Jemds.com Original Research Article J Evolution Med Dent Sci / eISSN - 2278-4802, pISSN - 2278-4748 / Vol. 10 / Issue 30 / July 26, 2021 Page 2286 Evaluation of Knowledge and Attitude toward Dental Implant Supported Prosthesis among Medical Practitioners of Wardha Region Aishwary Arun Uikey 1 , Mithilesh M. Dhamande 2 , Kashish Mangal 3 , Anjali G. Bhoyar 4 , Seema R. Sathe 5 , Rupali M. Patel 6 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Department of Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge, Sharad Pawar Dental College and Hospital, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences (Deemed to Be University), Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha, Maharashtra, India. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Dental knowledge of qualified medical practitioners is different when compared to the general public. Even though they are qualified in the medical field their knowledge about dental diseases, relationship of oral health with systemic diseases and life-threatening dental diseases are scarce. The role that a medical practitioner can play in improving oral health of the population depends on his own knowledge about oral diseases and their effect on general health, his attitude towards dentistry and their routine practice to maintain oral health. The purpose of this study was to assess the level of awareness regarding the use of implants in dentistry among the medical practitioners. METHODS Custom made questionnaire comprising of 10 closed-ended questions was designed and validated. 50 medical practitioners from different walks of medicine were randomly selected and provided with the questionnaire. Answers of all the subjects were then tabulated and subjected to statistical analysis. RESULTS After statistical analysis, the results obtained showed a large number of medical practitioners’ negative response to maximum questions. CONCLUSIONS It was inferred that a huge gap in knowledge exists which needs to be addressed KEY WORDS Edentulism, Dental Implants, Health Care Workers Corresponding Author: Dr. Kashish Mangal, A-62, 63, New Pali Road, Jodhpur - 342001, Rajasthan, India. E-mail: kashishmangal24@gmail.com DOI: 10.14260/jemds/2021/467 How to Cite This Article: Uikey AA, Dhamande MM, Mangal K, et al. Evaluation of knowledge and attitude toward dental implant supported prosthesis among medical practitioners of Wardha Region. J Evolution Med Dent Sci 2021;10(30):2286-2289, DOI: 10.14260/jemds/2021/467 Submission 12-10-2020, Peer Review 20-05-2020, Acceptance 27-05-2021, Published 26-07-2021. Copyright © 2021 Aishwary Arun Uikey et al. This is an open access article distributed under Creative Commons Attribution License [Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)]