Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of medical students regarding periodontitis as a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases: A knowledge, attitude, and practice study
Periodontitis is an important yet under-recognized cardiovascular risk factor. Its inclusion in medical curricula, alongside other established risk factors, is warranted. Improved interdisciplinary education may enhance the quality of care for cardiovascular patients with periodontal disease.
Authors
- Rutvik H. Trivedi
- Hiral A. Parikh
- Chintal Vyas
- Anal Trivedi
- Shalini Gupta
- Vasumati Patel
- Neeta V. Bhavsar
Institutions
- Dharmsinh Desai University (IN)
- Manubhai Patel Dental College and Hospital (IN)
- Government Dental College and Hospital (IN)
- Zydus Lifesciences Limited (India) (IN)
- Sankalchand Patel University (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Indian Society of Periodontology
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/jisp.jisp_59_24
- Primary Topic
- Acute Myocardial Infarction Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00