Awareness about complete blood cell count among general dental practitioners in Isfahan

Complete blood count (CBC) is an important test, comprising several tests, considered a whole unit. The result of the test is important because it will help diagnose the systemic cause of some oral manifestations and eliminate the systemic etiologic factors involved in oral diseases. The aim of this study was to evaluate the knowledge of general dental practitioners in Isfahan about CBC test. In this descriptive cross-sectional study, a specially designed questionnaire was delivered to 100 dentists during continuous education programs or by directly referring to their offices. Data was gathered and analyzed by chi-squared test using SPSS software (α = 0.05). The mean overall score of the awareness of the dentists was 61%, which is optimal but not ideal. It is suggested that more continuous education programs be held to increase awareness of dental practitioners and greater emphasis be placed on basic sciences education in dental education.