Attitude of general dental practitioners to pediatric patients and preventive dentistry

Aras, Ahmet; Doğan, Mehmet Sinan

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“…A study by Aras and Dogan reported 63% of the general dentists performing incorrect or incomplete treatment and, in some cases, avoiding the treatment of young patients and patients with special care needs owing to the insufficient knowledge and training. 11 A study conducted in Saudi Arabia by Halawani et al reported that around 57% of the dentists treat children with special needs. 14 According to Dao et al, there is a direct relationship between education in dental care for patients with special care needs and the willingness of dentists to treat such patients as those who receive sufficient undergraduate education on the subject are more well prepared to treat children with special care needs.…”

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“…7 Training in pediatric dentistry at undergraduate and postgraduate level shapes the attitudes and professional behavior of dentists in terms of treatment of pediatric patients. 11 The choice of treatment modalities for involved teeth in children differs between general dentists, postgraduate residents and consultants of various dental specialties when compared to pediatric dentists. Knowledge and skills in pediatric dental care is a much needed but frequently neglected area in dentistry in Pakistan.…”

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Attitude and Practice of General Dental Practitioners and other Dental Specialties towards Pediatric Dentistry in Pakistan

Zalan¹

2022

J Pak Dent Assoc

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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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Attitude and Practice of General Dental Practitioners and other Dental Specialties towards Pediatric Dentistry in Pakistan

Zalan¹

2022

J Pak Dent Assoc

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“…Unfortunately, some GDPs are unwilling to treat pediatric patients, particularly those of preschool age, andinstead refer them to pedodontists. (2). Dental anxiety is defined because of the state of apprehension that happens during dental treatment.…”

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Dental Practitioners Perceptions of Preventive Measures for Pediatric Patients.

2022

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Background: Dental caries may be a progressive, cumulative oral disease which becomes more intricate to treat with advancement . It's a serious oral illness across various countries. In India, the prevalence of cavities is 31.5-89% which indicates it is a serious public health problem posing an excellent challenge to community and dental professionals . But intervention at primary level can reduce this problem. Hence, the aim is to determine dental practitioners' perceptions of preventive measures for pediatric patients. Materials and methods: The sample size used for the study is 105. A self structured questionnaire is being prepared and uploaded in Google forms. A questionnaire in Google forms is being circulated among the sample study population and at the end of the survey, all the data were collected and the data has been analysed by using the software IBM SPSS. Descriptive statistics were expressed by means of number, frequency, and percentage. The Chi-square test was used to find the association between variables. Result: The present study reported that 55.34% of MDS graduates and 13% of BDS graduates suggest the use of pit and fissure sealants in your routine dental practices.The present 56% of MDS graduates and 13% of BDS graduates know about the usage of space maintainers.Chi square test was done and association was found to be statistically not significant(Chi square value is 1.41; p> 0.05) Conclusion: Based on the results of the present study, it can be concluded that MDS graduates had a better perception towards the use of preventive measures for pediatric patients for the prevention of dental caries.

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Aile Diş Hekimlerinin Ve Diş Hekimlerinin Koruyucu Diş Hekimliği Uygulamaları Ve Acil Tedavi Yaklaşımlarının Değerlendirilmesi: Bir Anket Çalışması

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Kandemir Ülker,

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2024

ADO Klinik Bilimler Dergisi

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AMAÇ: Bu çalışmada, aile diş hekimlerinin ve diş hekimlerinin koruyucu diş hekimliği uygulamaları ve acil tedavilere yaklaşımlarının karşılaştırmalı olarak değerlendirilmesi amaçlanmaktadır. GEREÇ VE YÖNTEM: Çalışmaya 35 aile diş hekimi ve 35 diş hekimi toplam 70 gönüllü dahil edildi. Veriler, dijital platformda hazırlanmış anket sorularının cevaplarının değerlendirmesiyle elde edildi. Çalışmada, gönüllülerin demografik özellikleri, koruyucu uygulamalara ve acil tedavilere yönelik tutumları değerlendirildi. Verilerin karşılaştırılmasında ki-kare, t testi, tamamlayıcı istatistiklerden faydalanıldı. BULGULAR: Klinikte florür uygulayan aile diş hekimlerinin oranı (%91.4) diş hekimlerine (%60.0) göre önemli ölçüde yüksekti (p

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Attitude of general dental practitioners to pediatric patients and preventive dentistry

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Attitude and Practice of General Dental Practitioners and other Dental Specialties towards Pediatric Dentistry in Pakistan

Attitude and Practice of General Dental Practitioners and other Dental Specialties towards Pediatric Dentistry in Pakistan

Dental Practitioners Perceptions of Preventive Measures for Pediatric Patients.

Aile Diş Hekimlerinin Ve Diş Hekimlerinin Koruyucu Diş Hekimliği Uygulamaları Ve Acil Tedavi Yaklaşımlarının Değerlendirilmesi: Bir Anket Çalışması

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