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Supplementary file 1_Knowledge, awareness, and attitudes of medical professionals toward the periodontal–systemic disease relationship: a cross-sectional study.docx
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Background<p>Periodontal disease is a chronic inflammatory condition that has been increasingly associated with systemic diseases such as diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disorders, respiratory diseases, and adverse pregnancy outcomes.
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Medical professionals play a critical role in early identification and referral; however, awareness of periodontal–systemic interactions remains variable.</p>Aim<p>To assess the knowledge, awareness, and attitudes of medical professionals regarding the relationship between periodontal disease and systemic health.</p>Materials and methods<p>A cross-sectional questionnaire-based study was conducted among 380 medical professionals across India, including interns, postgraduate students, practitioners, and faculty.
A structured, pre-tested questionnaire was distributed electronically using Google Forms. Responses were scored using a Likert scale, and composite awareness scores were calculated. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 21.
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Descriptive statistics were used to summarize the data, associations between categorical variables were assessed using the chi-square test, and differences in mean awareness scores among groups were evaluated using one-way ANOVA followed by Tukey's post-hoc test. A p-value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.</p>Results<p>Although 90.5% of participants reported referring patients to dentists, only 1.1% did so based on knowledge of periodontal–systemic associations.
Awareness of clinical symptoms was high (86.6%), with gingival bleeding being the most commonly identified sign (33.4%). ANOVA revealed significant differences in awareness scores among professional groups (p < 0.05). Government practitioners demonstrated significantly higher awareness than interns regarding diabetes mellitus and adverse pregnancy outcomes, while medical faculty demonstrated significantly higher awareness than interns regarding PCOS.</p>Conclusion<p>A significant knowledge gap exists among medical professionals regarding periodontal–systemic relationships.
Integrating oral health education into medical curricula and promoting interdisciplinary collaboration may improve awareness, referral practices, and patient care outcomes.</p>
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- DOI doi.org/10.3389/froh.2026.1931494.s001 ↗
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