en Oral & maxillofacial surgery Oral & maxillofacial surgery Original article Original article <div> <table align="center" hspace="0" vspace="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="padding: 0cm 12px; text-align: justify;" valign="top"><span style="font-size:13pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:" verdana=""><span style="color:#2e74b5">Background and Aim</span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:" verdana=""><span style="color:#2e74b5">:</span></span></span></b><b> </b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:" verdana="">Dental surgeons are responsible for each and every step taken for dental treatment of patients. The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge, experience, and perception of dental students and practitioners regarding dento-legal aspects of dentistry. &nbsp;</span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:13pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:" verdana=""><span style="color:#2e74b5">Materials and Methods: </span></span></span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:" verdana="">A total of 200 students and dental practitioners were selected from the Chennai colleges. A well-structured validated questionnaire comprising of 21 questions related to dento-legal aspects of dentistry was used for data collection to assess the knowledge, experience, and perception of participants regarding dento-legal aspects of dentistry, which included clinical scenario-based questions. The responses were tabulated and analyzed using OpenEpi software. All variables were analyzed descriptively.</span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:13pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:" verdana=""><span style="color:#2e74b5">Results:</span></span></span></b> <span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:" verdana="">Out of 200 participants surveyed, 53.6% were dental practitioners and 46.4% were dental students. Of all, 75% of dental practitioners and students were well aware of the dento-legal issues. Also, 50% of undergraduates and 65% of postgraduates were aware of their rights to protect themselves in legal cases. More than 50% of dental practitioners and students were aware of how to manage mishaps in a dental clinic. Out of 200 participants, 70% of dental practitioners and students were aware of the rules and regulations, and liabilities related to their practice. </span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:13pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:" verdana=""><span style="color:#2e74b5">Conclusion:</span></span></span></b><b> </b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:" verdana="">Considering the present results, more emphasis should be placed on raising awareness among undergraduates regarding dento-legal aspects of dentistry and prevention of mishaps due to negligence during treatments.</span></span></span></span></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"></div> Awareness, Dentists, Students, Dental, Ethics, Medical 210 216 http://jrdms.dentaliau.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-977-2&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Lakshmi Rathan A. C. lakshmir5@srmist.edu.in 100319475328460012030 000000016289399X Yes Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, SRM Kattankulathur Dental College and Hospital, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, SRM nagar, Kattankulathur, 603203 Kancheepuram Shreeya Varma shreeyavarma94@gmail.com 100319475328460012031 0009000459579966 No Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, SRM Kattankulathur Dental College and Hospital, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, SRM nagar, Kattankulathur, 603203 Kancheepuram, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India Vivek Narayanan vivekn@srmist.edu.in 100319475328460012032 0000000214543984 No Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, SRM Kattankulathur Dental College and Hospital, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, SRM nagar, Kattankulathur, 603203 Kancheepuram, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India Saravanan Chandran savamaxfac@gmail.com 100319475328460012033 0000000232334254 No Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, SRM Kattankulathur Dental College and Hospital, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, SRM nagar, Kattankulathur, 603203 Kancheepuram, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India Kartik Ramakrishnan karthikr@srmist.edu.in 100319475328460012034 0000000297757901 No Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, SRM Kattankulathur Dental College and Hospital, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, SRM nagar, Kattankulathur, 603203 Kancheepuram, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India