Table 3 Oral cancer screening examination behaviors of oral health professionals who performed screening more frequently than “Very rarely”
From: Oral cancer screening practices of oral health professionals in Australia
Dentists | DHs | OHT/DTs | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 210) | (n = 39) | (n = 43) | (n = 292) | |
Screening examination involved: Extra-oral visual inspection of the oral cavity | ||||
Always | 80.4 | 82.1 | 83.7 | 81.1 |
Sometimes | 2.9 | 5.1 | 0.0 | 2.7 |
Never | 16.7 | 12.8 | 16.3 | 16.2 |
A visual inspection of the oral cavity | ||||
Always | 98.1 | 93.0 | 100 | 97.6 |
Sometimes | 1.4 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 |
Never | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
A visual inspection of the oropharynx | ||||
Always | 50.5 | 64.1 | 50.0 | 52.3 |
Sometimes | 40.3 | 35.9 | 42.9 | 40.0 |
Never | 9.2 | 0.0 | 7.1 | 7.7 |
Neck palpation | ||||
Always | 25.5 | 23.7 | 44.2 | * 28.1 |
Sometimes | 56.9 | 52.6 | 32.5 | 52.6 |
Never | 17.6 | 33.7 | 21.3 | 19.3 |