RESUMEN
Objectives; To investigate the significance of Oral biology course in dentistry amongst 1[st] year BDS, interns and postgraduate students
Study Design: Cross sectional study
Place and Duration of Study: This study was carried out at Dow University of health sciences from 1[st] April 2015 to 1[st] July 2015
Materials and Methods: This study was conducted on 75 1[st] year BDS students, 25 house officers and 100 postgraduate trainees of Dow University of Health Sciences. A questionnaire based on a likert scale was distributed among 200 participants. The response rate was 100%. 5 questions were asked with five options
The main focus was to know whether Oral Biology being the basic foundation of dentistry is adequate enough to be taught for one year only. Data was analyzed on SPSS version 22
Results: 65% strongly agreed and 34% agreed that Oral Biology is relevant subject for general dentistry
Whereas 47.5% disagree and 9% strongly disagree that Oral Biology is one of the pillars in dentistry. 68.5% strongly agree and 25% agree that Oral Biology is a building block in medical and dental sciences. 24% agree, strongly agree 12% and remaining 59% were unaware with the fact about the knowledge of oral biology is applicable to clear the aptitude test
Majority of the students agreed that the knowledge of the oral biology is essential for their clinic practice in future [Strongly agree-44% Agree-48.5%]
Conclusion: Oral biology is the relevant subject to the general dentistry