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Attitudes and knowledge about the use of periodontal probes in dental professionals in Arequipa, 2022
(Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener, 2023-02-09) Cueto Martinez, Arturo Alexander; Velasquez Velasquez, Roxana Pilar
This research was conducted with the objective of determining the relationship between attitudes and knowledge regarding the use of periodontal probes among dental professionals in Arequipa, 2022. The research method was hypothetical-deductive, with a quantitative approach, correlational type, and cross-sectional level. The instruments used were two questionnaires with 30 and 10 questions, respectively, applied to a total of 351 licensed dentists who formed the research sample. The results revealed that 91.2% of the surveyed dentists had a good or very good level of knowledge about the use of periodontal probes in periodontal diagnosis, while 95.4% considered themselves to have a good attitude toward the use of this instrument. The research concluded that there is a moderate relationship between attitudes and knowledge regarding the use of periodontal probes among dental professionals in Arequipa, as evidenced by a Spearman's Rho value with a significance of 0.000, also showing a significant relationship according to age, gender, and years of professional experience.
Acceso abierto
Attitudes and knowledge about the use of periodontal probes in dental professionals in Arequipa, 2022
(Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener, 2023-02-09) Cueto Martinez, Arturo Alexander; Velasquez Velasquez, Roxana Pilar
This research was conducted with the objective of determining the relationship between attitudes and knowledge about the use of periodontal probes among dental professionals in Arequipa, 2022. The research method was hypothetical-deductive, with a quantitative approach, correlational type, and cross-sectional level. The instrument used was a survey, consisting of two questionnaires with 30 and 10 questions, respectively, applied to a total of 351 licensed dentists who made up the research sample. The results showed that 91.2% of the surveyed dentists had a good or very good level of knowledge about the use of periodontal probes in periodontal diagnosis, while 95.4% considered themselves to have a good attitude towards using this instrument. Finally, the research concluded that there is a moderate relationship between attitudes and knowledge about the use of periodontal probes among dental professionals in Arequipa, as a Spearman's Rho of 0.000 was obtained, with also a significant relationship according to the age, gender, and years of professional experience of the dentists.