The Quality of Written Prescriptions Received at Dental Laboratories in Tabriz, Iran

Abstract

<p><strong>AIM:</strong> This study was aimed at evaluating the quality of written prescriptions for fixed and removable prosthesis in Tabriz, northwest Iran.<strong></strong></p><p><strong>METHODS:</strong> To assess the quality of written prescriptions for fixed and removable partial dentures, a total of 600 questionnaires were distributed among 15 licensed dental laboratories receiving both fixed and removable prosthesis projects. The technicians were instructed to complete the questionnaires for all the received projects of fixed and removable partial prostheses and the responses were evaluated.</p><p><strong>RESULTS:</strong> Only 9.3% of prescriptions had clearly mentioned the status of disinfection. The patient’s demographic data (age and sex) was noted in 41.3% of written prescription. Information about the shade, ceramic veneering area, and margin design of fixed partial dentures were determined in 82.6%, 16.3%, and 13.3% of cases, respectively. The number of pontics was mentioned in 41% and pontic design in 11% of written prescriptions. For removable partial prostheses, the clasp type and position and connector design were specified in 47.7% and 30.7% of cases, respectively. However, artificial tooth molds were only mentioned in 27.3% of prescriptions<strong>.</strong></p><p><strong>CONCLUSION: </strong>Unfortunately, written prescriptions were mostly incomplete which may adversely affect the quality of prosthetic treatment. </p>

Quality of communicating design features for cobalt chromium removable partial dentures in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

“…Overall, the results indicate poor quality of communicating design features for RPDs among dentists in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This is consistent with the findings of previous international studies ( 24 , 27 , 28 , 38 , 39 , 40 ). The quality scores of the provided instructions for RPD design were very low among the majority of the examined cases ( Table 4 ).…”

“…Prescription of the type and position of the denture clasps was recorded in almost 20% of the cases (Table 3). This is compared to 47.7% in an Iranian survey (28).…”

“…Dental practitioners worldwide should recognize the ethical and legal implications of malpractice and its negative impact on oral health and patient’s well-being. While quality of communicating design elements of RPDs has been investigated in many countries worldwide ( 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 ), the picture is not yet clear in Saudi Arabia. The aim of this survey is to investigate the quality of prescription and communicating design features for the fabrication of cobalt chromium RPDs among dentists in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.…”

Knowledge and Attitude Among Dentists Concerning Removable Partial Denture Design in Makkah, KSA

“…In this study 108 (43.9%) of the participants were capable of designing RPD frameworks independently. According to the result of the present study table 2 when the clinicians were asked about who is the responsible of surveying process 32 (13%) of the clinicians agreed that it's the job of the dentist, and 90 (36.6%) of the participants reported that the process of surveying is the respon- This survey outcomes are in contrary with the findings of earlier national [11] and international investigations [4,18,20,[22][23][24] who proved lack of responsibility toward design the RPDs and complete dependence on dental technician to design the RPDs. That resulted in poor RPD quality where Hummel et al in 2002 proved that two third of the worn RPDs are inadequate [25].…”