Awareness of periodontitis and its relationship with systemic health among undergraduate medical students at a teaching hospital in Nepal: A cross-sectional study
There was a notable gap in the recognition of symptoms, risk factors, and systemic links related to periodontitis among 3rd year students compared with 4th year, final year students and interns. This highlights the need for improved education on the topic among 3rd and 4th year medical students.
Authors
- Abhishek Kumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5408-2414)
- Pujan Acharya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7216-8430)
- Santosh Kumari Agrawal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6500-6628)
- Akash Kumar Giri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6932-1388)
- Bibek Kattel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6290-2654)
Institutions
- B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (NP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-04-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0321315
- Primary Topic
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00