2018
DOI: 10.4103/ijdr.ijdr_500_15
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Knowledge, attitude, and practice of dental implants among dental postgraduates and practitioners in Davangere City, Karnataka: A cross-sectional study

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“…12 Majority of the general dental practitioners in this study (83.1%) had negative attitudes toward the one-stage implant protocol. This observation is in contrast with the recent reports of Nagpal et al 19 , where 91.3% of the respondents had either positive attitude or no reservations toward dental implant therapy. The reason for the very high level of reservations in our region may be attributed to the low level of good knowledge available at the disposal of these dentists concerning this type of implant protocol as this study found a significant association between the knowledge of the general dental practitioners and their attitude toward the one-stage protocol, with more individuals with fair or poor knowledge having negative attitudes.…”
Section: Discussioncontrasting
confidence: 98%
“…12 Majority of the general dental practitioners in this study (83.1%) had negative attitudes toward the one-stage implant protocol. This observation is in contrast with the recent reports of Nagpal et al 19 , where 91.3% of the respondents had either positive attitude or no reservations toward dental implant therapy. The reason for the very high level of reservations in our region may be attributed to the low level of good knowledge available at the disposal of these dentists concerning this type of implant protocol as this study found a significant association between the knowledge of the general dental practitioners and their attitude toward the one-stage protocol, with more individuals with fair or poor knowledge having negative attitudes.…”
Section: Discussioncontrasting
confidence: 98%
“…According to the obtained results, there was a slight difference in knowledge and attitude between dentists who had different years of work, i.e., not statistically significant. Dentists with 3-5 years of work experience had the best knowledge and the most positive attitude towards implant treatment, i.e., consistent with Nagpal's study [14].…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 87%
“…Levin et al found that 80% of general dentists feel the need for implant training courses [13]. Nagpal stated that general dentists presented the most negative attitude concerning implant treatments [14]. According to the obtained results, there was a slight difference in knowledge and attitude between dentists who had different years of work, i.e., not statistically significant.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 90%
“…Nagpal et al latest reports on the attitudes of dentistry postgraduates and practitioners in Karnataka, India [13] However, the practice and competency to place implants among practitioners is not in line with their knowledge. Therefore, to put their knowledge into practice, more training courses should be started and practitioners made to attend those.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%