Title

A KAP-based evaluation on the role of climate change in shaping dental practices

Authors

Himanshu Balkumar Gupta¹, Sibani Sarangi², Rakesh Mutha³, M. B. Suthar⁴, Akash Ponnukumar⁵, Vikram Karande^{*, 6} & Ritik Kashwani⁷

Affiliation

¹CSMSS Dental College and Hospital, Director, Mahaveer Multi-speciality Hospital, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra, India; ²Department of Periodontology, Hitech Dental College and Hospital, Bhubaneswar, India; ³Department of Periodontology, DY Patil Dental School, Pune, Maharashtra, India; ⁴Department of K. K. Shah Jarodwala Maninagar Science College, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India; ⁵Department of Orthodontics, Indira Gandhi Institute of Dental Sciences, Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth (deemed to be) University, Puducherry, India; ⁶Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, D.Y. Patil Dental School, Lohegaon, Pune, Maharashtra, India; ⁷Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, School of Dental Sciences, Sharda University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Himanshu Balkumar Gupta - E-mail: bkhealthcare.llp@gmail.com
Sibani Sarangi - E-mail: sibanisarangi94@gmail.com
Rakesh Mutha - E-mail: mutha.rakesh@gmail.com
M. B. Suthar - E-mail: sutharmbz@gmail.com
Akash Ponnukumar - E-mail: akashponnukumar@gmail.com
Vikram Karande - E-mail: drvikramkarande@gmail.com
Ritik Kashwani - E-mail: docritikkashwani@yahoo.com

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received June 1, 2025; Revised June 30, 2025; Accepted June 30, 2025, Published June 30, 2025

Abstract

Climate change poses a significant threat to oral health and the sustainability of dental care systems. Therefore, it is of interest to assess the dental students’ knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) on climate change and sustainability. While most understood the environmental impact and felt responsible, fewer individuals adopted sustainable practices, such as maintaining digital records and segregating waste. Barriers included a lack of training and institutional support. The findings underscore the need for curriculum reforms and policy adjustments to foster sustainability in dentistry.

Keywords

Climate change, dentistry, knowledge-attitude-practice (KAP), oral health, sustainability

Citation

Gupta et al. Bioinformation 21(6): 1416-1420 (2025)

Edited by

P Kangueane

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.