Oral health knowledge among healthcare personnel and their challenges in dealing with patients’ oral health problems

• Main Authors: Dzulqarnain Ahmad Iskandar Shah,, Nursabrina Roslan,, Khairun ‘Izzah Zamansari,, Tuan Nur Athirah Tuan Mohd Rahimi,, Mohd Fairuz Ali,, Haslina Rani,, Tuti Ningseh Mohd-Dom,, Shahida Mohd Said,
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2020
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/15067/1/34711-130569-1-PB.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/15067/; http://ejournal.ukm.my/jskm/issue/view/689

The role of non-dental healthcare personnel (HCP) in promoting oral health is well-accepted yet efforts in training them to be competent in delivering this role are inadequate. This study is aimed to assess the HCP’ oral health and care knowledge, and explore possible challenges faced by HCP in mana...