Knowledge, attitude, and practice of general dental  practitioners towards oral biopsy procedures

Preeti Singh; Sujaya Gupta; Biplob Adhikari

Vol. 12 No. 3 (2023), Original Research Article

Vol. 12 No. 3 (2023)

Knowledge, attitude, and practice of general dental practitioners towards oral biopsy procedures

Original Research Article

Published 2023-10-21

Preeti Singh⁺⁻
Sujaya Gupta⁺⁻
Biplob Adhikari

Preeti Singh

MDS

Sujaya Gupta

Associate Professor, Department of Periodontics and Oral Implantology, Dental Programme, Kathmandu Medical College

Biplob Adhikari

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Keywords

General dental practitioners;
Lesions;
Oral biopsy;
Undergraduate dental education.

How to Cite

Singh, P., Gupta, S., & Adhikari , B. (2023). Knowledge, attitude, and practice of general dental practitioners towards oral biopsy procedures. Journal of Kathmandu Medical College, 12(3), 156–61. Retrieved from https://jkmc.com.np/ojs3/index.php/journal/article/view/1300

Abstract

Background: Oral biopsies are not routinely practised by general dental practitioners (GDPs) globally. However GDPs should perform the biopsy procedures for oral lesions. The clinical and histopathological correlation is needed for the

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