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Paper Title
SURVEY ON KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS ABOUT COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE AMONG DENTAL PATIENTS.
Authors
T.V.Rajalakshmi Rakshanaa , Dr. Lakshmi.T
Keywords
CAM, homeopathy, alternative medicine, therapy, ayurveda
Abstract
ABSTRACT: AIM: To assess the knowledge and Awareness about Complementary & alternative medicine among dental patients . OBJECTIVE: To evaluate and determine the Awareness about Complementary & alternative medicine among dental patients . MATERIALS AND METHODS: A questionnaire based survey among dental patients from Saveetha Dental College between 18-70 years are selected for the study. Sample size of approximately 200 individuals who are being tested with a questionnaire containing 12 questions. RESULTS: 61% of participants were aware of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) while 39% were not aware of it. Out of these only 43% of population had knowledge about most of the modalities in CAM while others had knowledge about three or four modalities. The most common source of knowledge was found to be through friends and family (37%) and through internet (48%). Participants were well aware of modalities such as Homeopathy (75%), Ayurveda medicine (88%), meditation (82%), yoga (80%) and herbal medicine (87%).
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"SURVEY ON KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS ABOUT COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE AMONG DENTAL PATIENTS.", IJRTI - International Journal for Research Trends and Innovation (www.ijrti.org), ISSN:2456-3315, Vol.5, Issue 2, page no.6 - 10, February-2020, Available :https://ijrti.org/papers/IJRTI2002002.pdf
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Rakshanaa, T. V. R., & Lakshmi.T. (2020). SURVEY ON KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS ABOUT COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE AMONG DENTAL PATIENTS. International Journal for Research Trends and Innovation, 5(2), 6 - 10. https://ijrti.org/viewpaperforall.php?paper=IJRTI2002002
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Rakshanaa, T.V.Rajalakshmi, and Lakshmi.T. "SURVEY ON KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS ABOUT COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE AMONG DENTAL PATIENTS." International Journal for Research Trends and Innovation, vol. 5, no. 2, 2020, pp. 6 - 10, https://ijrti.org/viewpaperforall.php?paper=IJRTI2002002.
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Rakshanaa, T.V.Rajalakshmi, and Lakshmi.T. "SURVEY ON KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS ABOUT COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE AMONG DENTAL PATIENTS." International Journal for Research Trends and Innovation 5, no. 2 (2020): 6 - 10. https://ijrti.org/viewpaperforall.php?paper=IJRTI2002002.
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Rakshanaa, T.V.R. and Lakshmi.T (2020) 'SURVEY ON KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS ABOUT COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE AMONG DENTAL PATIENTS', International Journal for Research Trends and Innovation, 5(2), pp. 6 - 10. Available at: https://ijrti.org/viewpaperforall.php?paper=IJRTI2002002
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T. V. R. Rakshanaa and Lakshmi.T, "SURVEY ON KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS ABOUT COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE AMONG DENTAL PATIENTS," IJRTI, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 6 - 10, Feb. 2020.
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Rakshanaa TVR, Lakshmi.T. SURVEY ON KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS ABOUT COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE AMONG DENTAL PATIENTS. IJRTI. 2020 Feb;5(2):6 - 10.
AMA — 11th edition
Rakshanaa TVR, Lakshmi.T. SURVEY ON KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS ABOUT COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE AMONG DENTAL PATIENTS. IJRTI. 2020;5(2):6 - 10. Accessed at https://ijrti.org/viewpaperforall.php?paper=IJRTI2002002
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@article{IJRTI2002002,
author = {T.V.Rajalakshmi Rakshanaa and Lakshmi.T},
title = {SURVEY ON KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS ABOUT COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE AMONG DENTAL PATIENTS.},
journal = {International Journal for Research Trends and Innovation},
volume = {5},
number = {2},
pages = {6 - 10},
year = {2020},
month = {February},
issn = {2456-3315},
url = {https://ijrti.org/viewpaperforall.php?paper=IJRTI2002002}
}
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T2 - International Journal for Research Trends and Innovation
JA - IJRTI
VL - 5
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PY - 2020
SN - 2456-3315
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Volume 5 Issue 2,
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