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Epidemiology of primary oral cancer diagnostics in Kaunas

Rokas Gelažius^*, Albinas Gervickas^*, Ričardas Kubilius^*

Summary

Introduction. Ability for general practitioners and dentists to successfully identify oral cancer (OC) and knowledge about it has a huge influence in further primary diagnosis and good specialized treatment and care. It is very important to realize what obstacles appear in medical care professionals (dentists and general medical practitioners(GPs)) way for primary oral cancer diagnostics.

Purpose. To find out the insight of primary oral cancer diagnostics in Kaunas city. Goals: to analise knowledge of society about oral cancer and its primary symptoms; to evaluate and compare the insight of POCD for general medical practitioners and dentists; to appraise the oncological awareness and evaluate the experience in oral oncology for mentioned medical care proffesionals.

Materials and methods. Questionnaires were prepared for patients and medical professionals. Permission for investigation was confirmed by LUHS Bioethical centre. Questioning was done in Kaunas city (Lithuania) and its districts.

Results. 100 questionnaires were collected from random people, questioned at health care centers and 106 questionnaires were given to medical staff (64 for dentists and 42 for general medical practitioners); 81% of GPs and 75% of dentists claims to have low insight on POCD; 83,3% of GPs and 46.9% of dentists claims that they have not enough learning experience on POCD from graduated university. Although, only 4,8% of GPs and 6,2% of dentists updated their knowledge on POCD after graduation.

Conclusions. Society agrees having a poor knowledge on POCD; GPs and dentists are not educated enough for POCD; GPs pay too little attention for oral cavity examinations and are in shortage collaborating with dentists about POCD.

Key words: Lithuania, oral cancer, diagnostics, prevention.

Received: 18 04 2017

Accepted for publishing: 25 06 2018

^*Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Odontology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas Lithuania

Address correspondence to Rokas Gelažius, Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Odontology, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, V. Kudirkos 19-8, 50276 Kaunas, Lithuania.

E-mail address: gel.rokas@gmail.com



	Baltic Dental and Maxillofacial Journal

June, 2018, Vol. 20, No. 2 CONTENTS SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES Microsurgical reconstruction of oral defects with free flaps for patients with oral cancer: an 8 year experience with 153 consecutive cases Kalvis Pastars, Janis Zarins, Juris Tars, Anna Ivanova, Andrejs Skagers 39-42 Influence of glass fibre post cementation depth on dental root fracture Miglė Jakubonytė, Kęstutis Česaitis, Jonas Junevičius 43-48 Epidemiology of primary oral cancer diagnostics in Kaunas Rokas Gelažius, Albinas Gervickas, Ričardas Kubilius 49-53 REVIEWS PEEK polymer’s properties and its use in prosthodontics. A review Gediminas Skirbutis, Agnė Dzingutė, Viltė Masiliūnaitė, Gabrielė Šulcaitė, Juozas Žilinskas 54-58 CASE REPORT Maxillofacial Radiographic study of Gardner’s syndrome presenting with odontogenic myxoma: A rare case report Loutfi Salti, Michael Rasse, Khaled Al-ouf 59-64 © 2018 Stomatologija		Stomatologija 2018; 20 (2): 49-53 53 KB Epidemiology of primary oral cancer diagnostics in Kaunas Rokas Gelažius^, Albinas Gervickas^, Ričardas Kubilius^* Summary Introduction. Ability for general practitioners and dentists to successfully identify oral cancer (OC) and knowledge about it has a huge influence in further primary diagnosis and good specialized treatment and care. It is very important to realize what obstacles appear in medical care professionals (dentists and general medical practitioners(GPs)) way for primary oral cancer diagnostics. Purpose. To find out the insight of primary oral cancer diagnostics in Kaunas city. Goals: to analise knowledge of society about oral cancer and its primary symptoms; to evaluate and compare the insight of POCD for general medical practitioners and dentists; to appraise the oncological awareness and evaluate the experience in oral oncology for mentioned medical care proffesionals. Materials and methods. Questionnaires were prepared for patients and medical professionals. Permission for investigation was confirmed by LUHS Bioethical centre. Questioning was done in Kaunas city (Lithuania) and its districts. Results. 100 questionnaires were collected from random people, questioned at health care centers and 106 questionnaires were given to medical staff (64 for dentists and 42 for general medical practitioners); 81% of GPs and 75% of dentists claims to have low insight on POCD; 83,3% of GPs and 46.9% of dentists claims that they have not enough learning experience on POCD from graduated university. Although, only 4,8% of GPs and 6,2% of dentists updated their knowledge on POCD after graduation. Conclusions. Society agrees having a poor knowledge on POCD; GPs and dentists are not educated enough for POCD; GPs pay too little attention for oral cavity examinations and are in shortage collaborating with dentists about POCD. Key words: Lithuania, oral cancer, diagnostics, prevention. Received: 18 04 2017 Accepted for publishing: 25 06 2018 ^*Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Odontology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas Lithuania Address correspondence to Rokas Gelažius, Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Odontology, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, V. Kudirkos 19-8, 50276 Kaunas, Lithuania. E-mail address: gel.rokas@gmail.com