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Goh b, Francine Seaha, Intekhab Islama,  \nWendy Wang Chia-Wei c, Philip Martin Mcloughlin a, John Ser Pheng Loha,d* a Discipline of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore b Discipline of Primary Dental Care & Population Health, Faculty of Dentistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore  \nc Discipline of Discipline of Endodontics, Operative Dentistry and Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore  \nd Department of Dental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden  \n| A R T I C L E I N F O | A B S T R A C T |\n| --- | --- |\n| Article history:\u003Cbr>Received 8 September 2022\u003Cbr>Received in revised form\u003Cbr>11 November 2022\u003Cbr>Accepted 25 November 2022 Available online 13 January 2023 | Objectives: Oral cancer confers high morbidity and mortality rates. Late diagnosis of oral cancer is linked to a lack of awareness of its existence and known risk factors. The purpose of this survey was to examine the knowledge and awareness of oral cancer amongst different groups in Singapore.\u003Cbr>Methods: A self-administered questionnaire (including questions on awareness, risk factor knowledge, and health beliefs about oral cancer) was distributed to undergraduate students from the medical and dental schools and other faculties at the National University of Singapore, as well as the general public.\u003Cbr>Results: A total of 470 responses were analysed. Both medical and dental students were almost universally aware of the disease and correctly identified recognised risk factors for oral cancers. Dental students had a significantly higher level of knowledge of chewing betel quid as a risk factor than medical students (98% vs 74%; P \u003C .0001), although 1 in 10 dental students did not identify alcohol as a risk factor. In contrast, undergraduate students from other faculties were the least aware of oral cancer (62%) . Within the general public, knowledge of the risk factors of oral cancer aside from smoking was low, with only 41% aware of viruses as a possible aetiology. However, the younger population group, aged 18 to 34 years old, in general had better knowledge of the risk factors of oral cancer compared with older participants.\u003Cbr>Conclusions: There is a general lack of awareness about oral cancer and its associated risk factors amongst certain cohorts of the Singapore population. There exists room for further targeted education.\u003Cbr>􀀁 2022 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf ofFDI World Dental Federation. This is an open access article under the CC BY license\u003Cbr>([http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)) |\n| Key words:\u003Cbr>Public health Prevention\u003Cbr>Cancer and precancer Oral oncology\u003Cbr>Risk factors\u003Cbr>Dental students |  |\n\nIntroduction  \nOral cancer is a common malignancy with high morbidity and mortality rates; however, general public awareness remains limited. Every year, 377,713 new cases are reported worldwide, representing 2% of all new cancer cases.1 There are, however, very wide regional variations, and Asia has the  \n* Corresponding author. National University Centre for Oral Health, Singapore 9 Lower Kent Ridge Rd, 119085, Singapore.  \nE-mail address: [johnloh@nus.edu.sg](johnloh@nus.edu.sg) (J.S.P. Loh).  \nhighest incidence of oral cancer of all continents,2 which maybe closely linked to local lifestyles and cultural practices. Although the well-established aetiologic factors associated with oral cancer such as smoking, betel quid, and alcohol are avoidable,3−5 many individuals continue to engage in these behaviours.6 The incidence of oral cancer is relatively low in Singapore, with a 5-year prevalence of oral cancer in all age groups estimated at 12 .79 per 100,000 .7 However, this will likely change as immigration patterns, a major d","cbCaitnMDqmxSVW9","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaitnMDqmxSVW9","pdf",409964,"English","# Introduction\n# Methods\n# Results\n## Knowledge by study group\n# Conclusions","[{\"question\":\"What was the purpose of the Singapore oral cancer awareness survey?\",\"answer\":\"To examine knowledge and awareness of oral cancer and its known risk factors among different groups in Singapore.\"},{\"question\":\"How did dental and medical students' awareness and risk-factor knowledge compare?\",\"answer\":\"Both groups were almost universally aware and correctly identified recognized risk factors, but dental students had higher knowledge of chewing betel quid than medical students.\"},{\"question\":\"What gaps were found among other undergraduates and the general public?\",\"answer\":\"Undergraduates from other faculties were least aware of oral cancer, and within the general public, awareness of risk factors other than smoking was low, including limited knowledge of viral causes.\"}]","Oral Cancer Awareness of Tertiary Education Students and General Public in Singapore - Scientific Research Report | PDF",1790246258]