Abstract
Aim: The aim of this survey was to assess the general dentists’ attitude and desirability for additional training in treating children with special health care needs(CSHCN) in the region of Punjab state, India. Methods: A ten item questionnaire was sent to 1200 licensed general dentists in Punjab. The survey questioned about their demographics and their behavior in treating CSHCN. Responses to the questionnaire were tabulated and percent frequency distributions for answers to each question were computed. Results: Of the 1200 survey forms sent, 537 (44.75%) were received back. From the responses, 422 (78.60%) general dentists reported that they never treat CSHCN and the most common answer (79.10%) given for not seeing CSHCN was lack of education and treatment skills. Conclusions: These data indicate that most general dentists in Punjab state hardly treat CSHCN and the reasons they cited were poor training skills and educational experience in managing CSHCN
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