Evaluation of the knowledge level of Dentistry Faculty Students on dental implants

Purpose: In this thesis study, which aims to investigate the knowledge level of dentistry students on implant applications, which are thought to have an important place in the future of modern dentistry due to their increasing preference among doctors and patients day by day, a survey study consisting of questions was conducted on the participants in order to be knowledgeable and innovative doctors in addition to the daily professional skills that they should have mastered. Materials and Methods: The survey study consists of 20 questions using a five-point Likert scale in addition to demographic information such as age and gender. The survey was conducted in written form after obtaining informed consent from the participants on a voluntary basis. The value of p<0.05 was considered statistically significant. Findings: When the answers given to the questions were examined in terms of total scores, the question with the highest score was the question regarding the importance of detailed postoperative information and regular patient follow-up, while the question with the lowest score was the question indicating that advanced implant surgery could be performed after undergraduate education. When the genders were compared in terms of total scores; although the total number of answers given by women to the questions was higher than men, no statistically significant difference was found (p>0.05). There was no significant difference in terms of correct answers given to the questions between the groups that repeated a term and those that did not during the education period (p>0.05). Conclusion: In order to support the progress of physicians who step into professional life after graduation in increasing their competencies required to build a successful career by following the developments in the sector, it is necessary to give more importance to the implantology course and implant programs included in the university curriculum and to integrate implant dentistry into daily dentistry practice. Keywords: Dental Implant, Dentistry, Oral Implantology