Abstract
Background: Mankind has observed various pandemics, but COVID-19 outbreak has caused unprecedented human health consequences. Since, dentists are highly vulnerable to this infection, KAP of dental students towards the transmission and prevention plays an important role in disease control. Objectives: To assess andcompare the KAP towards Covid-19 crisis among BDS 1st year (pre-clinical) and 3rd year (clinical) dental students in Lucknow. Materials and Methods: This online cross-sectional survey was conducted in May 2020, during the initial lockdown phase. 200 students (100 each of BDS 1st year and 3rd year) from Babu Banarasi Das College of Dental Sciences, Lucknow were selected to participate in the study. A pre-tested, self-administered questionnaire was distributed online using google forms. The collected data was statistically analysed. Results and Conclusion: Third year students undergoing clinical training had better positive response in all terms of KAP towards COVID 19 crisis when compared to the 1st year students in preclinical stage. The findings about lack of basic knowledge about viral infections like common cold and serologic testing methods like RT PCR were highlights of this study and needs to be corrected immediately if we want to contain the spread of COVID-19 infection in India. We probably should sensitise the dental student population as they enter dental schools towards right KAP to corona crisis& ensure preventive methods are followed to remove dental profession from the stigma of being super spreaders. This can be attained by making subtle changes in the current curricula. Key words: Covid-19, KAP, Dental students, Syllabus revamp
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