INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH International Peer Reviewed & Refereed Journals, Open Access Journal ISSN Approved Journal No: 2455-2631 | Impact factor: 8.15 | ESTD Year: 2016
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Introduction: Dental radiographs are the important tools in diagnosis of oral diseases.The radiation hazard posed by the dental radiographs is low but still accumulation of such radiation in human body can pose a threat to the overall health of individual. The aim of the study is to assess the awareness of radiation protection and hazards among dental students. Methods: The study was questionnaire based which contained a set of 17 multiple choice of questions.The questions were mainly based on Principle of radiation protection, organs which are susceptible tomeasures radiation exposure of radiation protection,necessity of informing patients against hazards of radiation exposure. Results: The total of 350 potential participants were emailed & invited to respond to the questionnaire, and the response rate was 85.7%. Most of the participants were 3rd year, 4th year & Interns.A majority of the participants considered medical radiation to be very hazardous to human beings. Conclusion: The present study suggested that majority students still come under the average knowledge category.The lectures should impart more knowledge as well as training about the protection measures to train the budding dentists about all the aspects of radiation.
Keywords:
Awareness, hazards, radiation, students
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"Awareness level of radiation protection among dental students", International Journal of Science & Engineering Development Research (www.ijsdr.org), ISSN:2455-2631, Vol.8, Issue 6, page no.637 - 642, June-2023, Available :http://www.ijsdr.org/papers/IJSDR2306094.pdf
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Publication Details:
Published Paper ID: IJSDR2306094
Registration ID:204463
Published In: Volume 8 Issue 6, June-2023
DOI (Digital Object Identifier):
Page No: 637 - 642
Publisher: IJSDR | www.ijsdr.org
ISSN Number: 2455-2631
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