Publication: Knowledge Regarding Orthodontic Triage among General Dental Practitioners of Nepal: A Cross – Sectional Study
Date
2025
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Rapti Academy of Health Sciences (RAHS)
Abstract
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Introduction: The general dental practitioner plays a pivotal role in identifying and referring to specialist care, identified as orthodontic triage. The available data reflects limited knowledge regarding various aspects of orthodontic triage and proper referral among general dental practitioner. The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge regarding orthodontic triage among general dental practitioner of Nepal.
Methods: A analytical cross-sectional study design was used. The study was carried out among the dental practitioners of the Nepal via electronic participation. The researcher developed Google forms that were sent by personal emails to the registered general dental practitioners. The total of 189 responses were collected through convenience sampling technique. For analysis, descriptive statistics using frequency, mean, percentage, and standard deviation was used. To examine association, chi-square test was used.
Results: The result of this study showed that overall knowledge score was high among two-third (63.5%) of respondents and 36.5% had low level of knowledge. No significant association was found between level of knowledge and demographic characteristics.
Conclusion: The study concluded that though majority of the respondents had high level of knowledge on orthodontic triage, majority possessed low knowledge on various aspects of the triage. This is important in identifying and referring to the specialist care.
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Amresh Thakur
Dental Department, Nepal Armed Police Force, Balambu, Kathmandu, Nepal
Rachana Mishra
School of Nursing and Midwifery, Patan Academy of Health Sciences, Satdobato, Lalitpur, Nepal
Sweta Shrestha
Dental Department, Nepal Armed Police Force, Balambu, Kathmandu, Nepal
Keywords
general dental practitioner, knowledge, orthodontic triage