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Patil, Rucha Bhise, Sanjana Kodical, Amil Joshi, Apurva Nampalle, and Miloni Sanghavi. "Children’s Attitude and Preferences of Paediatric Dentist’s Attire and Dental Clinic Set up in Paediatric Dental Practice." Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International 35, no. 26 (September 28, 2023): 1–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.9734/jpri/2023/v35i267433.
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Background: The biggest issue for any paediatric dentist, despite the many advancements in the field of paediatric dentistry, is to reduce patient anxiety associated with dental visits and encourage them to accept the necessary care. In order to establish a good relationship with the child, the dentist's presentation is crucial.
Aim: To assess the children’s perception and preference towards the dentist’s appearance, dental clinic set-up.
Materials and Methods: A questionnaire designed to evaluate children’s attitudes and preferences towards dentists was distributed in public schools and was completed by 1012 children (459 males, 553 females) aged between 7–13 years. Data collected was entered into a computer and analyzed using SPSS software. Descriptive and inferential analysis was carried out.
Results: For about 526 children (52%) it was their first visit while 486 children (48%) had been to the dentist before. Children’s preferred attire for receptionists was casual clothes (50.2%) while for the dentist, most of them (42.7%) preferred scrubs. Most (69.1%) of the children were not scared with the use of PPE kit.
Conclusion: The findings of this study can assist dentists in determining what to wear when working with kids to lessen their anxiety and enhance healthcare delivery.
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Alzahrani, Shrooq, Khalid Aboalshamat, Samaher Bedaiwi, Sarah Alnefaie, Taghreed Almutairi, Saja Asiri, and Ibtihal Alnuwaymi. "Patients’ Preferences for Dentist’s Nationality and Gender among Residents of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia." Open Dentistry Journal 14, no. 1 (April 22, 2020): 137–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1874210602014010137.
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Introduction: Several studies have shown that a dentist’s gender and nationality are important factors for patients when they choose their dentist. This topic is important in countries like Saudi Arabia, which is considered to be conservative and has many cultural boundaries that separate men from women in daily activities. Aim: This study aimed to investigate patient preference for a dentist’s gender among a sample population in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Methods: This cross-sectional study recruited 1,000 participants who completed a self-administered questionnaire. Data were analyzed using SPSS v.21. Results: A total of 46.2% of the participants had no particular gender preference for dentists in general, while 28.6% prefered male dentists and 25.2% prefered female dentists. Male and female participants had statistically significant differences in the selection of a dentist’s gender in general, with all participants tending to choose a dentist of the same gender as themselves. Previous personal experience and recommendations from friends were among the most influential factors in choosing dentists of a specific gender. In terms of preferences for dentists of a particular nationality, 45.6% had no preferences, while 28.4% preferred Saudi dentists. Conclusion: Although half of the Jeddah residents participating in our study had no preference for dentists of a particular gender or nationality, the other half had specific preferences.
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Armandroff, Olivia. "A Dentist’s Chair: For Practicality, Comfort, or Spectacle?" Journal of Design History 34, no. 2 (April 5, 2021): 89–100. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jdh/epab005.
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Abstract This essay focuses on a thirteen-inch-high reclining chair with a carved walnut frame, brass base, and emerald green velvet upholstery in the Winterthur Museum collection [1 and 2]. Created by Ira Salmon of Boston circa 1866, the chair is a patent model and part of Salmon’s efforts to win a professional reputation as a dentist early in his career. This essay documents the transformation of dentistry in America from an itinerant practice in the early republic to a professionalized career in the mid-nineteenth century. It offers evidence of how the material world of dentists changed when tools of the profession became standardized and mass produced. Developing technologies facilitated reclining chairs suited for newfangled operative techniques. The essay also focuses on a period that anticipates the development of germ theory in the early twentieth century and the sterilization of the dentist’s office. In this mid-nineteenth century moment, the aesthetics of dentist offices, and their chairs’ designs, bridge a divide between the traditional values associated with dentists and those ascribed to dentists today. The patent model demonstrates Salmon’s desire to appeal to his clients’ interest by capturing the dramatic potential of a dentist’s visit while satisfying their desire for comfort and expectation of skilful technique.
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Al-Khatib, Aceil, Radwan Abed Alhaleem, and Rama Qaffaf. "Public Trust in Dentists among Arabic Populations." International Journal of Dentistry 2023 (February 24, 2023): 1–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/8359780.
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Objective. To investigate public trust in dentists, fear of dentists, factors related to trust, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the trust in dentists. Materials and Methods. We used an Arabic online anonymous survey to collect data from a random population of 838 adults to investigate public trust in dentists, the factors they perceive to affect trust, their perception of key factors in the dentist-patient relationship, fear of dentists, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the level of their trust in the dentists. Results. Eight hundred thirty-eight subjects with a mean age of 28.5 responded to the survey (595 (71%) females, 235 (28%) males, and 8 (1%) did not specify their gender). More than half trust their dentist. The COVID-19 pandemic did not decrease trust in dentists according to 62.2%. There were significant gender differences in reporting fear of dentists ( p < 0.001 ) and in the perception of factors affecting trust ( p = 0.028 ). Honesty was chosen by 583 (69.6%), competence by 549 (65.5), and dentist’s reputation by 443 (52.9%). Conclusions. The findings of this study show that the majority of the public trust dentists, more females reported fear of dentists, and the majority perceived honesty, competence, and reputation as key factors affecting trust in the dentist-patient relationship. The majority reported that the COVID-19 pandemic did not have a negative impact on their trust in dentists.
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Madunic, Daria, Lidia Gavic, Ivan Kovacic, Neven Vidovic, Jasen Vladislavic, and Antonija Tadin. "Dentists’ Opinions in Providing Oral Healthcare to Elderly People: A Questionnaire-Based Online Cross-Sectional Survey." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 6 (March 22, 2021): 3257. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18063257.
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This cross-sectional study aimed to assess the factors in dentists’ opinions related to oral health and the treatment management of the elderly. An online questionnaire-based survey was conducted among the dentist population (n = 463). Respondents were divided depending on whether they attended the geriatric dentistry course during their education, and 15 questions on the Likert scale demonstrated the difference in their attitudes. The majority of respondents (61.9%) agree that dental studies should pay more attention to acquiring sufficient knowledge and skills in the treatment of the elderly, and 56.2% would like to attend a course on that subject. Compared to those who participated in the geriatric dentistry course, those who did not consider providing oral healthcare to older people find it more difficult because of its complexity and practical obstacles (37.3% vs. 54%, p ≤ 0.001). From the results of this study, it can be concluded that there are differences in opinion about the provision of oral healthcare to the elderly between dentists who have and who have not attended a geriatric dentist course during their education. During the dentist’s education, geriatric dentistry courses should have a significant role in providing knowledge for working with the elderly population.
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Ravikumar, Dhanalakshmi, Ganesh Jeevanandan, and E. M. G. Subramanian. "Evaluation of knowledge among general dentists in treatment of traumatic injuries in primary teeth: A cross-sectional questionnaire study." European Journal of Dentistry 11, no. 02 (April 2017): 232–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ejd.ejd_357_16.
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ABSTRACTObjective: The purpose of the present study was to assess the knowledge of General dentist regarding the management of dental traumatic injuries of primary teeth. Materials and Methods: A total of 100 general dentists were selected and a validated questionnaire was distributed among the dentist to assess their knowledge on treatment strategies regarding traumatized primary teeth. Statistical Analysis: Data were entered into SPSS version 20.0 for percentages. The correct answers were tested in relation to the dentists' years of experience using the Chi-square test. Results: Analyzing the questionnaire for knowledge, 49% of dentists answered accurately regarding avulsed primary teeth, 36% of dentists answered appropriately regarding crown and root fractures, and 55% of dentists gave appropriate answers regarding luxation injuries. Chi-square test showed a statistically significant difference only for 2 questions in relation to the dentist's years of experience (P < 0.05). Conclusion: There is a lack of consistency in the knowledge among general dentist regarding traumatic dental injuries of primary teeth. There is a need to create awareness and education regarding traumatic injuries of primary teeth.
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Naji Muhson, Zaid, and Wesal Ali Al-Obaidi. "Knowledge and Behavior of a Group of Dentists towards Antibiotic Prescription to Pediatric Patients in Baghdad." Mustansiria Dental Journal 19, no. 1 (January 24, 2024): 29–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.32828/mdj.v19i1.990.
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Aim: To evaluate the knowledge and behavior of a group of dentists in Baghdad towards prescribing antibiotics to pediatric patients.
Method: A Cross sectional study was conducted by an electronic self- administered questionnaire to dentists specialized in Preventive or Pediatric Dentistry, general dentists with certificate in Preventive and Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry and to general dentists working in health centers of Al-Resafa in Baghdad. Open-ended and closed-ended questions were directed to the dentists regarding the knowledge and behavior towards prescribing antibiotics to children.
Results: (116) dentists responded to the questionnaire consisted of (36) specialized dentists in Pediatric or Preventive dentistry, (8) general dentists (certificate in Preventive and pediatric Dentistry) and to (72) general dentist. Most of the dentists with an age range from 21 to 30. Females constituted most of the sample (74.1%). General dentists represented the higher proportion (62.1%). Only (38.8%) of the dentists were self-educated whereas the medical websites seemed to be the main source (80.0%). Besides, only (13.8%) of total dentists have attended scientific medical course on antibiotics indications and/or resistance for the last two years. Amoxicillin was the main antibiotic prescribed for non-allergic children (75.9%), whereas Erythromycin and Azithromycin were prescribed for allergic children (73.3%). (42.2 %) of the sample prescribed antibiotics once per-week, while (13.8%) prescribed on need.
Cellulitis contributed (60.3%) among conditions need prescription of antibiotics before and/or after the treatment. Regarding the prophylactic antibiotics, high risk cardiac conditions represented (93.1%).
Conclusion: Most of the general and specialist dentists were aware towards antibiotics prescription for children but lacked in updating their information which based primarily on their previous dental education.
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Anu, Jose, and M. Thomas Abi. "Survey of Dentists' Attitude Towards Parents Accompanying Children in the Dental Operatory." International Journal of Pedodontic Rehabilitation 8, no. 1 (June 30, 2023): 50–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.56501/intjpedorehab.v8i1.851.
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Background: The most significant problems in pediatric dentistry is behavioural resistance of children in the first visit. There is a debate on parental presence in operation room. The literature on dentists' preference of parental presence in the operatory is sparse. Aims: 1. To determine the percentage of dentists in a major city who prefer parental presence in the dental operatory. 2. To correlate parameters like practitioners’ gender, practice type, patient volume, and patient age in allowing parental accompaniment. 3. To determine the significant variable that constraints dentists from allowing parental presence. Methods And Materials: The study group included pediatric dentists and dentists who treat children in their private or institutional practice. Specific variables that were addressed in the questionnaire and used for the correlation included: practitioners age, gender, qualification, years in practice, practice type, volume of children treated by them, attitudes towards parental accompaniment and variables that constraints the dentist while treating children in parental presence. Results: 43% dentists felt comfortable treating children in the presence of parents. Factors like gender, practice type and volume of patients have shown to influence the attitude of dentist towards parental accompaniment. The major constraint reported by dentists is that of parents intercepting orders and thus affecting the rapport between the dentist and child (85.6%, n=89) Conclusion: The dentists practicing in this city demonstrated a positive trend towards increased parental presence in the operatory.
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Jairath, Neha, Shalu Jain, Pradeep Raghav, and Kumar Amit. "Corporate dentistry – An insight and vision for future." IP Indian Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Research 9, no. 4 (January 15, 2024): 227–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.18231/j.ijodr.2023.041.
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Not been a long while since dentistry used to be a family or community-acquainted profession. Utmost of our parents used to visit one or two dentists as family dentists. A single dentist used to care for the dental health of a small community in that area. In a sense, dentistry was more particular. Recently, with adding mindfulness and generation gaps, the conception of a ‘family dentist’ is sluggishly fading. Patients are more apprehensive, want technical treatment, and prefer all specialists under a single roof. Many times agone, private dentists considered their neighbourhood competitive conventions a trouble to their practice. With changing times, the thing which interpreters consider dangerous now is big corporate titans, opening luxurious centers and dental chains across the visage world. With the use of a huge marketing machine and the capability to offer targeted impulses that are grounded on request exploration, corporate dentistry is veritably delicate to contend with. At the same time, it’s arising as a comfortable career option for dentists. A country like India, with around 1 billion population being a huge potent request for corporate dental chains. To tap this largely profitable market corporate or corporate thinking has surfaced.
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Babar, Palwasha, and Irsam Haider. "Self-assessed Confidence of Dentists in Pediatric Dentistry: A cross-sectional study." Pakistan Journal of Medical and Health Sciences 16, no. 2 (February 26, 2022): 52–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.53350/pjmhs2216252.
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Aim: To assess the confidence of dentists in provision of dental treatment for children and to explore the status of the current pediatric dental services offered by the dental practitioners. Methodology: A self-structured questionnaire was administered. Data was collected from both academic and non-academic dental practitioners and specialists. Pediatric dentists were excluded from the study. Results: The results show that there is lack of undergraduate training in the subject of pediatric dentistry. Dentists reported low confidence in various pediatric dental procedures. The provision of dental services to the pediatric patients was also observed to be inadequate. Conclusion: The undergraduate education of pediatric dentistry is of paramount importance. The curriculum should be structured in such a way so that it translates into provision of best dental services to the children. There is need for continuing education courses for dentists in pediatric dentistry in order to ensure adequate dental care for children. MeSH Keywords: Dentist's Practice Pattern, Pediatric Dentistry, Pedodontics
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Szabó, Réka Magdolna, Norbert Buzás, Gábor Braunitzer, Michele Goldzieher Shedlin, and Mark Ádám Antal. "Factors Influencing Patient Satisfaction and Loyalty as Perceived by Dentists and Their Patients." Dentistry Journal 11, no. 9 (August 28, 2023): 203. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/dj11090203.
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Objective: This study aimed to identify the key aspects of patients’ dental care experience that influenced their self-perceived satisfaction and loyalty. Also examined was the agreement between patients and dentists regarding these factors. Methods: Questionnaires were administered to 1121 patients and 77 dentists, focusing on demographic information and 15 selected items related to the patients’ last dental visit. Descriptive and linear regression analyses were conducted. Results: The study included participants from 41 practices. Factors significantly influencing satisfaction and loyalty included location convenience, treatment quality, trust in dentists’ decisions, visit frequency satisfaction, clear treatment explanations, dentist’s interest in symptoms, patient-dental personnel attachment, and dentist’s knowledge of the patient and their medical records. While overall agreement between patients and dentists was high, some areas exhibited notable disagreement. Conclusions: The findings mostly align with existing literature, underscoring the importance of communication, trust, and a personal patient-dentist relationship in promoting satisfaction and loyalty. However, they also show that local, generally not reported factors might be at play, which necessitates dentists’ awareness and consideration of the local context for optimal outcomes.
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Rubanenko, Moran, Sigalit Blumer, Kayan Maalof, Shlomo Elbahary, Lazar Katz, and Johnny Kharouba. "Assessment of the Knowledge and Approach of General Dentists Who Treat Children and Pediatric Dentists Regarding the Proper Use of Antibiotics for Children." Antibiotics 10, no. 10 (September 28, 2021): 1181. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics10101181.
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Background: Antibiotics are widely used in dentistry. Dentists often provide antibiotics unnecessarily. Excessive use can induce resistant bacterial strains. There are certain indications for the proper use of antibiotics for pediatric dentistry according to the European and American Pediatric Dentistry (EAPD and AAPD). Very often dentists do not follow these guidelines. Objectives: This study aims to examine the level of knowledge among general dentists (who also treat children) and pediatric dentists on proper use of antibiotics. In addition, we examined whether there is unjustified use of antibiotics, if dentists are aware of the new and conservative approach of administering antibiotics to patients, and whether there is a relationship between years of professional seniority and dentist’s knowledge level of proper use of antibiotics. Methods: One hundred general dentists (GD) who treat children in addition to 100 pediatric dentists (PD) completed the study questionnaires which measured knowledge, practice and attitudes regrading using antibiotics during dental treatment among children. Results: The general average of level of knowledge on proper use of antibiotics among general dentists was relatively low for both GD (60.7%) and PDs (65%). PDs demonstrated a relatively greater knowledge of correct use of antibiotics, especially in cases of endodontics and trauma. PDs also showed higher awareness to latest guidelines for the admission of “prophylactic antibiotics” according to the American Association (AAPD) and/or the European Union (EAPD) compared with GDs (86.2% vs. 66.3%). Conclusion: The level of knowledge of both general dentists and pediatric dentists is poor, with a large percentage of dentists from both groups not knowing whether antibiotics are needed in a specific dental case or not. Compliance with the EAPD/AAPD guidelines is also low and inadequate. The method of prescribing antibiotics given by dentists can be improved by increasing awareness, educational initiatives, and postgraduate courses among dentists regarding the recommended indications.
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Deaconu, D., Ch Racek, and A. Czirfusz. "Early Intervention in pediatric Dentistry: Nurturing lifelong Oral health Habits." Clinical Social Work and Health Intervention 15, no. 3 (June 28, 2024): 14–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.22359/cswhi_15_3_02.
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Early intervention in pediatric dentistry is crucial in influencing children’s oral health trajectory and establishing habits that may last a lifetime. Pediatric dentists strive to develop good dental hygiene habits in young children via early detection, treatment, education, and prevention (Happykidsdental, 2024). To foster good dental hygiene habits for life, this study explores the many aspects of early intervention in pediatric dentistry. Pediatric dentistry is essential for youngsters to have healthy teeth and gums. It considers the specific requirements and difficulties during infancy and goes beyond regular dental checkups (Wang, 2023). Pediatric dentists provide the groundwork for optimal dental health throughout a child’s life by concen trating on early intervention, individualized treatments, and preventative care (Krol and Whelan, 2022). They make the dentist’s office a fun place for kids, encouraging them to have good experiences there and teaching their parents how to care for their teeth better (Happykidsdental, 2024). Issues such as thumb-sucking, teething, and assisting youngsters with orthodontic troubles are also part of a pediatric dentist’s expertise (Lin, 2022). Pediatric dentists are medical professionals who focus on children’s oral and dental health (dentalcare.com, 2023). They help children maintain good teeth and jaw development, which benefits their general health. Pediatric dentistry is a subspecialty of general dentistry that focuses on the specific problems and requirements of dental health in children. It covers a lot of ground, from general dental checkups and education to more precise treatments for common problems in children and teenagers (Clinical Affairs Committee, 2012). Dental treatment for children goes beyond just fixing cavities; pediatric dentists also work to alleviate anxiety and promote a good attitude toward the dentist from a young age (Happykidsdental, 2024). Building a solid foundation for excellent dental health throughout a child’s life begins in the early years (Baker, Lee and Wright, 2019). The importance of early interventions in establishing excellent oral hygiene habits and avoiding dental disorders before they happen is acknowledged in this particular area (Krol and Whelan, 2022). Pediatric dentists play a dual role as healthcare practitioners and educators, helping children and their families maintain good oral health and wellness. The field of pediatric dentistry focuses on the dental health and welfare of children from the time they are infants until they reach puberty (Wang, 2023). Encouraging youngsters to form good habits with their teeth and gums is integral to this niche field’s mission to promote dental health (Lin, 2022). The formative years are essential to provide the groundwork for excellent dental health throughout a child’s life.
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Lim, Yeo Won, Yong Kwon Chae, Ko Eun Lee, Ok Hyung Nam, Hyoseol Lee, Sung Chul Choi, and Mi Sun Kim. "A Study on the Current State of Pediatric Dentists and the Adequacy of Supply and Demand Based on Covered Services." JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN ACADEMY OF PEDTATRIC DENTISTRY 50, no. 3 (August 31, 2023): 360–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.5933/jkapd.2023.50.3.360.
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The aim of this study was to identify the current state of pediatric dentists, evaluate the adequacy of pediatric dentist supply and demand, and find out the perception of all pediatric dentists on the current state of pediatric dentists and policy establishment. An Online survey was conducted among pediatric dentists. The questionnaire was subdivided into ‘general characteristics’, ‘number of dental treatments and working days per year’, ‘proportion of covered services’, ‘perceptions of supply and demand of pediatric dentists’. Through the Korean Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Services, the National Health Insurance Service (NHIS), and the Korean Statistical Information Service, the current state of pediatric dentists, the number of claims for covered services, and the decrease in births per year were investigated. Dental clinics claiming to be pediatric dentistry reached half of all medical institutions, but only 3.78% of pediatric dentists actually worked. 61.36% of all pediatric dentists were concentrated in the metropolitan area, showing a national imbalance. Although the population of children and adolescents have continuously decreased over the past 20 years, the number of NHIS-covered services has shown a continuous increase. Over the past 10 years, the optimal supply of pediatric dentists has been maintained at around 4,000. According to the analysis, 92.15% of pediatric dentists thought that it was necessary to prepare policies and support measures at the government level. This study is expected to be used as basic data for establishing a demand estimation method for pediatric dentistry specialists in the future.
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Kim, Kyung-Nyun. "Dental education toward 2050 in Korea." Journal of The Korean Dental Association 62, no. 6 (June 30, 2024): 389–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.22974/jkda.2024.62.6.003.
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Modern dentistry began as a descendant of barber-surgeons. In 1728, Fauchard of France published Dentist (Le chirurgien dentiste au traité des dents), who defined the scope and nature of modern dentistry. In 1926, Gies of the United States proposed the standardization of the dental curriculum and set goals for dentist education. However, although the framework of the dental curriculum proposed by Gies was excellent, that was ahead of his time, nearly 100 years have already passed. Therefore, we would like to predict the changes in oral care in about 30 years from now in 2024, and look for clues to the direction of change in dental education in Korea accordingly.</br>Due to changes in technology, it is expected that teaching methods using virtual and augmented reality will be universally implemented in dental education. Artificial intelligence is expected to be widely applied in dental care system. The relationship between oral health and systemic health will become clearer, and the importance of preventive dentistry will be further emphasized. The use of digital dentistry and 3D printing is expected to increase, and related education is needed. The dental education system should go beyond the scope of barber dentists and consider further on periodontics and systemic health. As interest in overall health and quality of life will increase, cooperation not only between dentists but also among other professionals such as medical doctors and para-medical/dental specialists will become common and the composition of the Korean population is expected to become diverse. The importance of leadership, communication, and cultural sensitivity in clinical care should be emphasized and educated. Ethics and professionalism must be prioritized in dental care, and students must be educated to become dentists. I think it may be more efficient to focus on improving educational competences and educational content rather than revolutionary change in the curriculum.</br>However, the current society is changing rapidly, and dental medicine at the time when students currently attending dental school become active dentists, will be different from what it is now, and dental education in Korea should be provided to prepare for this.
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Priya, S. Vishnu, M. Shakeel Anjum, G. Hariprasad, T. Sravya, T. Sai Pravalika, and M. Jyothi. "The role of job and personal resources in alleviating dentists’ emotional dissonance in dental clinics of Hyderabad: a cross sectional study." International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health 7, no. 7 (June 26, 2020): 2672. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20202996.
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Background: ‘Emotional dissonance’ (the discrepancy between the felt and expressed emotions) could occur in dentistry due to the challenge of pacifying patients irrespective of the dentist’s state of mind and could influence their performance. The presence of certain factors could minimize this though. Our aim was to examine the role of ‘optimism’ and ‘relation with colleagues’ in buffering the effect of emotional dissonance on the performance of dentists.Methods: Emotional dissonance’ was evaluated among 390 dentists of Hyderabad using Zapf scale; ‘optimism’ using 3-items adapted from ‘The Life Orientation Test (LOT)’, ‘relation with colleagues’ assessed with a self-constructed 4-item scale and the ‘performance of a dentist’ using 6 items picked from Goodman scale. Regression analysis was done using SPSS 24, to predict the influence of ‘optimism’ and ‘relation with colleagues’ on the ‘performance’ of dentists in dissonance.Results: Emotional dissonance was found to be negatively related to dentists’ performance. ‘Optimism’ (p=0.018) and ‘relation with colleagues’ (p=0.039) significantly predicted their performance when under dissonance, but in the negative direction.Conclusions: The results necessitate the need to identify various resources to handle dissonance owing to its intensity found in the present study.
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Petrov, P. I., and G. G. Mingazov. "Emotional burnout syndrome among dentists." Kazan medical journal 93, no. 4 (August 15, 2012): 657–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.17816/kmj1565.
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Aim. To study the emotional burnout syndrome among dentists in relation to age, gender, work experience and specialization. Methods. Examined were 200 dentists enrolled for training at the Department of Dentistry and Maxillofacial Surgery of the Institute of Postgraduate Education of Bashkir State Medical University in 2010/2011 academic year. The test of V.V. Boiko «Methods of diagnosing the level of emotional burnout» was used. Results. Symptoms of emotional burnout were found in 53.8% of respondents. The magnitude of the phases of emotional burnout was independent of age, gender, length of service as a dentist (p 0.05). When accounting for occupational specialization differences were found in the entry «driven into a cage» (p=0.019). This symptom was most pronounced in dental therapists, followed by dental surgeons. Among dentists-orthopedists the symptom of «emotional detachment» was predominant (p=0.027). Conclusion. Emotional burnout syndrome develops in the course of professional activities of a dentist, professional specialization of the dentist affects the development of this syndrome.
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Premnath, Parvathy, Kutraaleeswaran Velmurugan, Kirran Vignaraja, Kalimuthu Ramanathan, and Zoha Abdullah. "A departing mystery: dementia related knowledge and attitude among dental professionals in Chennai." International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health 8, no. 7 (June 25, 2021): 3551. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20212617.
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Background: Improving dentist’s knowledge, perceptions and attitudes of dementia is important in the formation of dementia-friendly communities. The aim of the study was to evaluate dentist’s knowledge and attitudes of dementia. The purpose of this study was to examine dentist’s, interns, postgraduate’s knowledge and attitudes towards dementia and to provide basic data for educating about knowledge of dementia and strengthening positive attitudes towards dementia related patients.Methods: One hundred and ten dentists, dental post graduates, interns aged 22-46 years, from dental schools in Tamil Nadu were invited to complete a series of questions that assessed their dementia knowledge and attitudes.Results: A total of 110 dentists completed the questionnaire. Out of 24 questions on dementia knowledge and attitude, participants were on average able to answer less than half correctly. Responses to the attitude’s questionnaire showed that dentists had both positive and negative attitudes toward dementia.Conclusions: There is scope for dentists to improve their dementia knowledge and attitudes. Until a validated measure of dementia knowledge has been developed specifically for an dentist sample, researchers should avoid summary statistics (i.e.; total score) and instead focus on interrogating where the gaps in knowledge.
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Ahmad Dhamiri Ramainor, Intan Munirah Azizol, Nurjehan Mohamed Ibrahim, and Aspalilah Alias. "Dentist’s Appearance: Does It Matter?" Malaysian Journal of Science Health & Technology 7, no. 2 (October 1, 2021): 70–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.33102/mjosht.v7i2.147.
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Dentistry is a client dependent field. Other than the dentist’s skills, the dentist’s appearance has been observed to affect the patient’s perception of the clinician. This research was conducted to assess patient’s perception of the dentist’s appearance based on the dentist’s attire, gender and age. A total number of 492 Malay respondents were involved in this study. A set of questionnaires was randomly distributed via google forms. This questionnaire consisted of three sections, including socio-demographic details of the respondents, patient’s perception towards dentist’s attire and patient’s perception towards dentist’s gender and age. The result showed that respondents consisted of 78% female and 22% male. The highest percentage of participants was in the age group of 18-30 (85.6%), while the lowest percentage of respondents came from the age group of 49-60 (5.3%). The majority of respondents (51%) preferred a dentist who wears a white coat followed by a dentist in scrub (38.2%) and a dentist dressed in formal attires (9.3%). Only 1.4% of respondents selected a dentist who wears casual attire. Participants also prefer dentist in the age group of 41-60 years old, while participants had no preference toward dentist’s gender. A final open-ended question showed respondents also preferred to see dentists with acceptable dental appearance, good behaviour and established qualification. In conclusion, a dentist’s appearance is important to secure a promising interpretation of the patient towards the dentist.
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Ram, Diana, Maria Laura Hermida, Andrea Braun Jerozolimsky, Or-Yan Slav, Hao-Yu Wang, Florencia Puig Abbate, Ana Lorente Rodriguez, Cristina Cuadros-Fernández, Roberto Vofovics Leon, and Esti Davidovich. "Children's Preferences for Pediatric Dentist Attire: A Multicenter Study." Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry 42, no. 3 (January 1, 2018): 195–202. http://dx.doi.org/10.17796/1053-4628-42.3.5.
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Background: Data are conflicting regarding the effect of professional staff attire on children at pediatric dental clinics. Aim: To compare the preferences of children and their parents in three countries, regarding the gender and attire of pediatric dentists. Study design: A multi-centered study was conducted in pediatric dental clinics in Israel (N=100), Uruguay (N=270) and Spain (N=200). Children, aged 4–12 years, and their parents were asked to choose the pediatric dentist they preferred from 5 pictures of the same male and 5 pictures of the same female, in different attire. Results: In Israeli clinics, where half of the pediatric dentists were male, and they wore white coats or casual attire, these were preferred by children, with no preference regarding the dentist's gender. In Spain, where the majority of dentists were females, wearing surgical scrubs, children preferred female dentists with this attire. In Uruguay, where female dentists wore surgical or pediatric scrubs, these were preferred by children. Parents more often selected female than male dentists; they preferred pediatric scrubs for their children's dentists more often than their children preferred such attire. Conclusions: Children's preferences for the attire of pediatric dentists reflected the common wearing apparel for dentists at the clinics they attended.
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Gabriel, Mariana, Fernanda Campos de Almeida Carrer, Gilles Dussault, Julie Silvia Martins, Henrique Guedes da Motta Rizzo, and Maria Ercilia de Araujo. "Geographic Distribution of Brazilian Dentists: Motivation and Perception for Migration." Journal of Health Sciences 25, no. 1 (June 14, 2023): 56–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.17921/2447-8938.2023v25n1p56-63.
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AbstractThe Human Resources for Health (HRH) are considered as being crucial for the organization of the health systems and for the population health conditions; in this context, the purpose of this work is 1) to identify the current geographic distribution situation of Brazilian dentists, 2) to identify and analyze the perception and motivations of Brazilian dentists who migrated to the interior of the country. A case study approach was used and the data were collected from different sources (Federal Council of Dentistry, Health Graduation Indicators System, Geocapes, Brazilian National Institute of Geography and Statistics) using the mixed method, from the quantitative-qualitative exploratory sequential model, the qualitative phase was analyzed by using the “grounded theory” approach. The findings point out that the county has a great stock of dentists and that it significantly increased in recent years; however, it is poorly distributed over the territory, particularly when the differences between the interior and the capitals of the country are analyzed. The main category of the grounded theory was “The opportunities changing the ways to consolidate the professional”; the interviews point out that the dentists’ place of birth and the opportunities over their professional career were crucial to determine the distribution of dentists throughout the Brazilian territory. It’s concluded that Brazil has a dentistry workforce stock; however, it faces the results of the lack of HRH regulation policies which include dentistry. Such reality enhances the health gaps in some country regions and market saturation in major urban centers. Keywords: Dentistry. Dental Staff. Job Market. Public Policy. ResumoOs Recursos Humanos em Saúde (RHS) são considerados fundamentais para a organização dos sistemas de saúde e para as condições de saúde de uma população, nesse contexto o objetivo desse trabalho é 1) identificar a situação atual da distribuição geográfica de dentistas brasileiros 2) identificar e analisar a percepção e motivações de dentistas brasileiros que migraram para o interior do país. Foi utilizada a abordagem de estudo de caso e os dados foram coletados a partir de diferentes fontes (Conselho Federal de Odontologia, Sistema de Indicadores das Graduações em Saúde, Geocapes, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística), utilizando o método misto, a partir do modelo exploratório sequencial quantitativo-qualitativo, a fase qualitativa foi analisada por meio da abordagem da “teoria fundamentada”. Os achados apontam que o país apresenta um grande estoque de dentista, e que houve uma grande expansão nos últimos anos, no entanto este apresenta-se mal distribuídos pelo território, principalmente quando analisado as diferenças entre o interior e as capitais do país. A categoria central da teoria fundamentada foi “As oportunidades mudando os caminhos para consolidar o profissional”, as entrevistas apontam que o local de nascimento dos dentistas e as oportunidades durante sua trajetória profissional foram decisivas para determinar a distribuição de dentistas no território brasileiro. Conclui-se, que o Brasil apresenta estoque de força de trabalho em odontologia, porém enfrenta os resultados da falta de políticas de regulação de RHS, que inclua a odontologia. Essa realidade acentua os vazios sanitários em algumas regiões do país e saturação do mercado nos grandes centros. Palavras-chave: Odontologia. Recursos Humanos em Odontologia. Mercado de Trabalho. Política Pública.
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Moore, Rod. "Trusting the Dentist—Expecting a Leap of Faith vs. a Well-Defined Strategy for Anxious Patients." Dentistry Journal 10, no. 4 (April 7, 2022): 66. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/dj10040066.
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This article aimed to set into perspective the unique aspects of trust within the dentist–patient relationship by exploring the literature as well as historical aspects of dentistry in the association between trust/distrust and patient anxiety. In order to characterise this uniqueness, the assumptions for trusting in dentistry are compared and contrasted with other professions using a conceptual analysis. The professions of medicine, sociology, psychology, nursing and dentistry were check listed according to the tenets of a concept analytical approach reported by Hupcey et al., in 2001. Recommendations for patient/person-centred care, as opposed to dentist-centred care, that would improve trust are specified according to the literature. These include empowering patients, practicing active listening, empathy and relationship building that might benefit dental patients in relation to the perceived risks of anxiety or induced pain. It was concluded that global distrust of dominating dentists must give way to person-centred professional strategies so that dentists and patients can tackle their dental anxiety-trust challenges, both in the public’s image of the dental profession and in clinical relationships. Future directions would be to explore incentives for dentists to change to patient/person-centred care.
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Ghiță, Răzvan Eugen, Andrei Stanciu, Sanda Mihaela Popescu, Antonia Samia Khaddour, Veronica Mercuț, Monica Scrieciu, Monica Mihaela Iacov-Crăițoiu, Emma Cristina Drăghici, and Melania Olimpia Cojocaru. "APPLICATIONS OF CAD/CAM TECHNOLOGY IN DENTISTRY." Romanian Journal of Dental Research 1, no. 1 (March 30, 2024): 47–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.58179/rjdr1105.
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Digital dentistry has been introduced for over 40 years, but their overspread use has become available in the last two decades, after year 2000. First to introduce it in dentistry was a dentist, but the widespread of the digital dentistry was carried out mostly by dental technicians. In Romania, digital dentistry had become available with state funding projects for the dental field. Objective The aim of the study was a broader assessment of the use of CAD/CAM systems in dental practices and dental technology laboratories. Materials and method. The study consisted in a survey based on a questionnaire, distributed in electronic form, applied to two branches of dentistry, respectively, for dentists and dental technicians. The study was attended by dentists and dental technicians, from the urban environment. Results were analyzed using statistical methods with Microsoft Excel. Results. The results of the present study showed a high degree of knowledge regarding CAD/CAM technology, as most of the participants were aware of the introduction and use of digital technology in dentistry. Majority of dental technicians have introduced and have worked with CAD_CAM systems, comparative with dentists, which only a third part worked usually with these technologies. Conclusions. Even though digital dentistry is a modern technology with advantages, there are still some concerns from dentists and technicians about the quality and costs of CAD/CAM restorations.
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Akhil Gupta and Sudha Gupta. "Prevention of Implications of Poor Posture and Physical Inactivity among Dentists." International Healthcare Research Journal 2, no. 6 (September 10, 2018): 128–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.26440/ihrj/02_06/194.
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Long sitting hours, sedentary lifestyle has taken a toll on the well-being of the species. Studies have time and again reported that posture related problems in dentists has shown a very high prevalence. As the art of dentistry requires a lot of precision and patience, it can cause a plethora muscle and back-related problems. Most of these musculoskeletal problems are confined to the head and neck region and are usually due to long hours put in by the dentist while treating his patients. A Bad posture during the dental procedures put the dentist at risk for various dental procedures, however, it has been noted that there is lack of awareness about the implications of bad posture and physical inactivity amongst the dentists. This review is on the prevention and implications of poor posture and physical inactivity among dentists.
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Кисельникова, Лариса, Larisa Kisel'nikova, Мария Мирошкина, Mariya Miroshkina, Татьяна Зуева, and Tatyana Zueva. "RESULTS OF THE STUDY PEDIATRIC DENTISTS’ ACTIVITY ACCORDING TO EUROPEAN INDICATORS." Actual problems in dentistry 15, no. 2 (August 9, 2019): 68–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.18481/2077-7566-2019-15-2-68-73.
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Relevance of the topic. There are a number of European indicators to monitor the dental healthcare system including C.3 (Satisfaction with service quality) and C.4 (Satisfaction with pay). High job satisfaction among the personnel leads to an increase in effective functioning of the whole organization. However, there are few data on such indicators for clinicians/dentists in Russia.
Aim ― to study the level of job satisfaction of pediatric dentists, especially the satisfaction with service quality and pay.
Methods and materials. The satisfaction of pediatric dentists was measured according to two European indicators (C.3 and C.4) of dental healthcare monitoring. 232 dentists (aged 22―65 years old) working for clinics of different type of ownership in Moscow and Moscow regions were interviewed. Such factors as the dentist’s age, the level of satisfaction with dental materials, instruments and equipment, the type of ownership were under study.
Results. The study showed dependence of C.3 and C.4 on the factors mentioned above. 81,2 % of the dentists of private clinics were satisfied with the treatment and 72,9 % ― with the preventive dental care provided for their patients. In public clinics this proportion was 77,3 and 58,4 %. Meanwhile, the older the dentist was the less satisfaction with the dental service he had: 77,9 % of the dentists of 22―39 years old and only 50 % of those of 60 years old. The satisfaction with preventive dental care was getting lower too: from 65 to 39,6 %. 91,6 % of dentists working for the private sector were satisfied with pay compared with only 41,5 % in public clinics. This figure tended to go down with a rise of the dentist’s age.
Conclusion: the dentists of 22―30 years old working for the private sector showed the highest level of job satisfaction
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Simões, Thamyres Maria Silva, and Maria Helena Chaves de Vasconcelos Catão. "Sports Dentistry and Sports Medicine: an Analysis by Brazilian Regions." Journal of Health Sciences 22, no. 4 (December 21, 2020): 210–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.17921/2447-8938.2020v22n4p210-213.
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AbstractThe aim of this study was to quantitatively assess the number of dentists who are specialists in Sports Dentistry and Specialist Physicians who are specialists in Sports Medicine, according to the Brazilian regions. The total number of dentists and doctors in Brazil and specialists in Sports Dentistry and Sports Medicine was collected on the websites of the Federal Council of Dentistry (CFO) and the Federal Council of Medicine (CFM), respectively. All data used in this research are publicly accessible. Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais are the Brazilian states with the largest number of specialist dentists in Sports Dentistry (n = 5) and São Paulo, the state with the highest number of sports medicine specialists (n = 236). By Brazilian regions, it was observed that most professionals specialized in Sports Dentistry (55.6%) and Sports Medicine (49.5%) are located in the Southeast region. In the Northeast region, for each specialist in Sports Dentistry, there are 109 physicians specialized in this therapy (1/109). There is a small number of dentists who are specialists in Sports Dentistry, when compared to the number of physicians specialized in Sports Medicine, mainly in the North and Northeast regions of the country.
Keywords: Dentistry. Sports. Sports Medicine. Oral Health.
ResumoO objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar quantitativamente o número de cirurgiões-dentistas especialistas em Odontologia do Esporte e médicos especialistas em Medicina Esportiva, de acordo com as regiões brasileiras. O número total de cirurgiões-dentistas e médicos no Brasil e de especialistas em Odontologia do Esporte e Medicina Esportiva, foi coletado nos sites do Conselho Federal de Odontologia (CFO) e Conselho Federal de Medicina (CFM), respectivamente. Todos os dados utilizados nesta pesquisa são de acesso público. O Rio de Janeiro e Minas Gerais são os estados brasileiros com o maior número de cirurgiões-dentistas especialistas em Odontologia do Esporte (n=5) e São Paulo, o estado com o maior número de médicos especialistas em Medicina Esportiva (n=236). Por regiões brasileiras, observou-se que a maioria dos profissionais especialistas em Odontologia do Esporte (55,6%) e em Medicina Esportiva (49,5%) estão localizados na região Sudeste. Na região Nordeste, para cada especialista em Odontologia do Esporte, existem 109 médicos com especialização nesta terapia (1/109). Há uma pequena quantidade de cirurgiões-dentistas especialistas em Odontologia do Esporte, quando comparados ao número de médicos especialistas em Medicina Esportiva, principalmente nas regiões Norte e Nordeste do país.
Palavras-chave: Odontologia. Esportes. Medicina Esportiva. Saúde Bucal.
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Gabriella, Gabriella, and Isya Hanin. "PROSTHODONTIC TREATMENT IN THE ELDERLY, WHAT DENTISTS KNOW." Dentino: Jurnal Kedokteran Gigi 9, no. 1 (March 1, 2024): 99. http://dx.doi.org/10.20527/dentino.v9i1.18870.
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Background: Tooth loss is most experienced by the elderly population. The number of elderly people is increasing in Indonesia in direct proportion to the increase in cases of tooth loss. Tooth loss can be treated with prosthodontic treatment performed by dentists, so dentists need to have sufficient knowledge and skills. Objectives: To get an overview of the knowledge of dentists who graduated from the Faculty of Dentistry, Trisakti University in 2017-2019 regarding prosthodontic treatment in the elderly. Methods: This study uses a descriptive observational method with a cross-sectional type. The measuring tool uses a questionnaire via google form containing 25 questions adopted from foreign journals with similar research that was tested for validity and reliability. After being tested, 21 valid and reliable questions were filled by 89 respondents. Data collection is carried out online and the data is presented in the form of a frequency distribution. Results: The highest average score (mean) obtained was 41, while the lowest average score (mean) obtained was 29. The average score (mean) that most respondents obtained was 39 with the average value (mean) of respondents 92.86%. Conclusion: The average score (mean) obtained is 37.12 with a maximum score of 42. The average value (mean) of respondents is 88.38%. Dentist's knowledge of prosthodontic treatment in the elderly is good. Keywords: Dentist, Elderly, Knowledge, Prosthodontics
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Joshi, Yatishkumar S., Sunita Vagha, Adith Venugopal, and Gaurav Vedprakash Mishra. "The Conundrum of Identity or Prerogative of Choice." Journal of Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences University 18, no. 4 (2023): 932–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jdmimsu.jdmimsu_618_23.
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Abstract A dentist, often known as a dental surgeon, is a medical professional who specializes in Dentistry, a specialty of medicine that deals with diagnosing, preventing, and treating illnesses and ailments of the mouth. It can be frustrating to come across debates like “Are dentists actual doctors?” or similar themes that have been accumulating for decades. There have been instances where dentists have lobbied to be entitled to use titles such as “Doctor,” and despite their triumph, many have chosen not to do so. Dentists are sometimes described as a combination of a doctor, artist, scientist, engineer, and businessman, and they are free to apply their skills in whatever way they deem fit. With a diverse set of talents and ample opportunities, the dentist has many job options. Therefore, why limit yourself to being a one thing, when you can do so much more?
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Yee, Ruixiang, Danny Wong, Pui Ling Chay, Vivian Yung Yee Wong, Chai Kiat Chng, and Marie Therese Hosey. "Nitrous oxide inhalation sedation in dentistry: An overview of its applications and safety profile." Singapore Dental Journal 39, no. 01 (December 2019): 11–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s2214607519500019.
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Nitrous oxide in oxygen (N2O/O2) inhalation sedation is used less commonly by Singapore dentists than their counterparts in the United Kingdom and the United States. Using this technique, trained dentists often perform the dual roles of a sedationist and an operating dentist. This paper describes the mechanism of action of N2O and highlights the modern gas delivery system commonly used in dentistry. The built-in safety features of this unique system helps to ensure that patient-specific therapeutic dosages are effectively and safely administered by dentists. Existing evidence for adverse events and the safety profile of the N2O/O2 inhalation sedation is discussed. Finally, recommendations of equipment, training and techniques for safe N2O/O2 inhalation sedation are provided.
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H, Renuka, and Rahul Raj. "Assessment of Dental Professional’s Knowledge and Attitude Towards Green Dentistry in Kottayam Kerala: A Cross-Sectional Investigation." International Journal of Contemporary Dental Research 1, no. 2 (April 27, 2023): 15–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.62175/apdch2309.
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Green dentistry is a cutting-edge approach to dental care that uses the most recent methods and treatments to reduce waste, save energy, and lessen pollution while also being environmentally friendly and saving money and time.In, this study the objective was to assess dental professionals’ knowledge and attitudes toward green dentistry in Kottayam. Materials and Methods: The study was designed in a questionnaire format in online mode which was sent among practicing dentist in Kottayam district Kerala in which 250 dentists participated. The Questionnaire consists of questions based on Knowledge attitude and practice of green dentistry and a period of one week time was given to complete the survey. Results:While the majority of dentists understand the urgent need for environmentally friendly methods even in dental care, the state of current dentistry practices presents a slightly different picture. In their clinic, 65.6% and 68.4% of respondents utilize throwaway cups and drapes. On the other hand, 83.4% of dentists prefer digital radiographs to traditional ones. To reduce trash, 72.7% of people are also willing to utilize towel drapes and steel cups. In addition to being more cost-effective, green dentistry will save 63.5% of costs.Therefore, 92.5% would like to try out implementing these eco-friendly practices in their daily routine. Conclusion:Thus, the study concludes that green dentistry is a relatively new idea, dentists are aware of it, open to implementing it, and eager to do so in their daily work.
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Nasseh, Kamyar, John R. Bowblis, Marko Vujicic, and Sean Shenghsiu Huang. "Consolidation in the dental industry: a closer look at dental payers and providers." International Journal of Health Economics and Management 20, no. 2 (October 3, 2019): 145–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10754-019-09274-x.
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Abstract We examine the effect of commercial dental insurance concentration on the size of dental practices, the decision of dentists to own a practice, and the choice of dentists to work at a dental management service organization—a type of corporate group practice that has become more prevalent in the United States in recent years. Using 2013–2015 dentist-level data from the American Dental Association, county-level data on firms and employment from the United States Census, and commercial dental insurance market concentration data from FAIR Health®, we find a modest effect of dental insurance market concentration on the size of dental practices. We also find that a higher level of commercial dental insurance market concentration is associated with a dentist’s decision not to own a practice. There is inconclusive evidence that higher levels of dental insurance market concentration impact a dentist’s decision to affiliate with a dental management service organization. Overall, our findings imply that dentists consolidate in response to increases in concentration among commercial dental insurers.
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Huang, Wei-Ta, Chia-Ti Wang, Chung-Han Ho, Yi-Chen Chen, Yu-Chieh Ho, Chien-Chin Hsu, Hung-Jung Lin, Jhi-Joung Wang, Lian-Ping Mau, and Chien-Cheng Huang. "Carpal tunnel syndrome in dentists compared to other populations: A nationwide population-based study in Taiwan." PLOS ONE 18, no. 6 (June 23, 2023): e0287351. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0287351.
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Background Dentists may be at a higher risk of developing carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) because of their use of frequent wrist and vibratory instruments at work; however, this issue remains unclear. Therefore, we conducted this study to clarify it. Methods Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database was used for this nationwide population-based study. We identified 11,084 dentists, 74,901 non-dentist healthcare professionals (HCPs), and identical number of age- and sex-matched participants from the general population. Participants who had the diagnosis of CTS before 2007 were excluded. Between 2007 and 2011, the risk of developing CTS among dentists, non-dentist HCPs, and the general population was compared by following their medical histories. Results The cumulative incidence rate of CTS among dentists was 0.5% during the 5-year follow-up period. In dentists, the risk was higher in women (women: 0.7%; men: 0.4%) and older individuals (≥60 years: 1.0%; <60 years: 0.4%). After adjusting for age, sex, and underlying comorbidities, dentists had a lower risk of CTS than the general population (adjusted odds ratio [AOR]: 0.65, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.45–0.92). Dentists had a higher risk for CTS compared with non-dentist HCPs, although the difference was not statistically significant (AOR: 1.21; 95% CI: 0.90−1.64). Conclusions In CTS, dentists had a lower risk than the general population and a trend of higher risk than non-dentist HCPs. The difference between dentists and non-dentist HCPs suggests that we should pay attention to dentists for potential occupational risk of this disease. However, further studies are warranted to better clarify it.
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Pringle, A. Jebilla, V. Kumaran, Mary Sheloni Missier, and Anthonu Selva Pinky Nadar. "Perceptiveness and Attitude on the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Dentistry among Dentists and Non-Dentists - A Regional Survey." Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences 16, Suppl 2 (April 2024): S1481—S1486. http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_1019_23.
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ABSTRACT Artificial intelligence (AI) is an emerging tool in modern medicine and the digital world. AI can help dentists diagnose oral diseases, design treatment plans, monitor patient progress and automate administrative tasks. The aim of this study is to evaluate the perception and attitude on use of artificial intelligence in dentistry for diagnosis and treatment planning among dentists and non-dentists’ population of south Tamil Nadu region in India. Materials and Methods: A cross sectional online survey conducted using 20 close ended questionnaire google forms which were circulated among the dentists and non -dentists population of south Tamil Nadu region in India. The data collected from 264 participants (dentists -158, non-dentists -106) within a limited time frame were subjected to descriptive statistical analysis. Results: 70.9% of dentists are aware of artificial intelligence in dentistry. 40.5% participants were not aware of AI in caries detection but aware of its use in interpretation of radiographs (43.9%) and in planning of orthognathic surgery (42.4%) which are statistically significant P < 0.05.44.7% support clinical experience of a human doctor better than AI diagnosis. Dentists of 54.4% agree to support AI use in dentistry. Conclusion: The study concluded AI use in dentistry knowledge is more with dentists and perception of AI in dentistry is optimistic among dentists than non -dentists, majority of participants support AI in dentistry as an adjunct tool to diagnosis and treatment planning.
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Huda, Mokhamad Khoirul, Andika Persada Putera, and Onge Margareth Hendro. "DENTIST RESPONSIBILITIES USING DENTAL PHOTOGRAPHY IN SOCIAL MEDIA." Dentino : Jurnal Kedokteran Gigi 7, no. 1 (April 4, 2022): 88. http://dx.doi.org/10.20527/dentino.v7i1.13110.
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Background: Information and communication technology develops very rapidly along with the development of the globalization era. Photography is a mixture of art and technology that is not merely a record of the real world but is a complex piece of art that gives meaning. In the world of dentistry, dental photography is one of the tools that can facilitate the imaging process of the patient. Dental photography can be a tool for legal documentation, enforcing diagnosis, determining treatment plans, facilitating the communications between dentists and laboratories, educational facilities, and consulting equipment with laboratories. Natural, beautiful, and interesting have a subjective meaning for every human being. The dentist’s obligation is to understand what each patient wants and can lead the ideal thing for the patient. Nowadays many dentists are uploading the results of work to social media. Purpose: The purposes of this writing are to provide explanation about the legality of dental photography and dentist reasonability in using dental photography in social media. Method: The research method used is normative juridical. Results: The dentist must keep the confidentially of the document or the patient’s data, thereby avoiding document leakage that may be denied by the person who has no right. Conclusion: In Indonesia, we must comply with the law of dental photography, which is subject to the ITE laws, Health Law, Medical Practice Act, and other legal regulations.
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Daurova, F. Yu, O. A. Ivashkina, and M. K. Makeeva. "Burnout syndrome in dentists. Literature review." Stomatology for All / International Dental review, no. 4(97) (December 21, 2021): 24–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.35556/idr-2021-4(97)24-32.
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The problem of the development of emotional burnout syndrome in dentists is one of the most urgent problems of modern medicine. Currently, the authors do not have a single point of view on the essence of emotional burnout. Emotional burnout affects both the doctor and the patient. The solution to this problem requires further research.
Objective. Based on the literature data, to identify the main factors of the development of emotional burnout of dentists, to analyze the existing strategies for overcoming stress and to determine which of them are applicable in the work of a dentist.
Methods. The search for literature sources was carried out in three databases (e-library, PubMed, Web of Science) according to the keywords: “burnout syndrome in dentistry”, “burnout in dentistry”, “emotional stress in dentistry”, “strategies for overcoming stress in dentistry”, “coping strategies in dentistry”, “emotionally charged situations in dentistry”. 130 literary sources were analyzed. Criteria for inclusion: literature reviews, research, and articles on the personal point of view of specialists on the problem of emotional burnout, and on strategies for coping with stress in certified dentists. Exclusion criteria: articles on emotional burnout, stress, and depression in dental students.
Results. Based on the analyzed literature on the topic of the development of emotional burnout syndrome in dentists, there is no single point of view on the essence of emotional burnout. Some authors consider it as a type of stress, othersthe result of the influence of stressful factors, against which pathological processes develop, such as: headache, problems of the cardiovascular system, exacerbation of chronic diseases, pain in the spine. The psychological state of burnout can adversely affect a person’s health, family relationships, and service interactions.
Conclusion. This paper presents the main approaches to determining the essence of the burnout syndrome, a systematic analysis and generalization of materials on the problem in the professional activities of dentists. Emotional burnout affects both the doctor and the patient. The solution to this problem requires further research.
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Hicks, C. Gray, James E. Jones, Mark A. Saxen, Gerardo Maupome, Brian J. Sanders, LaQuia A. Walker, James A. Weddell, and Angela Tomlin. "Demand in Pediatric Dentistry for Sedation and General Anesthesia by Dentist Anesthesiologists: A Survey of Directors of Dentist Anesthesiologist and Pediatric Dentistry Residencies." Anesthesia Progress 59, no. 1 (March 1, 2012): 3–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.2344/11-17.1.
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This study describes what training programs in pediatric dentistry and dental anesthesiology are doing to meet future needs for deep sedation/general anesthesia services required for pediatric dentistry. Residency directors from 10 dental anesthesiology training programs in North America and 79 directors from pediatric dentistry training programs in North America were asked to answer an 18-item and 22-item online survey, respectively, through an online survey tool. The response rate for the 10 anesthesiology training program directors was 9 of 10 or 90%. The response rate for the 79 pediatric dentistry training program directors was 46 of 79 or 58%. Thirty-seven percent of pediatric dentistry programs use clinic-based deep sedation/general anesthesia for dental treatment in addition to hospital-based deep sedation/general anesthesia. Eighty-eight percent of those programs use dentist anesthesiologists for administration of deep sedation/general anesthesia in a clinic-based setting. Pediatric dentistry residency directors perceive a future change in the need for deep sedation/general anesthesia services provided by dentist anesthesiologists to pediatric dentists: 64% anticipate an increase in need for dentist anesthesiologist services, while 36% anticipate no change. Dental anesthesiology directors compared to 2, 5, and 10 years ago have seen an increase in the requests for dentist anesthesiologist services by pediatric dentists reported by 56% of respondents (past 2 years), 63% of respondents (past 5 years), and 88% of respondents (past 10 years), respectively. Predicting the future need of dentist anesthesiologists is an uncertain task, but these results show pediatric dentistry directors and dental anesthesiology directors are considering the need, and they recognize a trend of increased need for dentist anesthesiologist services over the past decade.
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علي, Abdalmawla Alhussin, Karima Ali بلقاسم, and Abdalla Mohamed اطبيقه. "Covid-19 Pandemic: challenges and management in dentistry A Cross-Sectional Study in Sirte, Libya." Journal of medical and pharmaceutical sciences 6, no. 6 (December 29, 2022): 17–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.26389/ajsrp.b250822.
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In order to protect the team and the patients and stop the virus from spreading, it is crucial that dentists improve their knowledge and preventative measures because they come into direct and close contact with the patient aerosols. Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on dental practice by conducting a questionnaire among the Libyan dental practitioners. Materials and Methods: Our study population consisted of dentists, a questionnaire was distributed to 50 dentist (36 female and 14 male) the questionnaire was assessing knowledge, attitude, risk perception, and preparedness towards COVID-19, infection control measures and assessing dentist's fear potential financial loss and the risk of being infected. Results: The study sample included 50 dentists, and the majority of participants were knowledgeable about COVID-19's transmission, incubation time, and primary symptoms. In addition, 72% of participants updated the WHO's current cross-infection guidelines for COVID-19. Conclusion: Although dentists' knowledge of COVID-19 is generally adequate, it should be made better in order to improve patients management and stop the spread of COVID-19.
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Emrani, Reza, Katayoun Sargeran, Justein Grytten, and Hossein Hessari. "A Survey of Common Payment Methods and Their Determinants in Dental Clinics, in Tehran, 2018." European Journal of Dentistry 13, no. 04 (October 2019): 535–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0039-1697556.
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Abstract Objective It is believed that the payment method to dentists may affect their treatment decisions. Although payment systems may enhance job satisfaction, reduce the costs, and make better treatment decisions, there is little information about how to achieve these objectives. The aim of the present study was to survey the payment methods and the related factors in dental clinics of Tehran. Materials and Methods Using the latest list published by the Iranian Ministry of Health, we visited all dental clinics located in Tehran, and used a checklist to collect the data of the type of management, geographical location of the clinic in Tehran, payment method and its amount, history of payment method changes in the last decade, relationship between the amount of payment and the position of technical supervisor dentist, any difference in the amount of payment to male and female dentists and to young and experienced dentists. Then, the relationship between the amount of payment and the above-mentioned variables was investigated. Results The governmental sector tends to use fixed salary methods and the private sector usually uses the fee-for-service (FFS) method. Geographical location, type of management, date of establishment, and having the position of technical supervisor dentist had a significant relationship with the amount of payment. The dentist’s gender and years of experience did not have any relationship with the amount of payment. Conclusion According to the results of the present study, the method and amount of payment to dentists were related to the date of clinic establishment, having the position of technical supervisor dentist, and geographical location of the clinic. These factors could be considered as the main elements in balancing costs in clinics and improving job satisfaction among dentists.
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Shafqat, Faiqa, Waqas Mirza, Maham Liaqat, Umer Mahmood Bajwa, Fahmina Jamil, Darab Fatima Babary, and Hira Butt. "Techniques Used by Dental Specialists for Extensive Posterior Composite Restorations." Pakistan Journal of Medical and Health Sciences 17, no. 2 (March 5, 2023): 472–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.53350/pjmhs2023172472.
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Objective: To assess the techniques used by dental specialists for placement of extensive posterior composite restorations. Methodology: A cross sectional descriptive was conducted in 150 dentists of College of Dentistry, SMDC, Lahore from June 2019 to July 2020 after obtaining ethical approval from Sharif Medical Research Centre (SMRC). Data was collected using a pre validated questionnaire Results: A statistically non-significant association between the specialty of the dentist the technique used for placement of the composite during restoration (p=0.08). The most commonly used techniques for the placement of posterior composite restorations by dentists of all specialties including Periodontology (88%), Prosthodontics (68.4%), Orthodontics (85.7%), Oral Surgery (91.3%), Oral Pathology (71.4%), Oral Biology (33.3%), Dental materials (75%), Community Dentistry (100%), Operative Dentistry (90.9%) and Oral Medicine (75%) is incremental curing. Practical implication: This study will give an insight on the various techniques used by dentists from various specialties for the placement of composite restorations in posterior teeth. This will in turn help them adopt new and revisit old techniques used by them while placing composite restorations. Conclusion: The most commonly used techniques for the placement of posterior composite restorations by dentists of all specialties is incremental curing followed by use of moisture control during the placement of composites both with and without rubber dam isolation. Keywords: Dental Specialists, Composite Restorations, Posterior Dental Restorations, Incremental Curing
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Zalan, Abul Khair. "Attitude and Practice of General Dental Practitioners and other Dental Specialties towards Pediatric Dentistry in Pakistan." Journal of the Pakistan Dental Association 31, no. 01 (April 5, 2022): 11–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.25301/jpda.311.11.
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OBJECTIVE: Pediatric patients have high unmet treatment needs in Pakistan. There are only a handful of pediatric dentists in Pakistan. Thus, the dental services to child patients have to be dependent on general dentists and other dental specialists. The aim of this study was to assess the attitude and practice of the dentists towards clinical pediatric dentistry in Pakistan. METHODOLOGY: A cross-sectional, questionnaire-based study was conducted among the dentists in Pakistan. RESULTS: A total of 372 dentists participated in the study. These included 122 (32.8%) males and 250 (67.2%) females. The majority of the participants (n = 272, 73.1%) were between the ages of 25 to 35 years. As compared to other dentists, a significantly greater number of general dentists (p < 0.008) had received any training in the behavioral management of children. Operative dentists reported practicing more of the various procedures in child patients (pit and fissure sealants, stainless steel crowns, pulpectomies, fluoride varnishes, pulpotomies and restorations), as compared to the other dentists. Even though the operative dentists performed more of these procedures, more than 50% of them still did not frequently perform any of the procedures. A total of 244 (65.6%) dentists wanted to attend pediatric dentistry courses, if available. CONCLUSION: There is a major gap in the needs and availability of pediatric dentistry services. More training needs to be conducted at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels in pediatric dentistry. KEYWORDS: Pediatric dentistry, general dentists, other dental specialists, attitude and practices.
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Sakhno, Nataliya Nikolaevna. "July 25 — the Day of the Dental Technician." Spravočnik vrača obŝej praktiki (Journal of Family Medicine), no. 8 (July 12, 2021): 73–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.33920/med-10-2108-11.
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Healthy teeth are the key to the normal functioning of the whole organism; people should start taking care of the condition of their teeth from early childhood. It is the teeth that are the only organ of the human body that is incapable of regeneration, so they need special care and the most careful attitude. Not everyone regularly visits dentists, and very few are closely familiar with the work of their right-hand people — dental technicians. At the beginning of the 18th century, serious changes took place in the field of dentistry, i.e. the transition from conservative tooth extraction to the desire for their maximum preservation and restoration. Pierre Fauchard is considered the ideological inspirer of scientific dentistry. By the way, it is dentists who are most directly related to the formation of another scientific discipline — anesthesiology. The first experiments with anesthetics — nitrous oxide (laughing gas) and sulfuric ether — began to be used by dentists as early as the 19th century. It was then that the English naturalist H. Davy experienced the pain-dulling effect of nitrous oxide fumes, and in the 40s of the same century, another dentist had a tooth removed for the first time under the influence of «laughing gas». Many people are used to calling stomatologists dentists, but this broad concept unites not only dentists and surgeons, but also feldshers and technicians. Each individual direction requires a highly qualified specialist, serious practical experience and excellent work skills.
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Olabi, Nassim F., James E. Jones, Mark A. Saxen, Brian J. Sanders, LaQuia A. Walker, James A. Weddell, Stuart M. Schrader, and Angela M. Tomlin. "The Use of Office-Based Sedation and General Anesthesia by Board Certified Pediatric Dentists Practicing in the United States." Anesthesia Progress 59, no. 1 (March 1, 2012): 12–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.2344/11-15.1.
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The purpose of this study is to explore the use of office-based sedation by board-certified pediatric dentists practicing in the United States. Pediatric dentists have traditionally relied upon self-administered sedation techniques to provide office-based sedation. The use of dentist anesthesiologists to provide office-based sedation is an emerging trend. This study examines and compares these two models of office-based sedations. A survey evaluating office-based sedation of diplomates of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry (ABPD) based on gender, age, years in practice, practice types, regions, and years as a diplomate of the ABPD was completed by 494 active members. The results were summarized using frequencies and percentages. Relationships of dentist age, gender, and number of years in practice with the use of intravenous (IV) sedation was completed using two-way contingency tables and Mantel-Haenszel tests for ordered categorical data. Relationships of office-based sedation use and the type of one's practice were examined using Pearson chi-square tests. Of the 1917 surveys e-mailed, 494 completed the survey for a response rate of 26%. Over 70% of board-certified US pediatric dentists use some form of sedation in their offices. Less than 20% administer IV sedation, 20 to 40% use a dentist anesthesiologist, and 60 to 70% would use dentist anesthesiologists if one were available.
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Sayadizadeh, Mahsa, Maryam Sharifi, Fatemeh Sanjari Moghadam, Soroush Ebrahimifar, and Hamidreza Poureslami. "Attitude & Preference of Children Aged 4 to 12 Years and Their Parents about the Type of Attire and Gender of Dentists." Asian Journal of Pediatric Research 13, no. 3 (September 29, 2023): 73–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.9734/ajpr/2023/v13i3283.
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Objective: Dentist's gender and appearance, significantly, affect the child's acceptance and makes him cooperate better during the treatment. The purpose of this study was to investigate the preference of children aged 4 to 12 years regarding attire and gender of the dentist.
Methods: Four hundred children aged 4 to 12 years were randomly selected from the pediatric department of Kerman Dental Faculty, then they were given a questionnaire that included demographic information and eight images of male and female dentists with different attire. The parent and the child were asked to choose the picture of their desired dentist; After collecting the data, SPSS 26 software was used to check the data. To describe the data, descriptive statistics (percentage, frequency, mean and standard deviation) and to analyze the data, Chi-Square tests, T-Test, ANOVA, and Tukey's test were used.
Results: Children participating in this study included 49.3% boys and 50.7 % girls with their parents (18.75% fathers, and 81.25% mothers). The findings showed that 30.75% of children and 36 % of parents chose a dentist with colored scrubs and fantasy patterns. Also, most children (66.75%) and parents (72.5%) wanted to be treated by a female dentist. Certainly, most children preferred to be treated by a dentist of the same gender (P=0.0001).
Conclusion: the majority of Children and parents generally preferred female dentists, but many children tended to choose dentists of the same gender. most girls and parents chose cartoon attire, and most boys chose white coats.
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Subramaniam, R., Suneesh Kuruvilla, Pooja Latti, Nitha Jose, Nimda Ameena, Hamlu Haleem, and Fathima Shahjahan. "Knowledge, attitude, and practices regarding clinical diagnosis and certification of death by dentists." Journal of Global Oral Health 4 (June 25, 2021): 33–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.25259/jgoh_43_2020.
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Objectives: The medical officers play a major role in certification of death. In the year 2014, the Dental Council of India revised the Dentist’s (Code of Ethics) Regulation that enables a dentist to issue a death certificate if a patient dies during procedure. This survey was undertaken to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practices regarding clinical diagnosis and certification of death by clinical dental student, dental house surgeons, postgraduate students, and dental faculty. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional questionnaire-based study was carried out in two dental colleges in central Kerala. A prefabricated validity tested questionnaire consisting of 16 questions assessing the knowledge, attitude, and practice was used for the study. Results were expressed as number and percentage of respondents for each question and were analyzed using the SPSS Version 17 software. Chi-square test was used for inferential analysis. Results: The total sample size was 329. About 53% knew that dentists could certify death, of whom 9% knew that was the only circumstance for a dentist to certify death. About 13% of the respondents knew the criteria of clinical diagnosis as outlined by the WHO criteria. About 92% opined that there is a need for dentists to be trained on this topic. Only 20% felt that the present undergraduate curriculum is competent enough to enable dentist to certify death. Conclusion: The study reveals the lack of knowledge among the dental fraternity regarding the clinical diagnosis and certification of death. With dental undergraduate curriculum competent enough to provide the dentists with knowledge regarding its allied aspects, incorporation of the same in the present curriculum could play a significant role in enabling dentists to clinically diagnose and certify death.
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Try, Graham. "Too Few Dentists? Workforce Planning 1996–2036." Primary Dental Care os7, no. 1 (January 2000): 9–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1308/135576100322748448.
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The development and use of forecasting models can stimulate the debate on workforce planning for dentists by improving the quality of the data available, by providing a framework within which the debate can be conducted and by providing a means whereby the effects of different trends and policy options can be measured in a consistent way. The number of dentists on the Dentists Register aged under 60 years may well fall over the 40 years between 1996–2036, while the proportion of female dentists is likely to grow from under 30% to almost 50%. If the present gender differences in dentists’ output persist, the effective ‘whole-time equivalent’ (WTE) size of the dentist workforce could fall by 15%. While future patterns of disease and the efficacy of future treatments are difficult to predict, the demand for dentistry is very likely to increase, given the forecast ageing of the UK population. The number of people aged 65–74 years could increase by 50% to eight million and those over 75 years by 70% towards seven million. Further, almost of all of this greatly increased older population will have retained some of their own teeth. The edentulous adult population was 37% in 1968 and might fall to less than 5% by 2036. These trends taken together could increase the number of courses of treatment per WTE dentist by as much as 40% over these 40 years. Such modelling can help to reduce the degree of uncertainty in future workforce planning.
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Murniwati, Murniwati, Rizanda Machmud, and Suci Rahmasari. "GAMBARAN PENGETAHUAN DOKTER GIGI TENTANG REKAM MEDIK GIGI." Andalas Dental Journal 1, no. 1 (February 13, 2019): 57–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.25077/adj.v1i1.14.
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Dental records must comply with National Standard of Dentistry, Medical Record must contain data that identity of the patient, patient's general condition, odontogram, dental care data and the name and signature of the dentist and dental records are more important filled completely. This study aim to know the knowledge of all dentists in Padang to dentall record. The design of this study is Descriptive. The populations in this study were all dentists who working in health centers and hospitals of Padang. The sampling technique is Total Sampling and data collection through questionnaires and observation of dental records. The results showed that the rate of the level of knowledge about the importance of dentall record low according to national standards where knowledge about medikolegal aspects is the subject to a level of knowledge is low, reaching only 4.2%. Knowledge of dentists about the medical records dental national standards is low because of the lock of socialization and conducted a related-party factor. It could be need to socialization and provide the policy of dental record based on national standard for all dentists.
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Kupryahin, Vyacheslav, and Vladimir Sergeev. "ABOUT TECHNO-HUMANITARIAN BALANCE IN DENTISTRY." Actual problems in dentistry 19, no. 1 (May 22, 2023): 133–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.18481/2077-7566-2023-19-1-133-138.
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Relevance. In connection with the development of Hi-Hume high humanitarian technologies, named so by analogy with Hi-Tech high technologies, it seems relevant to consider the problem of techno-humanitarian balance (THB) in modern dentistry. This is due, in particular, to the fact that today the vector of interests of dentists is often shifted towards Hi-Tech, and they do not always pay due attention to Hi-Hume issues.
The main purpose of the work. To draw the attention of dentists to the significance of the THB problem in their professional activities.
Used approaches. An analytical approach has been applied to the study of various points of view on the concept of Hi-Hume. The provisions of legislative and by-laws related to the implementation of the principles of humanism and the provision of adequate regulatory mechanisms for the use of new medical technologies have been studied. A survey of 100 respondents (50 dentists, 50 medical students) was conducted.
Results. Using the questionnaire method, the relation of dentists and medical students to the importance of high technologies (Hi-Tech), high humanitarian technologies (Hi-Hume), as well as their adequate balance for the development of modern dentistry, is shown. It is noted that dentists attached more importance to the importance of Hi-Tech (intraoral scanning, 3D printing, microprosthetics using milling, etc.) in the development of modern dentistry in comparison with Hi-Hume (realization of the patient's personal potential when providing dental care). Three variants of the ratio of humanitarian and technological aspects in dentistry are considered.
Main conclusions. When using Hi-Hume in dentistry, one should single out not so much the technological (instrumental) as the value aspect. Despite the difficulties in achieving an adequate THB of the actual practice of a dentist, the desire for it should not be questioned. When analyzing a specific medical technology, the possibility of unreasonably restraining influence of social norms on its implementation into practice should be excluded.
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Sukumaran, Anil, Sajith Vellappally, Sahar Bin Huraib, Nadia Al Nahas, Hana O. Al-Balbeesi, and Faida Moawia Abu-Aljadayl. "Patient Preferences in Selecting a Dentist: Survey Results from the Urban Population of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia." Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice 16, no. 3 (2015): 201–4. http://dx.doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10024-1661.
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ABSTRACT Introduction Awareness of gender- or nationality-driven preconceptions can help dentists to have a better interpretation of the dentist-patient relationship. It is even more noteworthy to understand these predilections in Saudi society, where women and men are usually segregated due to religion- and culturebased considerations. This study is one of the first to explore the preferences of patients when selecting a dentist with respect to gender and nationality in the city of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Materials and methods A total of 445 community residents residing in Riyadh were randomly selected for a cross-sectional study. The participants completed a survey designed to assess which of two factors (gender and/or nationality) were perceived as most relevant in choosing a dentist. Statistical analysis of the data was performed using the SPSS 11.5 software. Results Female participants did not show any preference for the gender of the dentist, whereas 40% of the male participants preferred a male dentist. Participants also favored male dentists in the fields of oral surgery (78.9%), implants (74.1%), endodontics (67.5%), orthodontics (65.8%) and prosthodontics (64.2%). An exception was noted in pediatric dentistry, for which female dentists were favored by 52.8% of the participants. Additionally, most (66.1%) participants did not have any preference for the nationality of the dentist. Conclusion Riyadh residents showed a general preference for a male dentist but demonstrated no preference for nationality when selecting a dentist. How to cite this article Huraib SB, Al Nahas N, Al-Balbeesi HO, Abu-Aljadayl FM, Vellappally S, Sukumaran A. Patient Preferences in Selecting a Dentist: Survey Results from the Urban Population of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. J Contemp Dent Pract 2015;16(3): 201-204.
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Al-Dulaimy, Roweda, Harth Rashidi, Rania Alghurary, Rukaya Alsaraf, Ban Alfarag, and Muhanad L. Alshami. "Knowledge, practice, and attitude evaluation of forensic dentistry among Iraqi dentists: Questionnaire-based study." Medical Journal of Babylon 20, no. 4 (2023): 709–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/mjbl.mjbl_162_23.
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Abstract Background: Forensic dentistry is a branch of forensic science that deals with the examination, analysis, and interpretation of dental evidence in legal investigations. Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the knowledge, practice, and attitudes of Iraqi dentists toward forensic dentistry. Materials and Methods: A questionnaire was designed with four sections and distributed to dentists. The four sections were demographic, knowledge (assessed the dentists’ knowledge and consisted of 14 questions), practice (evaluated the dentists’ practices and consisted of six questions), and attitude (consisted of two questions to assess the dentists’ attitudes). For the knowledge, practice, and attitude sections, the answers were either “yes” (correct), “no,” or “I don’t know” (incorrect). The correct answer frequencies were calculated, and the mean scores of responses were compared among the different variables. Results: A total of 414 dentists responded, including 196 male dentists and 218 female dentists. The mean age of the responders was 32.57 years, and the responders were divided according to age into: 304 (≤40 years), and 110 dentists (˃40 years), according to qualifications into: 168 (postgraduate) and 246 (graduate), and according to experience years: 228 (≤10 years) and 186 (˃10 years). The questions related to using teeth as indicators of age received the highest number of correct answers, whereas the use of palatal rugae and lips in forensic dentistry received the lowest scores. Conclusion: Iraq dentists had limited knowledge, practice, and attitude about forensic dentistry. Therefore, it is important for undergraduate and postgraduate programs, as well as official training courses, to focus more attention on forensic dentistry.
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Ahmed, Arsalan. "APPRAISING OF KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE AMONG DENTAL PRACTITIONERS REGARDING ROLE OF PHYSIOTHERAPY IN TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDERS." Pakistan Journal of Rehabilitation 8, no. 2 (January 9, 2020): 12–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.36283/pjr.zu.8.2/004.
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OBJECTIVES The aim is to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of dental practitioners concerning physiotherapy management of Temporomandibular joint dysfunctions (TMDs.). METHOD 61 dentists were included from Tertiary, secondary and private dental clinics of Karachi, and the study design was cross sectional. RESULTS Prior to survey 45.9% of did not had knowledge about physical therapy management TMD. Maxillofacial surgeons and master’s degree holders had more knowledge about physical therapy (PT) management. 45.9% dentists reported that PT is non-effective treatment approach. Lack of knowledge on dentist’s behalf is the foremost cause of less referral to PT 88.5%. Jaw exercises were prescribed by 83.6% of dentists. In the end of the survey 52.5% dentists were reluctant to refer, 47.5% were maybe they will refer and 96.7% dentists were eager to gain more knowledge about the benefits of PT and collaborative treatment. CONCLUSIONS This study concluded that the dental practitioners of Karachi lack knowledge, attitude and practice regarding physiotherapy treatment of TMD. The benefits of multidisciplinary approach while treating TMDs were not very well known to dental practitioners and its benefits to patients. This study increased the knowledge of surveyed practitioners KEYWORDS Dentistry, Masticatory Muscles, Temporomandibular Joint Disorders, Orthodontics, Temporomandibular Joint, Manipulation