Knowledge and awareness of dental practitioners, interns, students and assistants towards mercury hazards in dental amalgam

Barakah, Haifa M; Hasan, Mashael Bin; Alfehaid, Aljohrah; Altayyar, Ragad; Alsaykhan, Mona

doi:10.22271/oral.2021.v7.i2e.1221

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“…Anti-amalgam agenda and amalgam-free dentists advocate evidence-based research which shows that amalgam contains harmful levels of free mercury 5 . Mercury is a heavy metal that increases the risk of some human diseases by affecting body organs, especially the cardiovascular and nervous systems.…”

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Practices and Attitude of Dental Clinicians towards Dental Amalgam in Lahore

Qaiser¹,

Bashir²,

Jatala³

et al. 2022

PJMHS

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Background: Amalgam was the material of choice for dental restorations due to its excellent mechanical properties, but the World Health Organization recommended that it should be phased out due to its environmental concerns. Aim: To determine the dental clinicians’ attitude to amalgam use during routine clinical practice in Lahore. Methods: Cross-sectional study was conducted among private practicing dentists in Lahore.Using convenience sampling, 100 proformas were dispersed. The questionnaire included informed consent along with demographic data such as gender and years of practice, 17 questions related to perceptionand practices, and seven questions about knowledge of dental amalgam restorations.Chi-square test was used to determine statistical significance. P value of less than 0.05 was considered significant. Results: Seventy four questionnaires were returned filled by participants.Majority of the participants, 51 (68.9%), performed no amalgam restorations, but those with 10 years or more experience still used the material at their practices. Dentists based on clinical experience were: less than 5 years=14(18.9%), 5-10 years =31(41.9%), and more than 10 years = 29(39.2%). Significant association, p=0.02, was observed between clinical experience of clinicians and the number of amalgam restorations performed weekly in their clinics. Practical implication=Health organizations often debate about amalgam safety and the environmental issues of mercury. After the devastating floods in Sindh, environmental issues are recently raised in Pakistan. Conclusion: According to this research, dental amalgam use within private dental practitioners is definitely on a decline in Lahore. Some senior dental practitioners with 10 years or more of experienceregularly used amalgam as a restorative material. MeSH words: Dental amalgam, General Practice, Dental,

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Practices and Attitude of Dental Clinicians towards Dental Amalgam in Lahore

Qaiser¹,

Bashir²,

Jatala³

et al. 2022

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Knowledge and Attitude of Recent Dental Graduates towards Smart/Bioactive Dental Composites

Hasanain

Yeslam

Khaleefa

2021

JPRI

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Aims: The purpose of this study was to explore the knowledge and attitude of dental interns vs newly graduated dentists (NGD) towards recently introduced smart/bioactive dental resin composites (SDCs). Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Restorative Dentistry Department, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia from March 2018 to June 2018. Methodology: An online questionnaire was distributed among randomly chosen interns and NGDs in multiple countries (n= 164). The questionnaire was formulated using Google Forms. Statistical analysis of the results was conducted using percentages and frequencies and compared using Chi-square test (P<0.05). Results: 59.15% of all respondents expressed interest in perusing restorative dentistry as a specialty. A statistically significant lower proportion of NGDs compared to interns reported a good understanding of dental restorative materials (P=.022), hearing of SDCs (P=.033), or ever using SDCs (P=.006). 50% of NGDs reported thinking that SDCs effectively regenerate dental hard tissue was significantly (P=.016) lower than interns (70.5%). 97.6% of NGDs and 96.7% of interns reported willingness to attend a training workshop and/or a continuing education course about SDCs. Conclusion: Interns showed a significantly higher positive attitude towards SDCs use. Knowledge and effective use of SDCs by interns and NGDs could be improved by more training such as that offered in workshops/courses.

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Knowledge and awareness of dental practitioners, interns, students and assistants towards mercury hazards in dental amalgam

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Practices and Attitude of Dental Clinicians towards Dental Amalgam in Lahore

Practices and Attitude of Dental Clinicians towards Dental Amalgam in Lahore

Knowledge and Attitude of Recent Dental Graduates towards Smart/Bioactive Dental Composites

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