Evaluating dental students’ understanding of oral complications and care management for head and neck cancer patients
Interns demonstrated better knowledge than senior dental students regarding oral complications in cancer therapy. This study revealed a lack of sufficient knowledge among participants about oral care management for cancer patients, emphasizing the clear need to develop more effective theoretical and practical educational curricula to address these gaps.
Authors
- Adel Alenazi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1589-6685)
- Abdullah Saad Alqahtani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0474-7067)
- Nasser Raqe Alqhtani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0877-6340)
- Bassel Tarakji (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6029-0439)
- Faisal Mehsen Alali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6888-0639)
- Maram Alagla
- A. Nabhan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8535-5876)
- Faisal Alhedyan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5827-7481)
- Khalid Ayidh Alqahtani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3106-0770)
- Mohammad Zakaria Nassani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0927-895X)
- Anas B. Alsalhani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5158-7222)
- Ali Robaian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3620-1202)
- Ali Al Rafedah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4021-8552)
- Mohammed A. S. Abuelqomsan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9554-8666)
- Belal Alsalhani
Institutions
- Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University (SA)
- Sion College (GB)
- Jubail University College (SA)
- Dar Al Uloom University (SA)
- Jubail Industrial College (SA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Medical Education
- Published
- 2025-07-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-025-07698-3
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Oral health in cancer treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.52
Funders
- Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University
- Deanship of Scientific Research, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University