Awareness and Attitude of Forensic Odontology among Undergraduate Dental Students in Kabul University of Medical Sciences, Afghanistan

Aims and Objectives: The aim of the study is to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice of forensicodontology among undergraduate dental students at Kabul university of medical science, Kabul,Afghanistanafter adding this subject in their curriculumMaterial and Methods: This cross-sectional study is conducted among 150 undergraduate dental studentsof Kabul University of medical sciences aged 18 and 23 years during the period from December 2020to February 2021.A questionnaire of Abdul et al. (2019) study was used; the questionnaire consisted of19 questions that assessed the knowledge, attitudes, and practice of the participants. The questionnaire isdivided into three parts: knowledge, attitude and practice. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS-24software, chi-square test.Results: Ninety percent of the participants were aware of the branch of science called forensic dentistry.All the included participants welcomed the idea of adding a module on forensic odontology to the currentundergraduate curriculum. Almost 88.7% of the participants were aware that dental record help foridentification of deceased person’s age however, The most of undergraduate dental students (90.7%), claimthat they have lack of the knowledge related forensic odontology. Most of participants were willing tomaintain dental record in their future clinics.Conclusion: Our study showed that the knowledge, attitude, and practice in undergraduate dental studentsare better since it’s added into curriculum of Kabul University of medical science. However,there are noworkshops, seminars, and continuing dental education programs for dental students.There is a need forfurther exposure and formal training to bring awareness among all health-care providers.