LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE DENTAL MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH DIABETES MELLITUS BY STUDENTS OF VII AND IX CYCLE OF THE FACULTY OF DENTISTRY OF THE UNAP By: DANIEL ELIAS, LOJA PAREDES y JAVIAR ENRIQUE,VELA VARGAS OBJECTIVE: Determine the difference in the level of knowledge about the dental management of patients with Diabetes Mellitus between seventh and ninth cycle students of the Faculty of Dentistry of the National University of the Peruvian Amazon. METHODOLOGY: This research used a quantitative, non-experimental, transversal, descriptive and comparative model. For this study, a sample of 73 students enrolled in the first semester of 2024 was used. Of these, 40 were in the seventh cycle and 33 in the ninth cycle, respectively taking adult clinics 1 and 3. As an instrument, an questionnaire was used approved by experts, which consisted of 20 questions categorized as low/bad, medium/r...