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BMC Oral Health Dec 2023Digital dentistry has revolutionized the way dental treatment is offered to patients. It became essential for dental practitioners to be well-informed about this...
BACKGROUND
Digital dentistry has revolutionized the way dental treatment is offered to patients. It became essential for dental practitioners to be well-informed about this technology to improve the quality of care offered and increase patient satisfaction. This study aimed to assess the level of knowledge, awareness, and perception of Egyptian dentists toward digital dentistry.
METHODS
An online-based cross-sectional study was conducted using social media platforms from November 2022 to March 2023. Our study sample included dentists with different levels of experience, specialties, and working in different health sectors in Egypt. A questionnaire arranged in 4 sections and 23 questions was used as the study data collection tool. The data were tabulated and analyzed using SPSS software.
RESULTS
A total of 402 participants filled out this questionnaire. 50.7% of which were females, 42.8% were between 20-29 years old and 42.3% were general practitioners. Furthermore, the main practice of 27.6% was in governmental dental clinics. Moreover, 47.3% and 64.2% of participants had Moderate knowledge and awareness respectively. While 75.9% of them had a high perception of practicing digital dentistry. Females and practitioners in governmental clinics had significantly lower awareness scores, while faculty teaching staff had significantly higher scores (P ≤ 0.05). On the other hand, practicing in the Great Cairo region and urban areas was associated with significantly higher knowledge scores (P ≤ 0.05). Similarly, Prosthodontists, periodontists, and restorative dentists had significantly higher scores when compared with general dentists (P ≤ 0.05).
CONCLUSIONS
About half of the study participants had Moderate knowledge and awareness levels, while about three-quarters of them had a high level of perception toward practicing digital dentistry. Therefore, more attention should be given to providing dental education programs in this important field at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels by policymakers.
Topics: Female; Humans; Young Adult; Adult; Male; Dentists; Cross-Sectional Studies; Egypt; Professional Role; Surveys and Questionnaires; Dentistry; Perception
PubMed: 38049790
DOI: 10.1186/s12903-023-03698-1 -
The Angle Orthodontist Mar 2017To determine how often general dentists receive gifts from orthodontists, the value and number of the gifts they receive, and how they perceive the motivation behind the...
OBJECTIVES
To determine how often general dentists receive gifts from orthodontists, the value and number of the gifts they receive, and how they perceive the motivation behind the gift.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
This was a questionnaire-based study. A questionnaire was constructed and tested for validity and reliability. An electronic version of survey was sent via email to 1300 general dentists.
RESULTS
The validity and reliability of the survey was confirmed. Two hundred fifty-four valid responses were received (20%). Eighty-five percent of responding general practitioners reported that they received gifts from an orthodontist. Almost 100% reported that they referred patients to orthodontists. About one-third of the responding general practitioners reported that their office provided orthodontic care. There were statistically significant correlations between the number of annual patient referrals the general practitioners reported making and the number and value of the gifts they received from the orthodontists. Female general practitioners reported receiving a higher number of gifts of greater total value than male practitioners. General practitioners who reported providing orthodontic treatment did not differ from those who did not in the number of referrals they made annually and the number and value of the gifts they received. Quality of care was the most common reason general practitioners reported for their referral to an orthodontist. Forty-four percent of the responders reported that they received discounted orthodontic treatment.
CONCLUSIONS
General practitioners refer patients to orthodontists and receive gifts from them. The number and value of the gifts reflects the number of referrals they make.
Topics: Dentists; Gift Giving; Humans; Motivation; Orthodontists; Referral and Consultation; Surveys and Questionnaires
PubMed: 27654629
DOI: 10.2319/032416-242.1 -
Journal of the American Dental... Oct 2022In the absence of a full spectrum of evidence-based guidelines for the appropriate use of antimicrobial agents, dentists, including periodontists, remain a highly...
BACKGROUND
In the absence of a full spectrum of evidence-based guidelines for the appropriate use of antimicrobial agents, dentists, including periodontists, remain a highly frequent antibiotic prescribing group. With the goal of understanding antibiotic prescribing practices, the authors surveyed a convenience sample of dental practitioners and periodontists to identify differences between the 2 cohorts and assess the factors that affect prescribing practices.
METHODS
An institutional review board-approved 15-item survey was developed to capture antibiotic prescribing practices addressing the main research question, factors affecting systemic antibiotic prescription patterns, and prescription timing. The authors collaborated with the American Dental Association (ADA) and the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) for survey dissemination. Responses were summarized using descriptive statistics. Multivariable models were developed to identify antibiotic prescription predictors.
RESULTS
Overall, 32.4% of the participants prescribed systemic antibiotics with scaling and root planing. When comparing the 2 groups, the authors found that 46.4% and 18.7% of the AAP and ADA members, respectively, prescribed systemic antibiotics with scaling and root planing (P = .0001). The authors found a significant difference between the AAP and ADA groups in prescription timing (P = .01). The multivariable model revealed that practitioner sex (P = .03), AAP membership (P = .0001), and years of practitioner experience (P = .04) predicted antibiotic prescription practices. The geographic location, practice setting, and occupation type did not predict antibiotic prescription patterns.
CONCLUSION
The authors found a lack of clarity related to prescription timing, factors determining prescription patterns, and selection of patient population who would benefit more from antibiotics.
PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS
This study confirmed a lack of clarity related to antibiotic prescription patterns in combination with nonsurgical periodontal treatment.
Topics: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Dental Care; Dentists; Humans; Practice Patterns, Dentists'; Prescriptions; Professional Role
PubMed: 36038399
DOI: 10.1016/j.adaj.2022.06.013 -
Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial... Jul 2018
Topics: Dentists; History, 20th Century; History, 21st Century; Humans; Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons; Societies, Dental; Surgery, Oral; United States
PubMed: 29957190
DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2018.04.029 -
Journal of the American Dental... May 2015
Topics: Dentists; Health Services Needs and Demand; Humans; United States; United States Health Resources and Services Administration
PubMed: 25925528
DOI: 10.1016/j.adaj.2015.03.016 -
Northwest Dentistry 2015
Topics: Burnout, Professional; Dentists; Empathy; Humans; Mental Fatigue
PubMed: 26477076
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Anesthesiology Dec 2019In late 1846, following his successful public demonstrations of surgical anesthesia, Boston dentist William T. G. Morton selected Letheon as the commercial name for the...
In late 1846, following his successful public demonstrations of surgical anesthesia, Boston dentist William T. G. Morton selected Letheon as the commercial name for the ether-based "preparation" he had used to produce insensibility to pain. We have not identified a first-hand account of the coinage of Letheon. Although the name ultimately derives from the Greek Lēthē, the adjective Lethean, much in use in the mid-19th century, may have influenced Morton and those he called on to assist in finding a commercial name. By one unverified account, the name Letheon might have been coined independently by both Augustus Addison Gould, M.D., and Henry Jacob Bigelow, M.D.
Topics: Anesthesia; Dentists; History, 17th Century; History, 18th Century; History, 19th Century; Humans; Linguistics; Terminology as Topic
PubMed: 31567360
DOI: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000002969 -
Community Dental Health Jun 2015Pregnancy is a period in which several physical and emotional changes occur. These changes in pregnant women's mouths promote changes that need to be known by dentists,... (Review)
Review
UNLABELLED
Pregnancy is a period in which several physical and emotional changes occur. These changes in pregnant women's mouths promote changes that need to be known by dentists, so that they can provide the necessary care to women.
PURPOSE
To gather data from published studies on the knowledge of dentists about the oral health of pregnant women.
METHODS
Papers published between 2003 and 2013 containing surveys on the topic under study were searched. Fourteen studies were selected and grouped into work areas.
RESULTS
Dentists have doubts and fears about the care of pregnant women, to a greater or lesser degree, especially with regard to the use of X-rays, prescriptions and ideal gestational period of treatment.
CONCLUSION
The results suggest a need to improve dentists' knowledge regarding dental care of pregnant women especially as during pregnancy women may acquire new habits relevant to the oral health of their children.
Topics: Attitude of Health Personnel; Dental Care; Dentists; Education, Dental; Female; Humans; Oral Health; Practice Patterns, Dentists'; Pregnancy; Pregnant Women; Prenatal Care
PubMed: 26263599
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Journal of Public Health Dentistry Jun 2016Appropriate health policies for the supply of dentists have been an ongoing issue in many developed countries. The purpose of this study was to estimate the future...
OBJECTIVES
Appropriate health policies for the supply of dentists have been an ongoing issue in many developed countries. The purpose of this study was to estimate the future distribution of dentists with different working statuses in Japan and to discuss policy implications about the supply of dentists in any country.
METHODS
This was a retrospective cohort study using data from the National Survey of Physicians, Dentists and Pharmacists for 1972-2012. Based on data from the 2010 and 2012 surveys, we calculated by means of a Markov model the future number of dentists with different working statuses until 2042 according to sex.
RESULTS
We estimated that the total number of active dentists will decrease from 2012 to 2042. The number of active dentists per 1,000 population was predicted to reach a peak in 2018, decrease by 4.2% from 2012 to 2038, and thereafter slightly increase. With regard to working status, the number of dentists with their own practices per 1,000 people was predicted to have reached a peak in 2014 and decrease by 22.0% until 2042. We estimated that the number of dentists used in dental clinics per 1,000 population will increase continuously between 2012 and 2042 by 20.0%.
CONCLUSIONS
Our study suggests that maintaining this supply of dentists may lead to maldistribution of their working status in the future.
Topics: Adult; Dentists; Female; Forecasting; Humans; Japan; Male; Markov Chains; Retrospective Studies
PubMed: 27037616
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Australian Journal of General Practice Sep 2020Oral health and general medical health are intimately linked. However, medical and dental practitioners often work in isolation from each other and have separate...
BACKGROUND
Oral health and general medical health are intimately linked. However, medical and dental practitioners often work in isolation from each other and have separate training, funding, regulatory and administrative systems.
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this article is to explore the history behind the divide between medicine and dentistry, and the challenges this raises.
DISCUSSION
The siloed nature of the two professional groups may be attributed to historical backgrounds, deficiencies in interdisciplinary education, government funding discrepancies and differing models of care. The two professions have evolved with different social drivers and scientific underpinnings, with only a recent appreciation of the many connections between the health of the mouth and the health of the body. Solutions to overcome this divide should be considered in order to ensure better outcomes for patients, the community and perhaps the professions themselves.
Topics: Australia; Dentistry; Dentists; General Practice; History, 19th Century; History, 20th Century; Humans; Professional Role; Schools, Dental
PubMed: 32864667
DOI: 10.31128/AJGP-06-20-5482