Knowledge and awareness of pollen-food allergy syndrome among dentists: A cross-sectional survey

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dc.authoridhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8601-7836
dc.contributor.authorDolu, K.O
dc.contributor.authorArslan, S.
dc.contributor.authorArslan, E.
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-08T12:29:00Z
dc.date.available2026-07-08T12:29:00Z
dc.date.issued2026
dc.departmentMeslek Yüksekokulları, Meslek Yüksekokulu, Ağız ve Diş Sağlığı Programı
dc.description.abstractBackground and objective: This cross-sectional survey represents the first study to systematically quantify pollenfood allergy syndrome (PFAS) awareness and clinical management approaches among actively practising dentists. Methods: Seventy-seven dentists in Istanbul, Turkey participated (mean age 34.4 ± 7.9 years; 72.7% female) in this cross-sectional, descriptive survey. The survey was distributed via an open link through professional messaging and social media platforms; accordingly, a response rate could not be calculated. Results: Nearly all participants (97.4%) had received no postgraduate allergy training, and 94.8% reported inadequate or absent PFAS awareness. A critical recognition–application gap was identified: 62.3% selected the correct definition from multiple-choice options, yet only 37.7% correctly interpreted an equivalent clinical scenario involving raw versus cooked food reactions – and notably, 41.7% of those who correctly identified the definition still failed this scenario. More strikingly, 93.5% had never considered PFAS in differential diagnosis despite 54.5% reporting encounters with oral mucosal complaints in the preceding year. PFAS knowledge showed no association with professional experience, specialty, or prior patient encounters (all P > 0.05), indicating a systemic educational deficit rather than an experience-dependent gap. Conversely, 71.4% correctly identified allergy and immunology as the appropriate referral specialty, and 81.8% rated their educational need at the highest level. Conclusions: These findings reveal that PFAS remains a diagnostically invisible syndrome in dental practice. Given dentists’ frontline position in encountering oral mucosal symptoms – the hallmark presentation of PFAS – integration of allergic syndromes into dental curricula, structured allergist–dentist referral pathways, and practical screening protocols are urgently needed.
dc.identifier.citationDolu, K. O., Arslan, S., & Arslan, E. (2026). Knowledge and awareness of pollen-food allergy syndrome among dentists: A cross-sectional survey. Revue Française d'Allergologie, 66(4), Article 105036. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.reval.2026.105036
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.reval.2026.105036
dc.identifier.endpage6
dc.identifier.issue4
dc.identifier.startpage1
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12941/423
dc.identifier.volume66
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.institutionauthorArslan, Emel
dc.institutionauthoridhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8601-7836
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherScience Direct
dc.relation.ispartofRevue Française d'Allergologie
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjectAwareness
dc.subjectCross- Sectional Study
dc.subjectDentists
dc.subjectOral Allergy Syndrome
dc.subjectPollen- Food Allergy Syndrome
dc.titleKnowledge and awareness of pollen-food allergy syndrome among dentists: A cross-sectional survey
dc.title.alternativeConnaissance et sensibilisation au syndrome allergie pollen-aliments chez les dentistes : une enquête transversale
dc.typeArticle

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