Assessment of the Dental Students Knowledge and Attitudes Toward Bleeding Control in Turkey: A National Survey

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Introduction: The dentistry curriculum for oral and maxillofacial surgery internship should comprise bleeding control, correct intervention to abnormal bleeding, knowledge of hemostatic agents, and applications.This study aimed to determine the level of knowledge and attitudes of a group of Turkish dental students regarding bleeding intervention, hemostatic agents and anticoagulants after clinical practice during internship.Methods: A three-part survey was given to dental students from September 2018 to June 2019.Section 1 asked about students' competence in bleeding intervention with eight questions.Section 2 assessed students' knowledge of hemostatic agents with three questions.Section 3 addressed students' knowledge of anticoagulants with four questions.Students were asked to self-rate their knowledge of bleeding intervention, hemostatic agents, and anticoagulants on a scale of 1 to 5.Results: A total of 1150 students from different universities in Turkey participated in the study.The fifth-year students performed better on all questions, and their total score was statistically significantly higher; male students rated themselves higher than female students.In sections 2 and 3, which measure the knowledge level of students, the percentage rates were higher than in section1.Discussion and conclusion: The dental students' attitude toward and knowledge of bleeding, hemostatic agents and anticoagulants were at a moderate level.In addition, regardless of the group, the ability to use electrocautery was poor in all students.