Maintenance of antemortem dental records in private dental clinics: Knowledge, attitude, and practice among the practitioners of Mangalore and surrounding areas

Wadhwani, Surbhi; Shetty, Pushparaja; Sreelatha, S V

doi:10.4103/jfo.jfds_64_15

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“…More than 80% of the participating dentists (n=130, 81.2%) were safe-keeping patient's radiograph either as hard or digital copy with themselves. This figure is higher than reported in dentists of Mangalore (59%) 12 , Punjab and Uttar Pradesh (47%) 9 , and Pune (77%) 11 .…”

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“…In our study, only 46.2 % (n=74) of the participating dentists reported that they are keeping dental record digitally. This figure is higher than reported among dentists of Mangalore (2%) 12 , Pune (11%) 11 , Madhya Pradesh (24%) 17 and Rajasthan (26%) 10 . Dentists must be made aware of these soft wares.…”

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“…Studies conducted in India have shown the lack of awareness and practice of dental record maintenance especially by private dental practitioners [9][10][11][12] . These practices make the dentist prone to being guilty of negligence under consumer protection law and also reduces the wider role for the dentists in the field of forensic science.…”

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Knowledge and practices of recording and maintaining patients ‘dental records among private dental practitioners of Delhi, India

Kaur¹,

Mehta

Sahani³

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Braz. J. Oral Sci.

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Proper recording and keeping dental records are an important part of any dental practice. It helps in improving patient care, has medico-legal importance and play significant role in human identification during mass disasters or criminal offences. Aim: To assess the knowledge and practices of recording and maintaining patients ‘records among private dental practitioners of Delhi, India. Methods: Data for this cross-sectional study was collected from 160 dentists of Delhi using a self-administered questionnaire. The face and content validity as well as reliability of questionnaire was tested before the final data collection. A single trained examiner collected all the necessary information via personal visits or google forms. Chi-square test was applied to check the statistically significant difference between the dichotomous independent variables with respect to study participants’ responses to the questionnaire. Results: The mean age of the study participants was 34.5 (SD 7.2) years.Digital method of recording patient’s data and x-ray storage was more prevalent than manual method among the study participants. Slightly more than 40% of the dentists were keeping patient’s records safe for a period of 6 to 10 years. Younger dentists with lesser years of practice were more explicit in recording and correcting patient records. Conclusion: Results of this study shows that private dental practitioners of Delhi are aware of medico-legal importance of dental records. Most of them were recording important findings and history of their patients. Dentists must be educated in two aspects namely correct method of recording and the ideal duration of storing their patients’ dental records.

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Knowledge and practices of recording and maintaining patients ‘dental records among private dental practitioners of Delhi, India

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Mehta

Sahani³

et al. 2021

Braz. J. Oral Sci.

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“…Poor record keeping can be expected in less developed countries [ 16 , 18 , 22 , 23 , 24 ], but research shows such insufficiencies even in highly developed countries such as the United Kingdom, where as many as 44% inaccurate dental records were found [ 25 ]. Research in Sudan has shown that dental students keep dental records more accurately than dentists in private clinics [ 23 ].…”

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Maintenance of Dental Records and Forensic Odontology Awareness: A Survey of Croatian Dentists with Implications for Dental Education

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Forensic odontology is the application of dentistry within the criminal justice system. Forensic expertise, including dental identification, mostly relies on dental records. We explored the practice of maintaining dental records among Croatian dentists, as well as their knowledge of legal regulations and the application of dental records in forensic odontology. In all, 145 dentists participated in an online survey. Questions covered general information on dentists, maintenance of dental records, and knowledge of legal requirements and forensic odontology. Overall, 70% of dentists obtain and archive written informed consents, while 87% record dental status. Generally, non-carious dental lesions and developmental dental anomalies were not recorded. About 72% of dentists record filling material and surfaces. Only 32% of dentists know the legal requirements for keeping records, whereas 21% have no knowledge of forensic odontology and its purpose. The survey revealed different practices in the maintenance of dental records, including significant flaws and lack of awareness of its forensic importance. This obvious need for additional education on proper maintenance of dental records could be met by including forensic odontology in compulsory undergraduate courses and postgraduate dental education. Establishing national and international standards in dental charting would comply with contemporary trends in health care and the requirements of forensic expertise.

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“…Selain rekam medis kedokteran gigi, data ante mortem juga dapat berupa foto sewaktu masih hidup yang memperlihatkan gigi-geliginya. 36 Data post mortem mengacu pada data yang berhubungan dengan proses autopsi dan pemeriksaan pada jenazah. Tujuan autopsi adalah untuk mengetahui penyebab kematian, waktu kematian, cara kematian dan identitas jenazah.…”

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Annariswati

Agitha

2021

JRDI

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Objectives: The identification process is very important to determine the identity of the corpse. Identification through teeth is a primary identification method that is often used because teeth have a high degree of individuality. Identification through teeth can be analyzed through dental anomalies. Dental anomalies can assist in the identification process because of their uniqueness, stability, and high incidence in different populations. This paper aims to provide information on the importance of dental anomalies as a relevant and scientific means for identification purposes. Review: Dental anomalies can be defined as morphological abnormalities of the teeth that occur at the stage of growth and development of teeth. Dental anomalies are also inherited disorders that can occur as part of a syndrome. The wide variety of dental abnormalities in the form of size, number, morphology, structure or position of teeth in the oral cavity that can be possessed by each individual can be a characteristic of that individual. Conclusion: The use of dental anomalies in identification has been scientifically recognized with proper diagnosis and writing of dental anomalies in the medical record can be used for identification purposes in the forensic field.

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Maintenance of antemortem dental records in private dental clinics: Knowledge, attitude, and practice among the practitioners of Mangalore and surrounding areas

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Knowledge and practices of recording and maintaining patients ‘dental records among private dental practitioners of Delhi, India

Knowledge and practices of recording and maintaining patients ‘dental records among private dental practitioners of Delhi, India

Maintenance of Dental Records and Forensic Odontology Awareness: A Survey of Croatian Dentists with Implications for Dental Education

Anomali gigi sebagai sarana identifikasi forensik

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