“ Knowlegde , Attitude and awareness of radiation hazards among patients visiting dental college- questionnaire based study ”
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.48047/vqet5469Keywords:
Radiation hazards, Radiation protectionAbstract
Context Radiological tests are essential for the evaluation and treatment of several kinds of diseases
in dentistry.
Aims and objective: To measure the general public's knowledge of the risks associated with
radiological examinations and to raise awareness about radiation protection:
Settings and design - A questionnaire-based cross-sectional study was conducted amongst patients
visiting the dental outpatient department.
Methods and Material: Our study population had 1500 adult male and female patients within the age
of 20–70 years who visited the outpatient department were included in the study. Data was collected
and subjected to statistical analysis using SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) software.
The chi square test was used to compare the frequencies of responses to each item with regard to age
and gender.
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