Journal of Traditional Medical Complementary Therapies

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Knowledge and Attitudes of Dentists in Afyonkarahisar City Center Regarding Traditional and Complementary Medicine Practices: A Cross-Sectional Survey Study
Afyonkarahisar İl Merkezindeki Diş Hekimlerinin Geleneksel ve Tamamlayıcı Tıp Uygulamalarına İlişkin Bilgi ve Tutumları: Kesitsel Anket Çalışması
Ömer EKİCİa , Ziya KARATAŞa
aAfyonkarahisar Health Sciences University Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Afyonkarahisar, Türkiye
J Tradit Complem Med. 2025;8(1):29-39
doi: 10.5336/jtracom.2024-105056
Article Language: EN
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 Objective: The increasing tendency towards traditional and complementary medicine (TCM) practices in Türkiye and the world in recent years has made it important for dentists, who are important members of the healthcare team, to know TCM and guide their patients correctly. This study aims to evaluate the knowledge and attitudes of dentists working in the city center of Afyonkarahisar regarding TCM. Material and Methods: A 55-question survey consisting of 4 sections was designed to assess the participants' knowledge and attitudes regarding TCM. The survey was applied face-to-face to 121 dentists working in the public and private sectors in the city center of Afyonkarahisar. Results: In this study, 81% of dentists stated that they did not have sufficient knowledge about TCM applications and 95.9% did not have a certificate regarding TCM. In this study, the methods that dentists heard, knew, used and recommended the most were phytotherapy, acupuncture, hypnosis, prayer, balnotherapy, cupping, yoga, meditation and music therapy. In addition, the average score of dentists on the Integrative, Complementary and Alternative Medicine Attitude Scale was 32.04±6.27. It was observed that dentists would prefer TCM methods mostly because they have fewer side effects and can be used mostly for relaxation, stress and anxiety reduction. Conclusion: Although the study results show that dentists' knowledge levels and education/certification rates regarding TCM are low, they reveal that their attitudes toward TCM methods are positive. TCM methods should be added to the dentistry education curriculum and dentists should be encouraged to attend TCM courses.

Keywords: Traditional medicine; complementary medicine; alternative medicine; dentistry; dentist
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 Amaç: Son yıllarda Türkiye ve dünyada geleneksel ve tamamlayıcı tıp (GETAT) uygulamalarına yönelik artan eğilim, sağlık ekibinin önemli üyeleri olan diş hekimlerinin GETAT yöntemlerini bilmelerini ve hastalarını doğru şekilde yönlendirmelerini önemli hâle getirmiştir. Bu çalışmada, Afyonkarahisar il merkezinde çalışan diş hekimlerinin GETAT'a ilişkin bilgi ve tutumlarının değerlendirilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Katılımcıların GETAT ile ilgili bilgi ve tutumlarını değerlendirmek için 4 bölümden oluşan 55 soruluk bir anket tasarlanmıştır. Anket, Afyonkarahisar il merkezinde kamu ve özel sektörde çalışan 121 diş hekimine yüz yüze uygulanmıştır. Bulgular: Bu çalışmada, diş hekimlerinin %81'i GETAT uygulamaları hakkında yeterli bilgiye sahip olmadıklarını ve %95,9'unun GETAT konusunda bir sertifikası olmadığını belirtmiştir. Bu çalışmada, diş hekimlerinin en çok duyduğu, bildiği, kullandığı ve önerdiği yöntemler fitoterapi, akupunktur, hipnoz, dua, balnoterapi, kupa, yoga, meditasyon ve müzik terapisi olmuştur. Ayrıca, Diş Hekimlerinin Bütünleyici, Tamamlayıcı ve Alternatif Tıp Tutum Ölçeği'ndeki ortalama puanı 32.04±6.27 olarak bulundu. Diş hekimlerinin GETAT yöntemlerini çoğunlukla rahatlama, stres ve kaygı azaltma amacıyla kullandıkları ve yan etkilerinin daha az olması nedeniyle tercih ettikleri görüldü. Sonuç: Çalışma sonuçları, diş hekimlerinin GETAT ile ilgili bilgi düzeylerinin ve eğitim/sertifika oranlarının düşük olduğunu gösterse de, GETAT yöntemlerine yönelik tutumlarının olumlu olduğunu ortaya koymaktadır. GETAT yöntemleri diş hekimliği eğitim müfredatına eklenmeli ve diş hekimleri GETAT kurslarına katılmaya teşvik edilmelidir.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Geleneksel tıp; tamamlayıcı tıp; alternatif tıp; diş hekimliği; diş hekimi
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