Knowledge and Perception about Dental Implants among Undergraduate Dental Students and Interns in UAE

Practicing implant dentistry procedures is progressively strolling from specialists to the general dental practitioner. The increasing demand for the dental implant treatment requires a higher level of knowledge from clinical years’ dental students and interns. This study aimed to assess the knowledge and perception about implant dentistry among these students. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted where participants from the College of Dentistry, Gulf Medical University and Ajman University were requested to complete a validated questionnaire. Data was collected from clinical years’ students (4th, 5th years) and interns. A total of (n=219) responses were coded and statistical analysis was done by SPSS 20. Statistical significance was set as p <0.05. Most of the 4th and 5th year students showed an average level of knowledge about implant dentistry. While the majority of the interns showed a good level. There was no statistically significant difference in the knowledge between the students at both universities regarding implant dentistry. Knowledge and perception about dental implants in dentistry among clinical years’ dental students and interns vary at different academic levels, but not as expected. A lot of 5th year students and interns gave unsatisfactory answers despite their clinical experience compared to 4th year students.