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

Pavičin, Ivana Savić; Jonjić, Ana; Maretić, Ivana; Dumančìć, Jelena; Çeshko, Ajla Zymber

doi:10.3390/dj9040037

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“…However, more than one-third of subjects in the study were not familiar with the term 'forensic odontology' which is an area of concern. These findings of the present study differ from another study conducted recently on Croatian dentists (11).…”

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Dental professionals’ attitude and willingness to respond during disaster events: a cross-sectional study

Gambhir

Goel²,

Singh

et al. 2022

Przegl Epidemiol

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INTRODUCTION. In the present times, natural and man-made threats have questioned our existence on this planet. Health care professionals need to be aware of all the procedures to follow during such an event that threatens to paralyze the entire community and should be able to respond effectively. OBJECTIVE. The present study was conducted to assess the willingness and attitude of dental professionals to render help during any disaster or catastrophic event. MATERIAL AND METHODS. The present cross-sectional study among 480 subjects who were residing in Tricity (Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula). Informed consent was taken from all the subjects. Systematic random sampling methodology was employed for selection for study sample. The study utilized a self-designed close-ended questionnaire written in English and verified by experts. The questionnaire was divided into two parts to collect the required information. The data was analyzed using SPSS software version 21; chi-square test and multiple regression analysis were used to arrive at the results. RESULTS. More than 85% of subjects had awareness regarding natural and manmade disasters. A positive response was given by 79.2% of subjects regarding willingness to help during disaster. Educational qualification of subjects was significantly associated with attitude towards some aspects of disaster response (p<0.05). Postgraduate subjects and subjects who were academicians were more willing to render help (OR: 2.18 & 3.65 respectively). CONCLUSIONS. The study emphasizes the need for educational and training programs for dentists’ regarding disaster management. A short course on emergency and disaster management can be included in undergraduate and postgraduate dental curriculum.

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Dental professionals’ attitude and willingness to respond during disaster events: a cross-sectional study

Gambhir

Goel²,

Singh

et al. 2022

Przegl Epidemiol

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“…Our study showed that dentists and students are quite satisfied with “Pedodontics”, which is consistent with the results of a study from Saudi Arabia 17 . Despite the satisfactory overall result, satisfaction with the knowledge and skills from “Dental behaviour management of children” is relatively low.…”

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“…Our study showed that dentists and students are quite satisfied with "Pedodontics", which is consistent with the results of a study from Saudi Arabia. 17 Despite the satisfactory overall result, satisfaction with the knowledge and skills from "Dental behaviour management of children" is relatively low. Also, studies from the United States show that only 50%-60% of newly graduated dentists implemented the successful "tell-show-do" behaviour control technique.…”

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“…This dissatisfaction with ergonomics is expected due to the high prevalence of occupational diseases among Croatian dentists due to professional requirements and limited ergonomics in the working environment 16 . While another study confirmed that Croatian dentists largely maintain and store detailed dental documentation, however, there are certain omissions and inconsistencies in the recording of certain anomalies and restorations, as well as insufficient knowledge of the legally required conditions for archiving records, which is probably a consequence of inadequate education 17 . Considering that both students and dentists expressed extreme dissatisfaction with medical documentation management, it is necessary to introduce changes in clinical exercises and introduce students to this aspect of the work.…”

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Measuring satisfaction with dental education among dentists and dental students in Croatia: A cross‐sectional study

Vrdoljak,

Tadin

2023

Eur J Dental Education

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IntroductionThe study aimed to determine satisfaction level with the quality of education among dental students and dentists in Croatia based on the acquired knowledge and clinical and soft skills.Materials and MethodsAn online cross‐sectional survey was conducted among 533 dentists and dental students. The questionnaire consisted of four sections with closed‐ended questions. The first section included personal and professional data, whereas the second to fourth sections assessed satisfaction with learned basic dental, professional technical or clinal and interpersonal social or soft skills on a 5‐point Likert scale. The data were analysed using the Mann–Whitney U‐test and linear regression analysis. The significance level was set at .05.ResultsWhen comparing satisfaction scores between dentists and dental students in terms of basic dental knowledge and skills learned, students showed higher satisfaction scores for the categories of “Emergency Medical Situations” (p = .005) and “Ergonomic Principles of Work” (p = .004). Dentists, on the other hand, showed higher satisfaction for the categories “Selection and use of local anaesthetics and local antibiotics” (p = .005, p = .026; respectively). For the type of technical skills from the different areas of dentistry, dentists were most satisfied with “Oral Surgery” (4.26 ± 0.85), while students were most satisfied with “Oral Medicine” (4.29 ± 0.89). Finally, when comparing satisfaction scores with social skills, dentists had lower satisfaction scores in all categories studied (p ≤ .05).ConclusionDental students showed higher overall satisfaction than dentists. The most significant satisfaction was expressed in technical skills learned, and the most considerable dissatisfaction was recorded in the unmeasurable skills category focused on “Career management”.

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“…As the incidence of caries decreases in more developed countries, the anomalies of dental diagnoses will increase even more. [7]…”

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Forensic odontology

Dutta

Ghosh

Biswas

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The idea of using dental evidence in forensic investigations has aroused so much interest in the past that forensic odontology has even been suggested as one way to identify specific criminal cases. Forensic odontology plays an important role in situations where routine diagnostic procedures, such as finger printing and visual acuity, can be performed, in cases of decomposed, burnt or skeletal bodies. The lack of proper dental record and lack of the current practice of maintaining dental record, insufficient training in the field of dentistry for oral pathologist, lack of standard techniques, and lack of antemortem data are some serious problems faced in this field. This review articles deals with providing some solutions to the problems and assess the awareness regarding the dental record maintenance among dentists and create a national database for odontology.

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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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Dental professionals’ attitude and willingness to respond during disaster events: a cross-sectional study

Dental professionals’ attitude and willingness to respond during disaster events: a cross-sectional study

Measuring satisfaction with dental education among dentists and dental students in Croatia: A cross‐sectional study

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