Rubber Dam Isolation Survey (RDIS) for adhesive restorative treatments

Abstract

The adhesive materials applied in restorative dentistry require the isolation of the operating field to guarantee their longevity. 1 In this context, the rubber dam has become an essential component of modern adhesive dentistry, 2-4 as it provides moisture control, improves access and visibility, and enhances time and treatment efficiency. 1,2,5,6 Furthermore, rubber dam improves cross-infection control, provides an aseptic field, prevents the ingestion or aspiration of foreign objects, and protects and retracts the surrounding tissues. 7-9

Barriers in Rubber Dam Isolation Behaviour of Dental Students During Adhesive Restorative Treatments: A Cross-Sectional Study

“…It is a visual depiction of a consensus study carried out by professionals in the Acceptable behaviour in dental students involves strict rubber dam implementation in all cases unless absolutely contraindicated. The COM-B model provides an empirically supported approach to pinpoint the elements that require modification in order to alter undesirable behaviours [3,8,9]. Identifying the barriers will help the stakeholders in modifying policies that will help students understand the importance of rubber dam usage and ultimately increase its usage in clinical dentistry.…”

“…A rubber dam is an essential component of modern dentistry, though there were arguable questions on the endurance of the restoration favoured by the rubber dam placement [ 2 ]. A multitude of advantages was cited, including improved operator access and visibility, minimized aerosol formation, and patient safety [ 3 , 4 ]. It was further entrenched that rubber dam is imperative in providing isolation of the working area, standard of care, and avoiding possible risk to the patients due to fortuitous ingestion of dental instruments or restorative materials during their undergraduate years [ 5 ].…”

“…These three factors were considered as barriers if they promote the positive outcome behaviour and enablers if they discourage the outcome behaviour. Accordingly, Abreu-Placeres et al [ 3 ] have introduced a validated questionnaire namely Rubber Dam Isolation Survey (E-RDIS) exclusively for adhesive restorations in operative dentistry.…”

How do dental practitioners, educators and students diagnose and manage caries risk and caries lesions? A COM‐B analysis

“… 23–25 Within the field of dentistry, the model was applied to the study of barriers and facilitators for German dentists conducting selective caries tissue removal, and to guide the development of interventions to change dentists' behaviour 26 . More recently, the COM‐B model was used successfully to measure the barriers involved in the reluctance of dental students to use rubber dam isolation in restorative treatments using adhesive materials 27 …”

“…26 More recently, the COM-B model was used successfully to measure the barriers involved in the reluctance of dental students to use rubber dam isolation in restorative treatments using adhesive materials. 27 To address the lack of progress in shifting to a paradigm of preventive dental medicine, this study aimed to establish how dental practitioners, educators and students diagnose and manage caries risk and caries lesions. This aim was pursued using the COM-B model according to the following three objectives: (1) to estimate the frequency with which they diagnose and manage caries risk and dental caries lesions; (2) to determine whether there are differences in the frequency with which practitioners, educators and students diagnose and manage caries risk and dental caries lesions; and (3) to determine which components of the COM-B model best predict the frequency with which they diagnose and manage caries risk and dental caries lesions.…”