Awareness, Attitude and Obstacles in Research among Dental Professionals in Chennai: An Institutional Based Survey
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Background: Advancement in treatment modalities has improved as a result of research. Individual’scritical thinking and analysis has enhanced. In the advent of incorporating their clinical trials into practice,it had greatly improved in treating patients and enhancing patients care.Aim: To compare the awareness, attitude and obstacles in the field of research among interns, postgraduatestudents and faculty members among Dental professionals.Materials and Method: An institutional based cross sectional questionnaire survey was conducted amonginterns, postgraduates and faculty members of the dental profession. A sample size of 261 was determined.Ethical clearance was obtained from Institutional Ethics Committee.Statistical Analysis: Descriptive statistics,chi-square test and student’s t-test were used to analyze the data.Results: On analyzing the questionnaire, 61.2%of study subjects were currently guiding and undertakingresearch projects. Majority of the subjects stated that doing research enhanced their critical thinking andknowledge. The most common obstacle stated for research was lack of time and lack of financial incentives.When assessing barriers to publishing an article, it was reported that lack of publication related knowledgewas the most major obstacle in all groups. Majority of the post graduates and faculty members prefer toconduct recent advance based research; whereas interns prefer to do research based on innovative ideawhich was statistically significant.Conclusion: This research study revealed positive attitude toward research among dental professionals.
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Many dental colleges struggle to make important contributions to the literature.
“As a result, many Dental colleges struggle to make important contributions to the literature (1),(2),(3).”
From Research Publication Challenges Faced by Dentists in India: A Narrative Review of Multilevel Barriers (2026) · cites this paper as [1]
The Statistical Analysis/Results section (page not provided) reports that 69% of interns did not participate in research and that 65% of those who did failed to publish completed projects. This supports difficulty contributing to the literature among surveyed dental professionals, but the institutional survey does not establish that many dental colleges struggle or assess whether their contributions are important. (LLM, conf=0.86)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredA cross-sectional study conducted in Chennai found that 65% of academics were unable to devote sufficient time to research due to teaching responsibilities.
“A cross-sectional study conducted in Chennai found that 65% of academics were unable to devote sufficient time to research due to teaching responsibilities (1).”
From Research Publication Challenges Faced by Dentists in India: A Narrative Review of Multilevel Barriers (2026) · cites this paper as [1]
The Abstract describes a cross-sectional survey of dental professionals in Chennai, and the Results report that 59% cited lack of time as a professional barrier to research. The Discussion attributes students’ lack of research time to clinical work, not academics’ teaching responsibilities. The paper’s 65% figure instead refers to participants who failed to publish completed projects; it does not support the claimed percentage or cause. (LLM, conf=0.90)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredLack of time was the principal barrier preventing involvement in research and publications according to multiple studies: Ganesh A et al. 59%, Hegde A et al. 34.5%, Srinivasan et al. 54%, Bishen KA et al. 61.5%, Alsulami AF et al. 30.9%, Giri PA et al. 12.1%, Alsaleem SA et al. 75.5%, and Sabzwari S et al. 64.4%.
“According to Ganesh A et al., (59%), Hegde A et al., (34.5%), Srinivasan et al., (54%), Bishen KA et al., (61.5%), Alsulami AF et al., (30.9%), Giri PA et al., (12.1%), Alsaleem SA et al., (75.5%), and Sabzwari S et al., (64.4%), the lack of time was the principal barrier preventing involvement in research and publications (1),(2),(17),(20),(22),(23),(24),(25).”
From Research Publication Challenges Faced by Dentists in India: A Narrative Review of Multilevel Barriers (2026) · cites this paper as [1]
The Results report that 59% of participants cited lack of time as a professional barrier to research, supporting the figure attributed to Ganesh et al. But the section on barriers to publishing says lack of publication-related knowledge was the major obstacle in all groups; it does not identify lack of time as the principal publishing barrier. (LLM, conf=0.88)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredGanesh A et al. found that 20% of respondents identified a lack of mentorship as a significant issue.
“whereas Ganesh A et al., found that 20% of respondents identified a lack of mentorship as a significant issue (1).”
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Saran, K., Krishnaprakash, G., Siluvai, S., & Indumathi, K. (2026) · Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research · doi:10.7860/jcdr/2026/78238.22217
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- Akila Ganesh1, J. K.
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- Akila Ganesh1, Janani Krishnamachari2, Janani K.2, M. Rajkumar3, B. Archana4, S.K. Balaji5
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- Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development
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- 2020-03-23
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- 0976-0245 (ISSN-L)
- 0976-5506
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- en
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- Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development (publishedVersion)
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- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Dental Education, Practice, Research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Health and Medical Research Impacts
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health Sciences Research and Education
- Keywords
- research awareness, attitudes toward research, barriers to research, dental professionals, dental interns, postgraduate dental students, dental faculty, time constraints, financial incentives, critical thinking, Chennai
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