EVALUATION AMONG HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS AND GENERAL PUBLIC ON THE SCOPE OF MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY: CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY

Objectives:Oral and Maxillofacial surgery (OMFS) is a dental speciality which is bridged between medicine and dentistry. This department deals with the anatomical region of head and neck region. OMFS has evolved from ages just not ending with tooth extraction.The aim of the study was to survey the knowledge of OMFS among medical, dental interns and general population. Material and methods:An organized survey twenty clinical questionnaire was framed and was asked to medical and dental interns as well as general public.173 participants took part in this survey of which 27 were general public, 80 were medical interns and 66 were dental interns. The data were formulated using Microsoft excel, the results were analyzed, percentage of the population were taken into consideration. Results:The results were tabulated and percentage of the populations were analyzed. Medical and dental interns recognized that most of the treatments are mainly treated by maxillofacial surgeons Conclusions:The study brought to light that dental interns are aware of the treatments what OMFS does. There is still lack of knowledge among general population. So the current conceptof oral surgery should be aware so that the interns gain ample knowledge in this field and ensure correct referral of all the patients.