Influence of years of professional
experience in relation to the
diagnostic skill of general dental
practitioners (GDPs) in identifying
oral cancer and precancerous
lesions

López Jornet, Pia; Camacho Alonso, Fabio; Martínez Beneyto, Yolanda

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Influence of years of professional experience in relation to the diagnostic skill of general dental practitioners (GDPs) in identifying oral cancer and precancerous lesions

dc.contributor.author	López Jornet, Pia
dc.contributor.author	Camacho Alonso, Fabio
dc.contributor.author	Martínez Beneyto, Yolanda
dc.contributor.department	Dermatología, Estomatología, Radiología y Medicina Física
dc.date.accessioned	2025-01-24T11:39:38Z
dc.date.available	2025-01-24T11:39:38Z
dc.date.issued	2008-06
dc.description	© 2008 FDI/World Dental Press. This document is the Accepted Manuscript version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in International Dental Journal. To access the final edited and published work see https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1875-595X.2008.tb00187.x
dc.description.abstract	Objective: To evaluate skill in diagnosing cancer and oral precancerous lesions among general dentists in the Autonomous Community of Murcia (Spain). Material and method: Twenty randomly distributed clinical images were used, of which 45% corresponded to benign lesions, 35% to oral precancerous lesions, and 20% to oral cancer. Each case was accompanied by a summarised clinical history. The study sample comprised 150 general dentists divided into two groups: group I (60 recently graduated dentists without professional experience) and group II (90 dentists with established professional activity). Results: In group I, the sensitivity of oral cancer diagnosis was 61.3% versus 85.5% in group II (p<0.001), while the sensitivity of precancerous lesion diagnosis was 71.7% in group I versus 80.7% in group II (p=0.004). Conclusions: The results obtained show that junior dentists and general dentists with public or private practice need more training and more experience in diagnosing cancer and oral precancerous lesions.	es
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dc.identifier.citation	International Dental Journal, 2008, Vol. 58, Issue3, pp. 127-133
dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.1922/IDJ_1862Jornet07
dc.identifier.issn	Print: 1875-595X
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10201/149270
dc.language	eng	es
dc.publisher	FDI/World Dental Press	es
dc.relation	Sin financiación externa a la Universidad	es
dc.relation.publisherversion	https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1875-595X.2008.tb00187.x
dc.rights.accessRights	info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.subject	Oral cancer	es
dc.subject	Precancerous lesion	es
dc.subject	Dentists	es
dc.subject	Diagnosis	es
dc.subject	Oral cancer
dc.subject	Precancerous lesion
dc.subject	Dentists
dc.subject	Diagnosis
dc.title	Influence of years of professional experience in relation to the diagnostic skill of general dental practitioners (GDPs) in identifying oral cancer and precancerous lesions	es
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