Abstract
Aim: to assess and evaluate awareness and attitude of patients who are seeking dental treatment at both governmental and dental private polyclinics in Riyadh city towards Extra-oral examination (EOE). Methodology: A total of 661 governmental and private dental clinics visitors were participated in this cross-sectional analytical study. The study was conducted using electronic and paper-based surveys. Participants were asked of total 20 questions, including demographics, Patients' Experience, and Patients' knowledge and attitude toward the Extra-Oral Examination. Finally, the data was entered using Microsoft excel program then analyzed by SPSS program version 24. Results: There is lack of knowledge about EOE as only 10.9% of participants heard about it 53.9% do not know about the importance of EOE. 7.9% received EOE in governmental clinics, similarly only 3.4% were examined in private clinics. Vital signs were recorded more often in governmental clinics as 29.2% of participants had their vital signs measured while only 12.2% in private polyclinics. Conclusion: The performance of Extra-Oral Examination was significantly low for both governmental and private dental clinics. Moreover, the awareness of the sample also was low.