Assessing preventive dental care in Italy: insights from a KAP survey
Statistically significant age and gender disparities exist in knowledge, attitudes, and barriers to preventive dental care among Italian dentists. Younger dentists demonstrated superior preventive knowledge, while older dentists perceived greater knowledge deficits. Gender influenced knowledge and remuneration concerns. Educational interventions and policy changes are needed to integrate preventive practices, addressing age and gender-specific needs.
Authors
- Maddalena Gaeta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7201-6189)
- Thomas Gerhard Wolf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4044-1893)
- Anna Odone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5657-9774)
- Guglielmo Campus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8573-485X)
- Demetrio Laloum
- Fabio Scaffidi
Institutions
- University of Bern (CH)
- Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (DE)
- University of Pavia (IT)
- University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (DE)
- Italian Association for Cancer Research (IT)
- Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (CH)
- Associazione Italiana Arbitri (IT)
- Saveetha University (IN)
- University of Gothenburg (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Oral Health
- Published
- 2025-12-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-025-07184-8
- Primary Topic
- Dental Health and Care Utilization
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00