Aim: aim of the study is to investigate gynecology and midwiferystudents’ knowledge and their attitudes towards pregnantwomen’s oral health, as well as to find an inter collaborationbetween the professional figures who accompany thepregnant woman throughout the entire gestation, childbirthand postpartum process, in order to promote oral health.Methods: the survey was conducted with the administrationof an anonymous questionnaire divided into 5 sections concerningoral health and its implications during pregnancy onthe Google Forms platform.Results: the response rate obtained is 38.8%. 78.2% of participantsreported that they had never conducted an oral health assessment on pregnant women during prenatal visits,as they stated that they did not have adequate preparation andthe skills to carry out relevant assessments. The results of thisstudy revealed that the participants have little knowledge oforal health during pregnancy and fear that dental proceduresmay have negative side effects on the fetus and/or newborn.Conclusions: the study shows the willingness among studentsto deepen their knowledge of oral health, since they believeit could be useful in their training and in their daily clinicalpractice. To this end, it would be appropriate to include lessonsand seminars related to oral health in the training courseof students of the Obstetrics degree course.
KNOWLEDGE, GYNECOLOGY AND OBSTETRICS’ ATTITUDES TOWARDS THE ORAL HEALTH OF PREGNANT WOMEN
Corridore D.;
2023-01-01
Abstract
Aim: aim of the study is to investigate gynecology and midwiferystudents’ knowledge and their attitudes towards pregnantwomen’s oral health, as well as to find an inter collaborationbetween the professional figures who accompany thepregnant woman throughout the entire gestation, childbirthand postpartum process, in order to promote oral health.Methods: the survey was conducted with the administrationof an anonymous questionnaire divided into 5 sections concerningoral health and its implications during pregnancy onthe Google Forms platform.Results: the response rate obtained is 38.8%. 78.2% of participantsreported that they had never conducted an oral health assessment on pregnant women during prenatal visits,as they stated that they did not have adequate preparation andthe skills to carry out relevant assessments. The results of thisstudy revealed that the participants have little knowledge oforal health during pregnancy and fear that dental proceduresmay have negative side effects on the fetus and/or newborn.Conclusions: the study shows the willingness among studentsto deepen their knowledge of oral health, since they believeit could be useful in their training and in their daily clinicalpractice. To this end, it would be appropriate to include lessonsand seminars related to oral health in the training courseof students of the Obstetrics degree course.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
