reuse, recycling and reduction in the use of materials is a global direction. The Egyptian society needs to address the concepts, however, there is lack of knowledge on the knowledge, attitude, and practices of Egyptian dentists regarding green eco-friendly Dentistry. Research question: What is the knowledge, attitude, and practices of a group of dentists regarding green eco-friendly Dentistry?
Interventions
OTHERNo intervention
Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice of green Dentistry
Sponsors
Cairo University
Study design
Observational model
OTHER
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
19 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
* Graduated dentists. * Dentists graduated from Egyptian universities.
Exclusion criteria
* Refusal of participation.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Knowledge, attitude, and practices regarding green eco-friendly Dentistry. | Immediately after the dentists complete the questionnaire | Knowledge, attitude, and practices of dentists regarding green eco-friendly Dentistry using a validated questionnaire, the unit is percentage of participants answering each question. |
Countries
Egypt
Outcome results
None listed