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Preclinical dental students’ awareness and integration of pulp biology knowledge: a cross-sectional study assessing the understanding of pulpal functions and implications for clinical endodontic competency and practice

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-026-09437-8

Published Online: 2026-05-25

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Authors

Sadotra, Aarna

Saniya, Ahishat

Shetty, Sushanth S

Dsouza, Neil Shannen

Jafar, Zein M

Rasheed, Neva

Shetty, Preethesh

Bhat, Raksha https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1173-0802
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Article History

Received: 28 January 2026

Accepted: 11 May 2026

First Online: 25 May 2026

Declarations

Ethics approval and consent to participate: Ethics approval was obtained from Institution Research Ethics Committee [AB Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Nitte DU Ethics Committee] prior to data collection. All procedures were conducted in accordance with ethical principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki. Informed written consent was obtained from all participants via digital consent forms. Consent responses were automatically recorded and stored within the secure Google Forms platform, accessible only to the principal investigators via password-protected institutional accounts, and have been retained in accordance with the data retention policy of the institution.

Consent for publication: Not Applicable

Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.

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