September 2020 Vol. 8 No.9

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Original Research Article

Ramification in Dental Practice with a Knowledge and Awareness in the Subject of Tooth Morphology

Dr. Namerah Qamar, Dr. Abdul Haq*, Dr. Hira Naseer, Dr. Tariq Akbar, Dr. Sabih Merchant, Dr. Mehwish Kamran

Department of Oral Biology, Baqai Dental College Karachi, Pakistan

*Corresponding Author's E-mail: drabdul.haq15@gmail.com

Received: 11 August 2020  I  Accepted: 18 September 2020  I  Published: 27 September 2020  I  Article ID: MRJMMS-20-125
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Abstract

The concept of assessing that the knowledge and awareness of the subject of tooth morphology among the undergraduates and house officers is helpful in their clinical practice. The objective of this study is the ramification in dental practice to assess the knowledge, attitude and awareness of the subject of tooth morphology in undergraduates and house officers. The study was conducted among the undergraduate students and house officers. Data was collected by predesigned proforma. The sample size calculated was 310 by keeping proportion 52% and confidence interval 95% and margin of error 5% in OpenEpi. 3.01. N=Z2P (1-P)/de2. Results of the survey and feedback revealed that the difficulties had been faced during clinical practice in different fields of dentistry due to lack of basic knowledge of the subject. On an average nearly 25% of the students who had taken part in the survey were unable to answer research performa positively.

Keywords: Dental practice, Ramification, Tooth morphology.