Analysis of awareness and performance of senior dental students of Isfahan universities regarding essential policies about cardiovascular diseases

The occurrence of emergency cases is one of the most important events during a dentist’s professional work time. Awareness of conditions which can bring about these events and the way to deal with and prevent these situations can play an effective role in controlling these events. The purpose of this research was to analyze awareness and performance of senior dental students of Isfahan universities about essential policies to deal with cardiovascular diseases. By completing a questionnaire containing 18 questions (9 questions about awareness and 9 questions about performance) in a descriptive study 86 senior dental students of Isfahan universities were evaluated regarding essential polices about cardiovascular diseases. SPSS software was used for data analysis (α = 0.05). In this study the awareness score average of the subjects for essential policies about cardiovascular diseases was 61%. Students’ performance about essential polices for cardiovascular diseases was at a moderate level. It appears additional instruction and explanation about the importance of emergency cases will increase the dental students’ awareness and optimize their performance in emergency cases.