Knowledge, Attitude and Practices Regarding Green Eco-Friendly Dentistry Among a Group of Dentists

Global warming, reduction in resources, increase in prices are all factors leading to more direction towards reuse, recycling, and reduction in use of materials. The World Dental Federation (FDI) considers sustainability to be an indispensable principle of Dentistry, which "must be practiced ethically, with high levels of quality and safety, in the pursuit of optimal oral health. Sustainability requires more attention from dental health professionals to reduce, recycle and reuse available resources.

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Key information

Conditions

Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Behavior

Age range

19 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Faculty of Dentistry

Cairo, 11559, Egypt

About this study

The direction towards more reuse, recycling and reduction in the use of materials is a global direction. The Egyptian society needs to address the concepts, however, there is lack of knowledge on the knowledge, attitude, and practices of Egyptian dentists regarding green eco-friendly Dentistry.

Research question:

What is the knowledge, attitude, and practices of a group of dentists regarding green eco-friendly Dentistry?

Who can participate

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Graduated dentists.
Dentists graduated from Egyptian universities.

Exclusion criteria

Refusal of participation.

Treatment and study plan

No intervention

Other

Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice of green Dentistry

Primary outcomes

Knowledge, attitude, and practices regarding green eco-friendly Dentistry.

Time frame: Immediately after the dentists complete the questionnaire

Knowledge, attitude, and practices of dentists regarding green eco-friendly Dentistry using a validated questionnaire, the unit is percentage of participants answering each question.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Cairo University

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Registry information

Official study title

Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practices Regarding Green Eco-Friendly Dentistry Among a Group of Dentists: A Cross-Sectional Study

Important dates

Study start: 2024
Primary completion: 2024
Study completion: 2024
First posted: Aug 21, 2024
Registry last updated: Feb 12, 2025

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