الفهرس 
Knowledge, attitude and practice in a group of Egyptian dentists towards
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Abstract
Dental caries is the most common dental disease. Although, it is a preventable and reversible process but when left untreated it results in pain, speech disorders and premature tooth loss with its sequelae of compromised chewing , harm to the permanent dentition, defective growth and development in addition to high treatment costs. Thus, the evaluation of knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of Egyptian dentists was mandatory to assess the existing knowledge gap and hence the need for improvement. This cross-sectional study was a KAP questionnaire based and it was conducted in Egypt to evaluate knowledge, attitude and practice of Egyptian dentists towards preventive measures in Pediatric Dentistry. A convenient consecutive sampling was applied to include all postgraduate dentists at Pediatric dentistry department, Faculty of Dentistry-Cairo University and all dentists working at the out-patient dental clinics at Police Academy hospitals. Questionnaire was in English language and consisted of 37 questions; 36 binary questions (Yes/ No) and one open ended question ,related to KAP of Egyptian dentists on different preventive measures in Pediatric Dentistry and their relationship to practitioner gender, nature of primary practice, total year in practice and scientific degree. The levels of knowledge, attitude and practice were higher among participating dentists from Pediatric dentistry department, Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University. There was no statistically significance between both groups except for the level of practice. The results of this study concluded that there is a strong need for education of Egyptian dentists about preventive measures in Pediatric dentistry to ensure providing the ultimate dental care for Pediatric patients in Egypt