Knowledge and attitude of dentists toward implant retained restorations in Saudi Arabia

Vohra, Fahim; Habib, R

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“…The overall response rate was 81% that is comparatively high in comparison to questionnaire-based studies previously. 15,16 This could be attributed to the immediate concern of the participants (health care professionals) to contribute towards finding solutions to curb the contagious viral pandemic. HCPs routinely take standard precautions considering each patient as infected i.e able to transmit infection.…”

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Knowledge, Awareness and Practice of Health care Professionals amid SARS-CoV-2, Corona Virus Disease Outbreak

Ahmed¹,

Shakoor²,

Vohra

et al. 2020

Pak J Med Sci

106

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Objective: To assess the knowledge, awareness and practice level of health care workers towards Corona Virus disease - 2019 (COVID-19). Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted by administering a well-structured questionnaire comprising of three sections including knowledge, attitude and practice amongst health care professionals in various hospitals and clinics, over a duration of two months ‘Feb-March’ 2020. The data from 810 participants were collected manually as well as through online survey registered on www.surveys.google.com, using a validated questionnaire. The questionnaire comprised of three sections assessing knowledge, awareness and practice of participants. The descriptive analysis was carried out for demographics and dependent variables with statistical program for social sciences. Spearman test was used to detect any relationship between the health care professional response with respect to their gender and level of education. A p-value of < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: More than half (57.2%) of the health care professionals were working in a hospital setting. Fifty two percent of health care professionals had awareness and 72% were practicing adequate measures to combat COVID-19. The majority (81.9%) believed that the sign and symptoms are similar to a common flu and the main strata of population that could be affected by COVID-19 are elderly (79%). Seventy three percent of participants did not attend any lecture, workshop or seminar on COVID-19 for awareness purpose. Sixty seven percent of health care professionals were practicing universal precaution for infection control and 57.4% were using sodium hypochlorite as a surface disinfectant in dental surgeries. There was no significant relationship (p > 0.05) between the health care professionals’ responses with gender and their education level. Conclusion: The study suggests that the vast majority of the health care professionals have adequate knowledge and awareness related to COVID-19. However some aspects of practice of health care professionals were found to be deficient including, following CDC guidelines during patient care, acquiring verified knowledge related to COVID-19, disinfection protocol and the use of N-95 mask. Mandatory Continued professional development programs including lectures and workshops on COVID-19 for all health care professionals are the need of the hour, to manage the pandemic and limiting the morbidity and mortality related to it. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.36.COVID19-S4.2704 How to cite this:Ahmed N, Shakoor M, Vohra F, Abduljabbar T, Mariam Q, Rehman MA. Knowledge, Awareness and Practice of Health care Professionals amid SARS-CoV-2, Corona Virus Disease Outbreak. Pak J Med Sci. 2020;36(COVID19-S4):---------. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.36.COVID19-S4.2704 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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Knowledge, Awareness and Practice of Health care Professionals amid SARS-CoV-2, Corona Virus Disease Outbreak

Ahmed¹,

Shakoor²,

Vohra

et al. 2020

Pak J Med Sci

106

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“…The excellent marginal integrity and retrievability are the main advantages of screw-retained restorations but have disadvantages such as open screw access holes and need for optimal implant positioning which have been proposed to stabilize veneering material and compromise occlusion. The total cost of implant treatment increases due to the sophisticated clinical and laboratory procedures of screw-retained restorations (Vohra and Habib, 2014, Millen et al, 2015, Wittneben et al, 2014). Although there is no absolute way of restoring the implant, screw retention still has many attributes and, when possible, should be considered the optimal solution (Assaf and Gharbyeh, 2014).…”

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The current considerations in the fabrication of implant prostheses and the state of prosthetic complications: A survey among the dental technicians

Dosari

Habib

Alnassar

et al. 2018

The Saudi Dental Journal

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DT played a role and took decisions regarding the DIP. Frequent problems found by DT were poor implant location, discrepancies in impression/bite-registration, facing damage/chipping and damage/fracture of the denture base/prosthetic teeth. The frequency of these complications can be minimized by an increase in the prosthetic knowledge of the dentists and establishing clear protocols for communication between the dentist and the DT.

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“…8 Implant placement location, poor oral hygiene, the patient's medical condition, and patient noncompliance are also reasons that may underlie implant therapy complications. 7,8,13 A recent study in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia indicated that far more non-Saudis than Saudis practiced implant dentistry. 8 This was attributed to the recruitment of a large number of non-Saudi dentists into the private sector due to an increased demand for implant therapy.…”

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Trends in implant dentistry: Implant systems, complications and barriers in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Albugami¹,

Smith²,

Hassan³

et al. 2019

Dent. Med. Probl.

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Background. Patients who are partially dentate or edentulous can receive both conventional and implant-supported fixed prostheses, which leads to improvement in function, esthetics and self-esteem. Currently, implant dentistry is one of the fastest-growing disciplines in dentistry. Objectives. The aim of the study was to assess the education and training of dentists practicing implant therapy in the Riyadh region of Saudi Arabia, including their preferred dental implant systems, the clinical complications experienced as well as the barriers to implant therapy they encounter. Material and methods. A self-administered questionnaire was distributed among dentists in Riyadh performing dental implants in both the state and private sectors. The questionnaire included demographic data, such as nationality, the practitioner' s affiliated specialist category and their respective qualifications. Other data included their main sources of education pertaining to implant dentistry, the most commonly used implant systems, common clinical complications, and barriers to implant therapy. A descriptive statistical analysis of the data was carried out. Results. A significant majority of non-Saudi dental practitioners were employed in the private sector (p = 0.001), whereas a significant majority of Saudi dental practitioners were employed in the state sector (p = 0.001). The largest group of practitioners performing implants were general dentists (48.1%). The 3i TM implant system was the most widely utilized (35.4%). Failed osseointegration (12.6%) and peri-implantitis (12%) were the most common clinical complications. The biggest barrier to placing implants was the cost of implants to patients (59.1%). Conclusions. Fundamental to implant practice is the clinical practitioner and patient selection. The utilization of implant systems should preferably be based on the chemical properties of implant surfaces which promote early osseointegration. Comparative studies investigating the reasons for failed osseointegration and other clini cal complications are needed locally and internationally. Further research, together with advanced clinical specialist training, can lead to improvement in the quality of implant therapy for the benefit of patients.

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Knowledge and attitude of dentists toward implant retained restorations in Saudi Arabia

Abstract: Knowledge of SP and GDP for selection of implant-retained restorations was broadly in line with standard evidence. The clinical use of CRR was greater in comparison to SRR.

Cited by 11 publications

References 32 publications

Knowledge, Awareness and Practice of Health care Professionals amid SARS-CoV-2, Corona Virus Disease Outbreak

Knowledge, Awareness and Practice of Health care Professionals amid SARS-CoV-2, Corona Virus Disease Outbreak

The current considerations in the fabrication of implant prostheses and the state of prosthetic complications: A survey among the dental technicians

Trends in implant dentistry: Implant systems, complications and barriers in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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