Table 6.
Assess the role of dentist in identifying dental patients with drug abuse
| Educational qualification | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| BDS, n (%) | MDS, n (%) | ||
| Dentists should be concerned with identifying dental patients on drugs | |||
| Yes | 79 (72.5) | 30 (27.5) | 0.19 |
| No | 62 (66.0) | 32 (34.0) | |
| Do all drugs have an oral manifestation | |||
| Yes | 10 (62.5) | 6 (37.5) | 0.35 |
| No | 131 (70.1) | 56 (29.9) | |
| Have you encountered dental patients with drugs? | |||
| Yes | 68 (68.7) | 31 (31.3) | 0.34 |
| No | 73 (70.1) | 31 (29.8) | |
| Do you feel that dental practitioner’s skills have to be improved to help handle such cases? | |||
| Yes | 0.27 | ||
| No | 120 (70.6) | 50 (29.4) | |
| Unsure | 21 (63.6) | 12 (36.4) | |
| Dentist should allocate extra time to the patient and “listen him/her out” | |||
| Yes | 48 (64.9) | 26 (35.1) | 0.46 |
| No | 93 (72.1) | 36 (27.9) | |
| Dentist should refer the patient to deaddiction centers | |||
| Yes | 1 (20) | 26 (35.1) | 0.031 |
| No | 93 (72.1) | 36 (27.9) | |
| Do you feel that adequate communication is required between dental practitioners and medical practitioners/psychiatrists as well as the deaddiction centers regarding referred cases? | |||
| Yes | 12 (63.2) | 7 (36.8) | 0.91 |
| No | 129 (70.1) | 55 (29.9) | |
| Unsure | 141 (69.5) | 62 (30.5) | |
| According to your knowledge does drug abuse require any modification in the treatment planning? | |||
| Yes | 25 (71.4) | 10 (28.6) | 0.31 |
| No | 116 (69.5) | 51 (30.5) | |
| Unsure | 0 (0.0) | 1 (100) | |
| Do you think there are adequate deaddiction facilities in your state? | |||
| Yes | 110 (69.2) | 49 (30.8) | 0.96 |
| No | 13 (72.2) | 5 (27.8) | |
| Unsure | 18 (69.2) | 8 (30.8) | |