Do dentists know their microbes? new study aims to find out
NCT ID NCT07374575
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study will survey 500 licensed dentists in Egypt to measure their knowledge about the oral microbiome and exosomes. The goal is to see how much dental professionals know, what they think, and what barriers they face. The results could help improve dental education and practice.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2027
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
The study population comprises licensed dentists practicing in Egypt, including general practitioners and all dental specialties, aged 18 years or older. Participants must hold a valid dental license and be actively practicing within Egypt. Excluded from the study are undergraduate dental students or interns without licensure, dentists currently practicing outside Egypt, and duplicate questionnaire responses.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Licensed dentists practicing in Egypt (general dentists and all specialties) * age ≥18. Exclusion Criteria: * Undergraduate students/interns without a license * dentists currently practicing abroad; duplicate entries.
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