2021
DOI: 10.5812/ijo.117781
|View full text |Cite
|
Sign up to set email alerts
|

Evaluating General Dental Practitioners’ Knowledge About Appropriate Timing of Orthodontic Treatment in the North of Iran

Abstract: Background: Orthodontics is defined as a branch of dentistry that concerns the correction of malocclusion. In this regard, determining the most appropriate time for orthodontic treatment is of utmost importance. General dental practitioners (GDPs) are normally the first link of the treatment chain for patients requiring orthodontic treatment. Objectives: The present study aimed to determine the GDPs’ knowledge of the appropriate timing of orthodontic treatment in Sari, Iran. Methods: This descriptive, analytic… Show more

Help me understand this report

Search citation statements

Order By: Relevance

Paper Sections

Select...
1

Citation Types

0
1
0

Year Published

2022
2022
2022
2022

Publication Types

Select...
1

Relationship

1
0

Authors

Journals

citations
Cited by 1 publication
(1 citation statement)
references
References 10 publications
0
1
0
Order By: Relevance
“…Because of the virus' widespread transmission, healthcare personnel are at a high risk of catching the virus and transmitting it. Among medical community staff, Dental Healthcare Providers (DHCP) are at the highest risk of exposure since the primary source of virus spread is saliva, and dentists are the front-line personnel working with the oral cavity (2,3).…”
Section: Contextmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Because of the virus' widespread transmission, healthcare personnel are at a high risk of catching the virus and transmitting it. Among medical community staff, Dental Healthcare Providers (DHCP) are at the highest risk of exposure since the primary source of virus spread is saliva, and dentists are the front-line personnel working with the oral cavity (2,3).…”
Section: Contextmentioning
confidence: 99%