Egyptian Dental Professionals' Perspectives on the Oral Microbiome and Exosomes

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Oral Health

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07374575

10-2025

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study employs a structured, validated questionnaire as the index test to objectively assess dental professionals' knowledge of the oral microbiome and exosomes, alongside attitudes, readiness, and perceived barriers. The primary aim is to develop and compare Microbiome Knowledge Scores (MKS) and Exosome Knowledge Scores (EKS) across dental specialties, workplace settings, and years of practice. Secondary aims include evaluating attitudes and perceived barriers, assessing the relationship between self-rated and objective knowledge, and identifying predictors of higher knowledge levels. The study tests the null hypotheses that MKS/EKS do not differ across demographic or practice characteristics and that self-rated knowledge does not correlate with objective knowledge.

Enrollment: 500 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Licensed dentists practicing in Egypt (general dentists and all specialties)
• age ≥18.

Exclusion criteria

• Undergraduate students/interns without a license
• dentists currently practicing abroad; duplicate entries.