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Kent, Danae Leda. "Dentist gender and the practice of dentistry /". Title page, contents and abstract only, 1997. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09SDN/09sdnk371.pdf.
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Abuhammoud, Salahaldeen Mohammad. "Knowledge and practice of implant dentistry among University of Iowa College of Dentistry alumni". Thesis, University of Iowa, 2018. https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/3235.
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Objective: The objective of this study was to measure and assess the implant education received by graduates from the University of Iowa College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics. This study measured the self-reported competency levels of dental practitioners with regards to providing and maintaining dental implants as treatment modalities to their patients. The study assessed dental graduates’ willingness to practice and perform dental implant procedures, including both surgical and prosthetic treatments. Additionally, the study identifies challenges that face practicing dentists treating patients with dental implants and identifies the preferred way practitioners seek future training after completing dental school.
Methods: A 36-item electronic survey was created and distributed to 737 dentists who graduated from the University of Iowa College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics. Dentists’ demographics, practice characteristics, and detailed self-reported competency in implant dentistry were collected. Statistical analysis of the responses consisted of descriptive statistics and bivariate analysis, and nonparametric Wilcoxon rank-sum test and Spearman’s rank correlation test along with a chi-square test were used for detecting the differences, correlations and associations under different conditions.
Results: 154 dentists completed the survey (21% response rate), while only 143 subjects who fulfilled the inclusion criteria were included for the statistical analysis. The survey consisted mostly of males (56.6%). The mean age of respondents was 34.2 years old with a mean practice time of 6.2 years. Of the responding dentists, 21.7% completed a postgraduate training program and 51% of the respondents were in group practice. 66% of the respondents practice in the Midwest region of the US and 71.3% of the respondents took continuing educational courses in implant dentistry and the mean cumulative hours of CE courses in implant dentistry was 33.8 hours. The mean average of implant restorations provided per year was 11.7 and the mean average of implant placements per year was 19.6. There was a significant correlation between cumulative hours of Continuing Education courses and number of implant units on average placed or restored. 64.3% of the dentists are not satisfied with the implant education given at the dental student level. 95.8% of the dentists reported that dental school training is not adequate to surgically place dental implants in their practice. Only 32.4% reported that dental school training was not adequate to restore dental implants in their practice. The preferred way to receive additional training about dental implants is short-term CE courses and workshop courses conducted by implant companies. 23.6% of the dentists reported they are competent at surgically placing dental implants in their practice. 79.1% reported they are competent at restoring dental implants in the dental office. Only 28.4% reported that they feel dental implants are more difficult than other dental treatments.
Conclusions: Graduate dentists from the University of Iowa are not expected to be competent in all components of implant dentistry without further postgraduate training. Respondents stated that their dental school training in surgical placement of implants was inadequate. To build upon their dental school training, the two main preferred education pathways as reported by respondents were short-term continuing education courses and workshops courses conducted by implant companies.
Within the parameters of this study, we can conclude the following:
1.Age, GPA, number of CE hours in dental implant therapy, specialty status, and time since graduation did not influence undergraduate education satisfaction in dental implant therapy.
2.There is a positive correlation between the number of CE course hours and the number of implant units restored or placed by general dentists.
3.Male dentists, those who practice in group practice settings, and those who have graduated six or more years ago reported a greater number of CE course hours in dental implant therapy.
4.Those who graduated with GPAs less than or equal to 3.4, general dentists, and those who enrolled in a high number of CE courses were more confident in restoring dental implants.
5.Those who graduated with a GPA greater than or equal to 3.5, specialist dentists, and those who enrolled in a high number of CE courses were more confident in surgically placing dental implants.
6.Males, general dentists, those who practice in a group practice setting, and those who graduated six years or more ago restored more implants on average per year.
7.Males, specialist dentists, those who practice outside the Midwest US, and those who graduated six years or more ago surgically place more implants on average per year.
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Eyster, William. "Successful Strategies for Increased Dental Practice Competitiveness". ScholarWorks, 2019. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/7925.
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The rapid expansion of dental service organizations (DSOs) continues to disrupt the traditional dental practice model and there was a 12.2% increase in DSOs between 2015 and 2016. Some solo and small group dental practice owners lack strategies to adapt their businesses to be successful in newly competitive markets including DSOs. Grounded in systems theory, the purpose of this qualitative multicase study was to explore strategies dental practice owners use to adapt their businesses to be successful in newly competitive markets. The participants included 3 solo and 2 small group dental practice owners in central Kentucky who demonstrated success in developing and leveraging strategies to be successful in newly competitive markets. Data were collected through semistructured interviews and company documents. A thematic analysis was used to analyze the data. The 3 major themes identified were patient care and experience, patient and community relationships, and adaptation and innovation. The application of effective strategies identified in this study may have implications for positive social change by enabling dental practitioners to continue to provide access to outstanding dental care in the communities they serve. A second implication for positive social change is the potential economic benefits to the community through employing dentists and clinical staff, providing commerce to suppliers and business service providers, and tax contributions to the city, state, and U.S. federal government.
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Sheets, Alicia Joy. "Characteristics of Dental Hygiene Practice Owners: A Qualitative Inquiry". The Ohio State University, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu158586922316276.
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Fugill, Martin. "Simulation and student transition in restorative dentistry". Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2015. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/5724/.
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Simulation in the shape of the “phantom head” is an essential part of every dental training programme. It is used to provide the student with practice before he/she is allowed to carry out restorative dental procedures on patients. In theory, this practice promotes patient safety. However, the learning process lacks clarity, and we do not understand fully how well learned skills transfer to clinical activity. This study asks whether in fact the pre-clinical course is a reliable guarantor of patient safety. It does so by examining four facets of the simulation process: purpose, learning, fidelity and transition, using a mixture of research methods, including comparison of pre-clinical and clinical assessment grades, focus groups with students, one-to-one interviews with their teachers and a questionnaire. The results of these investigations indicate a complex inter-relationship between purpose, learning, fidelity and transition. They also suggest that success in simulated restorative dentistry is a poor predictor of clinical ability, a limitation that needs careful consideration in the light of patient safety. The study recommends changes to increase the complexity and authenticity of the pre-clinical course, and suggests that the student transition needs detailed management, perhaps through a blend of pre-clinical and clinical activity.
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Peters, Barrett W. R. "The Impact of Medicaid Reform on Dental Practice Setting". VCU Scholars Compass, 2013. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/3099.
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Purpose: To assess the impact of dental Medicaid reform in Virginia on dental practice settings (private practice, corporate practice and safety net clinics). Methods: This retrospective cohort study of 16.2 million dental claims is from the Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services, which included claims for providers participating in Virginia’s Medicaid program during a 10-year period (2002-2012). The dividing date for the reform was July 1, 2005. The outcome measure was mean claims per participating provider. A Poisson regression model was used to predict the mean number of claims per provider with the following predictors: reform period, practice setting, provider specialty, practice location. Results: The mean number of claims after program reform was significantly higher depending on practice setting and provider specialty, but not practice location. Conclusion: Medicaid reform has resulted in a significant increase in the number of dental claims, providers, and practice settings in Virginia.
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Hegde, Rachana Ashok. "Variation in Treatment Decisions Among AAP-Certified Specialists in Periodontology". The Ohio State University, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1403890550.
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Elgin, Craig Ross. "Factors Affecting Patient Selection of an Orthodontic Practice". The Ohio State University, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1330704747.
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Zemanovich, Mark Roy. "Demographic Variables Affecting Patient Referrals from General Practice Dentists to Periodontists". VCU Scholars Compass, 2005. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/1382.
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BackgroundWithin dentistry, a limited body of literature exists regarding the referral relationships between general practitioners (GPs) and specialists. The purpose of this study was to investigate the referral relationship between GPs and periodontists within the state of Virginia. MethodsA survey focused on the demographic variables in the referral relationship between GPs and periodontists was developed. The survey was mailed to 800 dentists throughout the state of Virginia. Descriptive statistics was completed along with multivariate logistic regression analysis comparing the responses with the number of patients referred per month to a periodontist. ResultsFemale respondents were more likely to refer three or more patients per month to a periodontist than a male respondent (pConclusion This study indicates that four demographic variables have a statistical influence on the number of referrals per month from a GP to a periodontist. These variables are: female gender, practicing with one other dentist, employing two or more hygienists, and being greater than five miles away from the nearest periodontist.
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Hillam, F. C. "The development of dental practice in the provinces from the late 18th century to 1855". Thesis, University of Liverpool, 1986. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.378033.
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Lau, Sze-lok Alfred. "Evidence-based practice in oral and maxillofacial surgery /". View the Table of Contents & Abstract, 2005. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B32222154.
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Hou, Ann Yin-Shen Chiu. "Use of computers in private dental practice in Australia". Thesis, The University of Sydney, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/4898.
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Bode, Lynn. "EXPLORATORY STUDY OF PRACTICE MANAGEMENT STYLES THAT YIELD MATERIAL AND PERSONAL REWARDS FOR MALE AND FEMALE ORTHODONTISTS". Master's thesis, Temple University Libraries, 2012. http://cdm16002.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p245801coll10/id/171783.
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Oral BiologyM.S.
Practicing orthodontists frequently state that the most difficult aspect of their career is running the practice and managing the staff members. To combat this challenge, some residency programs, including Temple's, offer practice management courses. Residents commonly learn practice management skills from male orthodontists, as they typically make up the majority of the orthodontic faculty. Due to the innate personality and interpersonal relationship differences between females and males, what a male orthodontist teaches may not be true, or effective, for the female orthodontist. The aim of this pilot study was to determine how practice management styles lead to personal and professional success. With the aid of qualitative research protocol, this study assessed: 1. practice management skills and deficiencies exhibited by male and female orthodontists, 2. practice management challenges male and female orthodontists face. The study explored the management styles of male and female orthodontists. The goal of the study was to define if male and female orthodontists exhibit different practice management strengths, weaknesses, challenges, and styles. Based on the study results, the following conclusions have been drawn: 1. Several factors play a role in the orthodontist's personal success: the most important factors being family and happy staff members. 2. Male orthodontists report that their career has a negative effect on their families due to job stresses. In contrast, female orthodontists view their career as having a positive effect on their families due to increased flexibility and reduced burden on their husbands. 3. Male orthodontists have well-defined business goals and aggressively pursue their goals, whereas, female orthodontists are content with their current success and less driven to achieve more. 4. All orthodontists believe their staff members are happy; female orthodontists have longer standing staff members and a more open relationship with their employees. 5. Male orthodontists utilize nearly every orthodontic technology. Interestingly, newer technologies are all but absent from female owned orthodontic offices.
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Rocha, Jair Machado Santos da. "Condições do exercício da odontologia em clínica particular, na cidade de Manaus, AM". Universidade de São Paulo, 1986. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/6/6135/tde-21122017-163213/.
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O autor realizou um levantamento sobre as condições do exercício da Odontologia, na cidade de Manaus AM, entre 175 cirurgiões-dentistas, residentes no município de Manaus, inscritos no Conselho Regional de Odontologia Seção do Amazonas, e com clínica particular que compõem o setor privado não organizado de prestação de assistência odontológica. O método adotado foi a utilização de um formulário, preenchido pelos profissionais em atividade em Manaus, em julho de 1984, tomando-se como base as atividades realizadas na última semana, considerando-se última semana aquela em que o profissional não se afastou nenhum dia do consultório, isto é, trabalhou todos os dias da semana. Os dados obtidos foram tabulados e analisados, tendo sido pos sível, pelos resultados, conhecer os aspectos pessoais, familiares, educativos, profissionais e econômicos dos profissionais investigados.The author has carried out a survey on the conditions presented by the practice of dentistry in Amazonas city, State of Amazonas, Brazil, among 175 dentists living in Manaus-AM, enrolled at the Regional Council of Odontology - Amazonas sector -, as well as those having private clinics, the latter comprising the non-organized private sector of the dental profession. It has been used the form methodology, being the forms filled in by the professionals who were in activity in Manaus-AM, in july 1984, taking as a basis the activities carried out on the last week, being the last week that in which the professional was not absent from his office, that is, he worked all weekdays through. Data collected were computed and analysed what made possible the knowledge of the personal, family, educational, professional and, economical aspects of the professionals under research.
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Barnard, Peter Deane. "Dental Needs And Resources". Thesis, The University of Sydney, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/4777.
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Lau, Sze-lok Alfred y 劉思樂. "Evidence-based practice in oral and maxillofacial surgery". Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2005. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B45007755.
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Burke, Brandon. "Perception of soft tissue laser use in orthodontic practice: a survey of orthodontists, periodontists, and general dentists". VCU Scholars Compass, 2010. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/2199.
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Recently, soft tissue lasers have been introduced into orthodontic practice to perform procedures that were traditionally referred to other dental professionals. The purpose of this study was to compare the attitudes of orthodontists, periodontists, and general dentists regarding the use of soft tissue lasers by orthodontists. The ultimate goal was to facilitate communication among dental professionals and improve the care of orthodontic patients requiring management of soft tissues. A survey was developed to evaluate and compare the current opinions of orthodontists (n=330), periodontists (n=171), and general dentists (n=77) regarding orthodontists’ use of soft tissue lasers. When compared to orthodontists and general dentists, a lower percentage of periodontists indicated that soft tissue laser use by orthodontists was appropriate (P = 0.001). Also, for each of the 8 specific soft tissue laser procedures investigated, periodontists reported a significantly lower level (P = 0.001) of appropriateness than did orthodontists and general dentists.
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Cairns, Alison M. "Introduction and evaluation of a peer observation of teaching scheme to develop the teaching practice of chair-side clinical dentistry tutors". Thesis, University of Glasgow, 2018. http://theses.gla.ac.uk/38918/.
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Glasgow Dental School (GDS) offers a varied learning environment for well-motivated, high-achieving students. These students, along with institutional, professional and public stakeholders, demand high quality, efficient, effective and modern teaching practices. A new undergraduate curriculum was introduced at GDS; a more authentic learning experience was to be delivered with a move away from traditional teaching based solely within the dental hospital. Outreach teaching facilities were introduced and a cohort of NHS clinical tutors joined academic staff. Both new and old staff were required to develop their teaching skills. Some tutors expressed distress at the lack of availability of training to enhance teaching skills, and implementation of a Peer Observation of Teaching Scheme (POT) was considered as a way to address this issue. POT focuses on providing opportunities for staff to improve their teaching skills. It can be conducted successfully with inexperienced teaching staff and limited resources. It can help identify and eliminate poor teaching practice while enabling participants to develop their skills, self-identity and group identity as teachers. POT, in this study, is a reciprocal process whereby one peer observes another teaching and provides supportive and constructive feedback. Its underlying rationale is to encourage professional development in teaching and learning through critical reflection, by both the observer and the observed. In this thesis, I outline the implementation of the POT scheme across clinical sites at GDS. The study involved multiple stakeholders and therefore required approval, accommodation and support across six geographically diverse Scottish health board areas. The process and outcomes from the evaluation of the POT scheme are presented. The current body of published research offers little in relation to POT for the development of teaching chair-side clinical dentistry, a distinct area where students carry out multiple invasive procedures on patients during each teaching session. Appraisal of the scheme and its impact was conducted using evaluation methodology underpinned by constructivist epistemology. Ethical approval was sought and granted. Results describe motivations to teach and evaluation of the POT process in relation to its authenticity, acceptability and practicality. Analysis of who is truly considered a ‘peer’ as well as aspects of trust, honesty and respect are presented along with the perceived issues for colleagues sharing critical feedback. Impact of the POT scheme is explored in terms of teaching, reflection, increased self-awareness, and lessons learned about personal teaching practice. There is a strong focus on the role of POT for quality enhancement. Key issues highlighted by the findings include; the notable differences between participants from a range of academic backgrounds; study limitations; and feasible alternatives for the development of teaching staff. The POT scheme was successfully implemented and analysed. It was an authentic method for encouraging reflection and development of teaching practice. Recommendations for further progress are outlined. These include whether POT should be mandatory; how to facilitate wider group discussion; systems for implementation of shared good practice; and increasing access to teaching qualifications. Further research is required to directly measure the impact of POT on student learning and look at how the scheme has impacted on development of the wider community of practice.
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Norris, Brandetta P. "Descriptions and experiences of communications within a private dental practice| A case study". Thesis, Capella University, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3613481.
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"Healthcare organizations rely heavily on communications to deliver services and certify quality treatment outcomes. Specifically, communication and communication processes are critical determinants in whether a dental practice succeeds or fails. There has been a substantial amount of research on communication and its influence on patient satisfaction, employee morale, and work productivity within various organizations. However, limited existing qualitative research examines communication processes and their impact on health institutions. This research study explored the communication process and its influence on employee work performance within a dental practice. The researcher conducted semi-structured interviews to obtain descriptive, information-rich responses from a purposeful sample of 10 participants regarding their perception of the communication process. Utilizing an embedded, exploratory, case study research design, descriptions and experiences from leaders and employees revealed four major gaps within the organization's communication process. Consequently, six themes emerged that identified the four intricacies of an effective communication process within a private dental practice. The following complexities, lack of comprehension, lack of employee awareness, lack of precision and clarification of instruction, and inconsistent exchange of information, are crucial facets of the communication process. From the perspective of study participants, improvement in these areas would foster employee engagement, produce desirable outcomes, and enhance employee work performance"
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Larkin, Valerie. "An exploration of midwives' experiences and practice in relation to the assessment of maternal postnatal genital tract health". Thesis, Northumbria University, 2012. http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/10257/.
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Over the past 15 years the focus of postnatal care has changed. Contemporary professional guidance no longer directs midwives to undertake specific assessment tasks in relation to women’s genital tract, but advocates an holistic and individualised approach. However more recently some concern has been expressed within the professional literature that women’s physical needs may be overlooked. It is unclear how midwives decide upon their approach to maternal genital tract assessment, the involvement of women in this process, what assessment methods they use and the factors that influence this clinical reasoning process. A constructionist grounded theory methodology was employed to guide the research design and processes, including analysis of the data, the use of theoretical sampling to evolve the emerging research categories and the construction of a grounded theory. Ethical approval was gained from the regional research ethics committee and the research and development committee at the data collection site. Sampling was purposeful and data was collected using narrative style in depth interviews involving fourteen midwives and observations of fifteen postnatal assessments involving five midwives and fifteen postnatal women. Three themes were identified from the data and form the framework of the constructed grounded theory; they are Methods, Motivators and Modifiers. Within each theme are a number of categories and focused codes. The Methods theme summarises a range of assessment methods used by the midwives, including risk assessment, questioning and clinical observations. The Motivators theme incorporates factors which motivated how, when and why the midwives undertook genital tract assessment and includes verification, personal preferences and sensitive care. The Modifiers theme consists of factors and contexts, which facilitated or inhibited the midwives’ ability to negotiate an appropriate approach to assessment and includes the categories therapeutic relationship, care in context and evolving midwifery knowledge. The findings of this study suggest that the midwives are aware of a range of assessment methods, however there was less articulation or demonstration of methods pertaining to assessment of uterine health. The motivating and modifying factors highlight midwife, woman and contextual factors, which may enhance and inhibit the midwives clinical reasoning process. The complexity of contemporary midwifery practice is illuminated as these factors conflict and create practice tensions and contradictions for the midwives. There was limited evidence that the midwives involved women in deciding the approach to genital tract assessment. Implications include the need to ensure midwives have the knowledge regarding uterine health and the skills and affective abilities to engage women in health assessments and practice effectively within the complexity of contemporary practice.
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Martin, Patrick William. "Music listening : its effectiveness in reducing anxiety of patients undergoing minor dental procedures". Scholarly Commons, 1986. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/2126.
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Khatoon, Binish. "The uptake of electronic/mobile technologies in dental education at the University of Birmingham". Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2015. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/6306/.
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The aim of this study was to gain a better understanding of the uptake of new mobile technologies and how they are utilized by staff and students in dental education. A questionnaire was distributed to students at the University of Birmingham, Dental School. Follow up one-to-one interviews were conducted. Tutors were interviewed to understand their attitude and understanding towards the use of electronic/mobile technologies. It is apparent that smartphones are more convenient for students to learn and as a resource to advice patients on their clinic. They are using them on the go in preference to any other device and use the support of mobile tools such as phone apps. Emails are used by students for more formal messages and Instant Messaging and social networking sites are used for shorter messages. Students thought that changes were necessary in the way that they communicate and research their studies. There is an all-embracing use, by both tutors and students of mobile learning tools. Learners wish to embed tools such as Instant Messaging in their learning areas but not without the approval of their respected tutors. Institutions should be aware of such changes and look to adapt their learning practices to mobile technologies.
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Choby, Willeam A. "Licensure and the dental market". Thesis, Virginia Tech, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/43965.
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Wong, Grace Wai-Lin. "Evidence-Based Practice Curriculum in an Undergraduate Oral Health Program: Clinical Application and Impact". Thesis, The University of Sydney, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/17567.
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The explosion of health information accessible to consumers through multimedia has supported the merit and value of evidence-based practice (EBP). Both informed interest from patients and medico-legal considerations of patient care and safety have also contributed to an increased importance of EBP for health practitioners. In light of this, the Bachelor of Oral Health (BOH) University of Sydney (Australia) faced challenge and pressure to cope with the high-level skills required by a competent oral health practitioner in the current health care environment. A redesigned EBP curriculum aimed to break through the theoretical ‘boundary’, cultivate and develop students in using scientific evidence to support clinical decision-making. Scenario-based tutorials, clinical application and progressive assessment strategies characterised this curriculum. Objectives: To identify and determine to what extent strategies to enhance teaching, student application of EBP; and to evaluate EBP impact on oral health graduates’ clinical practice. Methods: Quantitative data was collected using questionnaires, and followed by qualitative inquiry using focus groups and individual interviews to capture students’ experience in EBP from the curriculum and its impact on the profession. Qualitative responses were transcribed and analysed using thematic analysis. Triangulation was used to cross-validate and confirm findings to provide a broader understanding of the subject. Results: Over 90% of students reported a positive EBP experience though only over 50% students found searching evidence and accessing full text an achievable task. Graduates reported they felt confident and were empowered by EBP in making clinical decisions. Challenges included limited online resources for literature search, lack of evidence in some aspects of dentistry, and gaining full-text access. Conclusion: The redesigned EBP curriculum has made an overall positive impact on oral health graduates’ clinical practice. This study can serve as a pathfinder to introduce and implement EBP in other health care educational institutions and support translational science by bridging the gap between research and clinical practice, which can potentially improve patient outcomes from the patient-oriented level to the population-based level.
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Taiwo, Olaniyi O. "Roles of Community Pharmacists in Improving Oral Health Awareness in Plateau State, Northern Nigeria". ScholarWorks, 2017. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/3729.
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There is poor oral health awareness in Nigeria. This is mainly attributed to limited access to correct information on oral health as well as a lack of oral health care providers. The impact of the poor oral health awareness is worse in Northern Nigeria due to the uneven distribution of oral health care workers and training facilities. The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to describe the roles of community pharmacists (CPs) in Plateau State, Nigeria as sources of oral health information. Theoretical framework for this study was the theory of planned behavior (TPB). Background knowledge and practices of oral health care by CPs were assessed as related to their demographic characteristics. A 1 sample t-test was used to assess CPs' knowledge of oral health. A binary logistic regression model was conducted to evaluate if some demographic variables could predict Plateau State CPs' interest in becoming more involved in provision of services on oral health problems. According to the study findings, the CPs had a good disposition towards engaging in oral health prevention services by providing some oral health services to patients with oral health problems. In addition, 94.7% of the CPs were willing to advance the cause of oral health care. The disposition of CPs towards oral health could serve as a platform to help propagate oral health care and awareness in their communities. Engaging the CPs might help reduce oral health disparities by increasing oral health awareness, improving oral health-seeking behavior and oral hygiene practices, and improving quality of life via cost effective delivery of pharmacy-based oral health care services.
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Kim, MyungJoo. "Consumers' choice of dentist: how and why people choose dental school faculty as their oral care provider". Thesis, University of Iowa, 2011. https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/1000.
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This study is aimed to better understand how and why people choose dental school faculty as their oral healthcare provider. Increasing financial constrains in the U.S. dental schools has led dental schools to find an alternative funding sources and revenues from dental school faculty practice can be one of them. To effectively promote faculty practice, it is necessary to understand how and why people choose dental school faculty as their oral care provider. In addition, it is important to differentiate characteristics of comprehensive care patients and limited care patients since dental school faculty practices have a higher proportion of specialists. A survey of 1150 dental school faculty practice patients who recently chose their dentist was conducted and 221 responded. Information sources highly used and rated included other dentist, friends, family, clinic website, the Internet, and the insurance directory. Dentist related attributes that were perceived important included quality of care, professional competence of dentist, and explanation of treatment/you participate in the treatment decision. Dental practice related attributes that were perceived important included ability to get appointments at convenient times, reasonable waiting time to get appointments, and attitude/helpfulness of staff. Among the respondents, 121 pursued a comprehensive care and 93 pursued a limited care. The two groups differed in terms of demographics, other characteristics, and dentist selection. The comprehensive care patients were younger, highly educated, related to healthcare related profession, and to have private dental insurance (p<0.001). The comprehensive care patients were more likely to use and highly rate information sources such as clinic website, the Internet, and the insurance directory (p<0.001). They put more value on attributes such as the dentist is in my insurance network and convenient physical location (p<0.001). This study has shown that traditionally popular (family, friends) and newly emerging information sources (the Internet, clinic website, and insurance directory) were used and perceived important by dental school faculty practice patients. A dental school or dentist can use this study's findings to promote their practice to select appropriate communication channels and focus on attributes that dental consumers value the most. It is also important to apply different strategies to different consumer groups.
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Young, Mairi Anne. "Optimising the role of the dental health support worker in Childsmile Practice : a comparative Realist approach". Thesis, University of Glasgow, 2017. http://theses.gla.ac.uk/8111/.
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Background: Childsmile, the national oral health improvement programme for children in Scotland, aims to reduce oral health inequalities and improve access to dental services. Childsmile is delivered, in part, by a new category of lay or community-based worker known as a Dental Health Support Worker (DHSW) who supports families to improve oral health behaviours and attend a dental practice. Findings from Childsmile’s national process evaluation indicated there was widespread variation in delivery of the DHSW role and additional research was required to further understand and develop programme theory for the DHSW role; and clarify areas of variation which were adaptive and which were a risk to the programme meeting its desired objectives. Aims: The overarching aim was to gain further understanding of which factors and variants (contextual and those associated with programme delivery) impact on effectiveness of the DHSW role within Childsmile Practice. This research is a component study of the national Childsmile evaluation strategy. Findings will be fed back to the Childsmile programme to optimise delivery of the role and to enable future evaluation of the role’s impact. Methods: Learning and evidence generation was triangulated from two phases of research, comprising three component studies. Phase 1 comprised the sensitising study and comparative case studies: both provided learning from within Childsmile. The sensitising study was designed as a scoping exercise using qualitative data collection methods. The aim was to establish existing programme theory and explicate delivery of the DHSW role, while uncovering deviation (from programme theory) and variation within and between NHS boards. Findings were used to design three comparative case studies, comprising one DHSW and key stakeholders involved in delivery of the role from three NHS boards. The comparative case studies employed qualitative data collection methods; and were designed to address the overarching aim, and explore the casual links between context, delivery, and outcomes in delivery of the role using Realist-inspired analysis. Phase 2 comprised a Realist Review to provide learning from out with Childsmile. The aim was to gain an understanding of which components of child health interventions, delivered by lay health workers to parents, could influence ‘child health parenting behaviours’. Findings and Conclusions: Findings indicated that in terms of motivational readiness to engage with positive oral health parenting behaviours (POHPBs) there were three types of families referred to the DHSW for support: low, moderate, and high-risk. It was established that to address programme aims DHSWs ought to support moderate-high risk families, yet DHSWs only had capacity to support low-moderate risk families. Findings demonstrated that the Public Health Nurses/Health Visitors were best placed to triage families according to their needs and motivational readiness. The peer-ness of the DHSW role was found to positively influence parental engagement with the programme and facilitate person-centred support. However, an embedded ‘sweetie culture’ and health damaging environments were found to negatively impact on parents’ self-efficacy and perceived locus of control to engage with POHPBs. Learning indicated that: delivery over a prolonged period of time; incorporation of the programme into the Early Years Pathway and GIRFEC policy; and recent changes to the Children and Young Person (Scotland) Act (2014), served to embed Childsmile within the NHS boards and facilitated stakeholder buy-in, which positively impacted on delivery of the role. From the learning derived within and out with Childsmile the recommendations for the DHSW role included: (1) DHSW support should move away from a primarily information provision and facilitation of families into dental practice role, and incorporate socio-emotional and person-centred support; (2) The DHSW role should be redefined to support moderate-high risk families; and interpretation and application of referral criteria should be addressed to ensure continuity with who is referred for support; and (3) Programme theory for the DHSW role should be refined and future evaluative effort should concentrate on assessing impact.
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Scoralick, Raquel Agostini. "Pericia odontologica civil : criação de software". [s.n.], 2009. http://repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/288983.
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Orientador: Francisco Haiter NetoDissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Odontologia de Piracicaba
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Resumo: A Lei 5.081/66, que regula o exercício da Odontologia no país, traz a seguinte redação: "o cirurgião-dentista tem competência para proceder à perícia odontolegal em foro civil, criminal, trabalhista e em sede administrativa". Considerando-se o aumento de situações que necessitam da investidura do cirurgião-dentista na função pericial, tais como lides envolvendo o exercício. profissional e a necessidade de avaliação do dano em lesões maxilofaciais, entende-se porque a demanda de peritos da área odontológica só tende a crescer. Diante dessa realidade, e objetivando padronizar a coleta de dados uniformizando o laudo pericial, tomando-o mais seguro e mais ágil, este estudo propôs a criação de um software que reuniu os dados fundamentais para a realização de uma perícia odontológica em foro civil. O software foi criado na linguagem de programação Visual Basic for Applications por Cleber Scoralick Júnior, profissional qualificado. Após, realizou-se demonstração do funcionamento do aplicativo a 20 cirurgiões-dentistas habituados à realização de perícias odontológicas, com posterior preenchimento de questionário de avaliação pelos mesmos, cujos questionamentos continham escalas de O a 10. Obteve-se de cada participante o Termo de Consentimento Livre e Esclarecido. O software criado recebeu o nome de Investigation e para operar é necessário que ao menos o Microsoft Office 2000 esteja instalado no computador e de, no mínimo, 300 megabytes livres em disco rígido; ele também opera em pen drives. Na avaliação do item proteção dos dados, a nota média foi igual a 8,65 (desvio padrão de 1,3869) com intervalo de confiança de 95% para a média. Em relação aos dados presentes e a coerência organizacional dos mesmos, 90% dos participantes deram nota maior ou igual a 8. Apurou-se também que pelo menos 95% dos participantes acreditam que o Investigation tem potencial para tomar o processo pericial mais ágil, mais prático e padronizado. Dessa forma, concluiu-se que a ferramenta criada é capaz de padronizar o procedimento pericial em Odontologia, viabilizando o aumento da qualidade e da produtividade dos cirurgiões-dentistas envolvidos em perícias civis. Mesmo assim, faz-se necessário realizar a validação do aplicativo em pesquisas futuras. Palavras-chave: Odontologia Legal, Programas para Computadores, Prática Profissional.
Abstract: The practice of dentistry in Brazil is regulated by the law 5.081/66 which has the following wording: "dentists are competent to make forensic dental expertise in civil, criminal, labor and administrative areas". Considering the increase of situations that requiJ dental expertise, such as a deal involving professional exercise and the need of maxillofacial injuries assessment, it is due to the tendency of Dentistry experts demand increase. To attend this reality and aiming to standardize data collection and uniform expert reports, making report generation safer and more agile, this study proposed the creation of a software that grouped key data for conducting a dental expertise in civil proceedings. The software was developed by Cleber Scoralick Júnior, a qualified professional using Visual Basic for Applications programming language. A software evaluation was realized with a demonstration for 20 dental expertise qualified dentists which completed a questionnaire with questions grading from O to 10. lt was obtained from each participant a Term of Free and lnformed Consent. The software was named Investigation and for it to operate it is necessary Microsoft Office 2000 or greater installed on your computer and at least 300 inegabytes of free hard disk space. lt also can operate from removable media (pen drives). ln data protection subject assessment, the average score was equal to 8.65 (standard deviation of 1.3869) with a confidence interval of 95% from average. ln data available and organizational coherence subject, 90% of the participants assigned grades greater than or equal to 8. lt was found that at least 95% of participants believed that the software lnvestigation has potential to make dental expert process more agile, more practical and standardized. Thus, we concluded that the software is able to standardize dental expert procedure, while increasing the quality and productivity of dentists working on civil expertise. Nevertheless, it is necessary to perform validation of this tool in future researches.
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Odontologia Legal e Deontologia
Mestre em Biologia Buco-Dental
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McBride, Deborah S. "Survey of Dental Hygienists’ Attitudes and Support of the Proposed Dually Accredited Advanced Dental Therapist". Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2014. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2386.
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The proposed dually licensed advanced dental therapy program, a graduate level curriculum created by the American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) encompassing both dental hygiene and basic restorative procedures, creates an innovative career path in dental hygiene and increases the standing of the dental hygienist from an auxiliary role to an independent midlevel dental practitioner. Data were gathered via an online anonymous survey tool from Massachusetts registered dental hygienists to assess support of this proposed curriculum by practicing hygienists. Eighty-seven percent of survey respondents are in agreement that the scope of dental hygiene responsibilities should increase with level of education, and that the inclusion of limited restorative procedures should generate independent midlevel dental practitioner status.
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Piccinini, Denise Pinto da Fonseca [UNIFESP]. "Ressignificando a formação profissional do cirurgião-dentista para a Saúde Pública". Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), 2009. http://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/10057.
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Publico-169.pdf: 1037215 bytes, checksum: 46249f6eaafc617c9be73132c0b52d2d (MD5)O debate sobre a formação universitária perpassa o perfil do profissional que está sendo formado nas universidades e sua futura inserção no mercado de trabalho, especialmente no serviço público. Os processos profundos de transformação de recursos humanos são complexos e envolvem mudanças que demandam um tempo de construção. O objetivo do presente estudo foi analisar os princípios que orientam a formação profissional em Odontologia vinculados ao ensino para a prática no serviço público. A investigação foi centrada em uma abordagem quanti-qualitativa, coletando informações relevantes à compreensão teórica e prática do tema estudado. Foram realizados questionários com dezesseis cirurgiõesdentistas que atuam na atenção básica do sistema de saúde dos oito municípios que fazem parte da Baixada Santista e Costa da Mata Atlântica. Resultaram em pilares direcionadores das entrevistas semiestruturadas aplicadas à oito cirurgiões-dentistas egressos à até cinco anos. Com os dados coletados, procedeu-se à análise por meio de três eixos temáticos: a prática, a formação e propostas e sugestões. A pesquisa mostrou que os cirurgiões-dentistas inseridos no sistema de saúde vigente aprendem com a prática diária, enfatizando a Educação Permanente. A formação com ênfase tecnicista se confronta com a realidade e as diretrizes da política nacional de saúde, reafirmam a necessidade de revisão curricular, com base nas diretrizes e reforçam a importância de maior estreitamento da relação com o serviço público de saúde enquanto campo de prática e formação, de tal forma que os profissionais possam contribuir efetivamente para qualificação dos Sistema Único de Saúde, através de uma análise contextualizada e propositiva.
The debate on university education runs through the profile of professionals being trained in universities and their future in the market, especially in public service. The processes of deep and intrinsic transformation of human resources are complex and involve changes that require a certain time to be established. The aim of this study was to analyze the principles that guide the training of professional educational in Dentistry connected to the practice in public service. The investigation was focused on a quantitative and qualitative approach, collecting relevant information to the theoretical and practical understanding of the subject studied. Questionnaires were conducted with sixteen dentists working in primary health system of the eight municipalities which are part of Baixada Santista and Costa da Mata Atlântica. Those questionnaires resulted in driving pillars of the semi-structured interviews applied to eight dentists who had up to five years of graduation. After collecting data, analysis was preceded by three central themes: the practice, training, proposals and suggestions. The survey showed the dentists inserted in the current health system learn with the daily practice, emphasizing the Permanent Education. The training with technical emphasis is confronted with the reality and the guidelines of national health policy, reassuring the necessity of curriculum revision based on the guidelines and reinforcing the importance of a closer relation with the public health service as a practice and training field, so that professionals can contribute effectively to the qualification of the National Health System through a purposive and contextual analysis.
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Brent, Barbara K. "A Survey of the Implementation and Usage of Electronic Dental Records and Digital Radiographs in Private Dental Practices in Mississippi". Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2018. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/3365.
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Implementation of electronic health records by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health has led to the implementation of electronic dental records (EDRs) and digital radiography in dental offices. The purpose of this study was to determine the state of the implementation and usage of EDRs and digital radiographs by the private general and pediatric dental practices in Mississippi as well as reasons why the dental practices are not moving forward with the advanced technology.
A survey was emailed to 712 dental practices: 116 responded (16% response rate), and 104 consented to participate (89.66%). Results indicated dental practices in Mississippi using EDRs was 46.07%, EDRs with paper records was 42.70%, and only paper records was 11.24%. Results indicated dental practices using digital radiography was 76.40%, conventional radiography was 13.48%, and both was 10.11%. Common reasons for not advancing were cost, insufficient training, computer/software issues, and “too old.”
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Ponte, Teresa Maria da. "Satisfação profissional: perfil dos cirurgiões-dentistas que exercem suas atividades em empresa do setor privado. São Paulo, 2008". Universidade de São Paulo, 2009. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/23/23148/tde-28092009-160241/.
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O objetivo do estudo foi verificar o perfil das atividades profissionais dos cirurgiõesdentistas que desenvolviam suas atividades em uma empresa de caráter privado do Estado de São Paulo. Tratou-se de estudo transversal, realizado por meio de questionário auto-administrado distribuído aos dentistas que trabalhavam em unidades da empresa localizadas em diversas cidades do Estado de São Paulo. A pesquisa foi aprovada pelo Comitê de Ética em Pesquisa da Faculdade de Odontologia da Universidade de São Paulo e foi realizada com ciência e autorização da empresa em questão. Os dados foram organizados e analisados no programa STATA 10.0. Resultados: Participaram da pesquisa 194 cirurgiões-dentistas que exerciam suas atividades na empresa no ano de 2008. Em relação às características sociodemográficas, 68,04% eram do gênero feminino e 31,96% do gênero masculino e apresentavam idade entre 25 e 54 anos (média de 35,78 anos). Quanto à formação, 64,43% estudaram em faculdades públicas e 35,57% em faculdades particulares; 116 (59,79%) haviam concluído curso de especialização, 26 (13,40%), mestrado e 10 (5,15%) doutorado. O tempo médio de formado foi de 12,85 anos e a média de horas trabalhadas por semana foi de 41,08 horas. Com relação ao acesso a atualizações e produções científicas, 79,38% relataram ter participado de congresso científico nos últimos dois anos, 87,63% tinham acesso a revistas científicas e 30,41% eram membros de alguma sociedade científica. A grande maioria trabalhava em consultório ou clínica particular (78,35%) sendo que, entre estes, 32,99% atendiam convênios. Com relação a outras atividades profissionais, 30,93% atuavam também no serviço público e 7,22% exerciam atividade docente. Apenas 54 profissionais (27,84%) não apresentaram nenhum problema (dor, desconforto ou dormência) nos braços, mãos, costas ou ombros nos 12 meses anteriores à participação na pesquisa. O nível de satisfação profissional total foi de 3,45 (DP=0,50), considerando-se uma escala de 1 a 5. Os blocos analisados apresentaram os seguintes valores: satisfação geral com o trabalho: média=3,39, DP=0,89; percepção de renda: média=3,21, DP=0,74; tempo pessoal: média=2,60, DP=1,06; tempo profissional: média=3,13, DP=0,71; equipe: média=3,35, DP=0,98; relacionamento com pacientes: média=4,34, DP=0,59 e fornecimento de assistência/atendimento: média=4,16, DP=0,58. Conclui-se que a maioria dos profissionais que participaram desta pesquisa era do gênero feminino, estudou em faculdade pública, fez curso de especialização, participou de congresso nos 2 anos anteriores, teve acesso a revistas científicas e trabalhava em consultório particular. Também a maior parte (72,16%) apresentou alguma dor, desconforto ou dormência nos braços, mãos, costas ou ombros nos 12 meses prévios ao estudo. O nível de satisfação total dos profissionais pôde ser considerado bom, sendo que o bloco que apresentou menor valor de satisfação foi o tempo pessoal. Houve associação de gênero com as variáveis: horas trabalhadas, dor e relacionamento com pacientes e, com relação às horas trabalhadas, houve associação com as variáveis: consultório particular e serviço público; foi observado, ainda, que quanto maior a quantidade de horas dedicadas, maior foi a satisfação com relação à renda e menor com relação ao tempo pessoal.The objective of the study was to verify professional activities profile among the dentists who worked in a private enterprise of São Paulo State. A descriptive crosssectional and analytic study was carried out, using a self-administered questionnaire distributed to dentists who worked in the company\'s units located in different cities of São Paulo State. The investigation project was submitted to and approved by the School of Dentistry (FOUSP) Ethical Committee and was done with science and authorization of the participants. Data were organized and analysed at STATA 10.0 statistical package. Participated of the study 194 dentists that were working in the company in year 2008. Regarding sociodemographic characteristics, 68.04% were female and 31.96% were male and aged between 25 and 54 years (mean 35.78 years). About professional formation and performance, 64.43% studied in public schools and 35.57% in private colleges, 116 (59.79%) were specialists, 26 (13.40%) had Masters degree and 10 (5.15%) were PhDs. The mean number of years since dental school graduation was 12.85 years and the mean working hours per week was 41.08 hours. Regarding access to scientific updates, 79.38% reported having participated in scientific congress in the last two years, 87.63% had access to scientific journals and 30.41% were members of a scientific society. Most of them worked also in another private setting (78.35%) and, between them, 32.99% attended dental insurance patients in those places. In relation to other professional activities, 30.93% worked also in the public service and 7.22% were college professors. Only 54 professionals (27.84%) did not show any problems (pain, discomfort or numbness) in their arms, hands, back or shoulders in the 12 months prior to participation in research. The mean score of overall job satisfaction was 3.45 (SD = 0.50), in a 1 to 5 scale. The blocks of factors examined showed the following values: general satisfaction with job/employment: mean = 3.39, SD = 0.89; income perception: mean = 3.21, SD = 0.74; personal time: mean = 2.60, SD = 1.06; professional time: mean = 3.13, SD = 0.71; team: mean = 3.35, SD = 0.98; patients relationship: mean = 4.34, SD = 0, 59 and healthcare delivery: mean = 4.16, SD = 0.58. The majority of professionals who participated in this study were female, studied in public Universities, were specialists, participated in some conference 2 years earlier, had access to scientific journals and worked in another private practice. Also most of them (72.16%) has had some pain, discomfort or numbness in the arms, hands, back or shoulders at the some point over the 12 months prior to the study. Job satisfaction levels among the professionals could be considered good, and the block that had the lowest satisfaction was personal time. There was an association between gender and the variables: working hours, pain and patients relationship and, with respect to working hours, it was associated to concurrent attendance at another private healthcare setting and at public service; it was observed also that the greater the amount of working hours, the greater was the satisfaction with respect to income and less the satisfaction with personal time.
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Walstead, Brenda Kaye. "Faculty Perceptions Regarding Best Practices in Clinical Dental Hygiene Assessment". ScholarWorks, 2015. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/424.
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This qualitative case study explored faculty perceptions regarding best practices and uses of assessment in a dental hygiene program at a small northwestern college. It was discovered that faculty in the program were assessing students in their clinical courses using widely varied methods, designs, and scoring tools. Faculty neither calibrated processes nor communicated about this problem. In addition, a review of the assessments in this local setting indicated a significant gap in the current guidelines for best practices in clinical assessment procedures. Knowles' adult learning theory served as the foundation for this study. Research questions were designed to obtain clinical faculty's perceptions of their knowledge of best practices in assessment, assessment design, methods including scoring tools, and how faculty could work collaboratively to implement clearly and consistently designed best-practice assessments in their clinical courses. Interviews and reviews of assessment documents were conducted with a purposeful sample of 8 faculty participants. Data were coded and analyzed for common themes. Results indicated that instructors did not collaborate and had little knowledge of assessment criteria based on best practices, administration, and scoring procedures. At the request of the dean, a position paper was created as a project. The paper outlined strategies for designing clinical skills assessments with criteria that is consistent, clear, and based on best practices. Also included were procedures for ongoing faculty professional development and collaboration, insuring that faculty are calibrated and that assessments are valid and reliable. The results of this study can promote positive social change as faculty in this program will be increasingly confident in assessment practices, and graduates will consistently provide greater quality patient and community care.
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Youssef, Sarah Jane. "Implant Maintenance Curriculum Among U.S. Dental Hygiene Programs". The Ohio State University, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1586814568072554.
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Haynes, Angela. "Assessing Nurse Practitioners' Knowledge and Clinical Practice with Regard to the Oral-Systemic Link". Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2020. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/3848.
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Nurse Practitioners (NPs) comprise a significant portion of the U.S. primary care workforce and play an essential role in patients' health awareness, prevention strategies, disease management, and in providing appropriate provider referrals. Nurse Practitioners receive education on the oral-systemic connection, yet there have been limited studies on the clinical practice of NPs assessing the oral cavity to evaluate the condition of the teeth and the oral tissues. The purpose of this study was to explore the nurse practitioners’ knowledge and practice habits of assessing the oral cavity for diseases or abnormalities in the mouth that can, in turn, affect overall health. A total of 66 NPs were included in the study, primarily female (91%) with master’s degrees (77%). While knowledge and education were not significantly associated, this research found significant associations between confidence and assessments, less than one-third (30.3%) were confident in their knowledge and ability to evaluate oral abnormalities.
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Radjaeipour, Gitta. "The accuracy of dental students' perception of their learning in relation to their actual conceptual learning". Scholarly Commons, 2009. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/2392.
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Dental schools are faced with the challenge of incorporating varied instructional methodologies into their curriculum. Various dental schools distinguish different modules in their program under preclinical and clinical disciplines with minimal connections between the two. This study investigated students' perceptions of their curriculum and, more specifically, compare and contrast dental students' perceptions of learning during the first or freshman years, the second or junior years, and the third years as seniors in 2005, 2006, and 2007. It contrasts the results from students' perceptions and students' actual learning to establish correlations between these two phenomena. Various standard assessments were used. Students' understanding of the use of dental materials including base, liner, and cement were measured as predicting factors to substantiate the accuracy of the students' perceptions. A questionnaire was used to elicit a total of 853 responses over the three consecutive years. Pearson correlations were applied to analyze the data. The main finding was a positive correlation between the accuracy of students perceptions of learning and their participation in clinical practice; whereas no correlation was confirmed with regard to the accuracy of students' perceptions of learning when students had only or primarily participated in preclinical courses. The results suggest that advanced students' perceptions and knowledge can be considered by faculty when making decisions regarding reform of their dental curriculum
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Pagano, Giulia Marie. "Advocacy Practices of U.S. Pediatric Dentists". The Ohio State University, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1308089035.
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Wong, Tracy Jean. "Assessment and evaluation practices in a pediatric dentistry clinical education setting". Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/42778.
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In clinical teaching and learning settings, there is a need for assessment and evaluation practices to be focused on students' overall performance during patient care, not just technical skills in Dentistry. Competency-based education is intended to provide the framework for dental education at The University of British Columbia (UBC) in terms of curriculum content and assessment of student learning outcomes. Clinical instruction in disciplines such as Pediatric Dentistry depends on clinical practitioner-instructors who have potential to make important contributions to student development. Although they bring strengths as disciplinary experts immersed in the realities of dental practice, most are not well versed in research-based instructional strategies to engage students in critical thinking and self-directed learning for the rigours of independent practice.
In a qualitative study, data were collected by the author (resident Program Coordinator of the UBC Children's Dental Program) through interviews, observation in teaching clinics, and review of documentation to inform the scope and nature of assessment and evaluation practices in the clinical educational settings of Pediatric Dentistry at UBC. Interview data also provided reflections about how clinical practitioner-instructors understand their practice. Data collected were analyzed using principles of grounded theory and merged into themes drawn from the conceptual framework of Hubball and Burt (2004) as well as the use of the UBC Faculty of Dentistry patient care performance criteria and standards for student learning.
Assessment and evaluation practices in clinical settings typically ranged from predominantly directive methods (e.g. traditional teacher-driven and skills-based) that clinical practitioner-instructors experienced themselves as students, to occasional learning-centred methods (e.g. instructor questioning, self-analysis, and reflection) supported by current literature. While clinical practitioner-instructors recognized the importance of student confidence and safety of patient care, most were unfamiliar with authentic methods of assessment and evaluation for competency-based dental education. Further, there was little reflection or collaboration within the community of practitioners about the effectiveness of assessment methods.
These results and a research-informed approach will guide planning of faculty development initiatives (e.g., learning communities focused on learning-centred assessment and evaluation strategies) for clinical practitioner-instructors.
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Kvist, Linda y Sara Gillhof. "Stödsystem/riktlinjer för riskbedömning av oral hälsa". Thesis, Malmö högskola, Odontologiska fakulteten (OD), 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-19763.
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Riskbedömning är en väsentlig del av klinikerns vardag. Varje patient ska riskbedömas och riskgrupperas, vilket sedan utgör grund för val av behandling, behandlare och revisionsintervall. I tandvården i Sverige idag används det ett flertal olika stödsystem eller riktlinjer för riskbedömning av oral hälsa. Syftet med studien var att ta reda på vilka stödsystem/riktlinjer som finns för riskbedömning av oral hälsa i Sverige idag och ge en beskrivning av de mest frekvent använda systemen samt göra en jämförelse av dessa. Syftet var också att undersöka huruvida dessa system är evidensbaserade och utvärderade samt att kartlägga kunskapsläget, gällande evidensbasering och utvärdering av stödsystem/riktlinjer, för riskbedömning av oral hälsa. För att skapa oss en allmän bild av stödsystem/riktlinjer för riskbedömning inleddes vårt arbete med en litteraturgenomgång. För att svara på frågeställningen om kunskapsläget över stödsystemens/riktlinjernas evidens och utvärdering, gjordes en systematisk litteraturöversikt. En kartläggning över Folktandvården och kontakt med Praktikertjänst gav oss en bild över vilka system som är aktuella i Sverige idag. För information om de utvalda systemen kontaktades så kallade nyckelpersoner för intervju. Data från intervjuerna har sedan analyserats i relation till vår litteraturgenomgång. Resultaten visar att Beslutsstöd R2 är det system som används mest frekvent inom Folktandvården. Andra förekommande system är Datorstödd Riskbedömning Effica och DentiGroup. Inom Praktikertjänst finns ett system tillgängligt för alla som använder sig av Opus journalsystem. Vår slutsats är att det vetenskapliga underlaget, gällande evidensbasering och utvärdering av stödsystem/riktlinjer, är bristfälligt.Risk assessment is an essential part of dental practice today. Each patient should be assessed and stratified into a well defined group according to risk. This risk assessment should then affect the choice of prevention and treatment, and intervals for recalls and appropriate level of care. Today, in Swedish dental healthcare, different guidelines are being used as support in the assessment of a patient’s oral health. The aim of this study was to find out, compare and describe the most frequent used guidelines/systems for risk assessment of oral health in Sweden today. A second aim was to examine whether these systems are evidence-based and evaluated, and to identify existing knowledge about evidence-based supporting systems for risk assessment of oral health. A systematic review was made where articles published more than 10 years ago and papers which didn’t involve risk assessment of the whole patient were excluded. The Public Dental Service and Praktikertjänst were contacted and enquired about which systems if any were in use. For more in depth information on these systems, persons with key knowledge were interviewed. The information received was then analyzed in relation to the literature review. The results show that the system most frequently used in the Public Dental Service today is Beslutsstöd R2. Other computerbased systems are Datorstödd riskgruppering Effica and DentiGroup. In Praktikertjänst a system is available for all users of Opus Dental practice management system. Our conclusion is that the scientific evidence, regarding evidence-based and evaluation of support / guidelines are inadequate.
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Gao, Qian Lisa. "Marketing practices of orthodontists to other dental professionals". The Ohio State University, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1425374408.
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Manton, Jesse West. "Medical Emergency Management in the Dental Office: A Simulation-Based Training Curriculum for Dental Residents". The Ohio State University, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1565360422025093.
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Ramirez, Enrique. "Opioid Prescribing Practices Following Pediatric Dental Procedures in Ohio". The Ohio State University, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1593441575248724.
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Kateeb, Elham Talib. "Factors related to the use of atraumatic restorative treatment (ART) in pre and post-pediatric dentistry programs and in pediatric dentistry practices in the US". Diss., University of Iowa, 2012. https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/2912.
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Dental Caries is still considered one of the most prevalent chronic diseases that affect children in the US. Access to oral care problems could be due to the limited availability of services or unwillingness of people to seek services. As a proposed solution to those challenges, Atraumatic Restorative Technique (ART) was developed in the 1980s as an affordable, patient friendly caries management procedure that does not need extensive operator training or special skills. ART was originally developed to be conducted in field settings; however, after initial evidence of effectiveness, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Dental Federation (FDI) promoted the use of ART in modern clinical settings worldwide. In the US, the practice of ART is not believed to be widely used. This may be a result of little attention given to (ART) in dental education and advanced training.
This dissertation is comprised of three separate studies that investigated the extent and the factors related to the didactic and clinical instruction on ART in US pre- and post-doctoral pediatric dentistry programs and the factors related to the willingness of pediatric dentists to use ART with their child patients. survey post-doctoral pediatric dentistry program directors and pre-doctoral pediatric dentistry program directors. In study III a different instrument was used to survey pediatric dentists in the US. The survey instruments were tested for content and face validity by cognitive analysis interviews and pilot testing. Using web-based survey methodology, two questionnaires were sent out in May 2010 to investigate self-reported use of ART in educational training institutes (study I and II) and in April 2011, a third questionnaire was sent to a random national sample of pediatric dentists (study III). Using a conjoint design, the third questionnaire asked pediatric dentists to rate their willingness to use ART for 9 patients' scenarios. Eighty eight percent of Pediatric Dentistry Residency programs and 66 % of pre-doctoral pediatric dentistry programs in the US provided clinical training on ART; however only 30% of post-doctoral programs and 14 % of pre-doctoral programs used ART "Very Often/ Often" as a caries management technique for their pediatric patients. Pediatric Dentistry residency programs and pre-doctoral pediatric dentistry programs used ART mainly in primary, anterior, single surface cavities and as an interim treatment. Attitudes toward ART alone and after controlling for other variables explained 35% of the level of training on ART in post- doctoral program and 23% in pre-doctoral pediatric dentistry programs. For study III, conjoint analysis showed that being very young and/or uncooperative were the most important reasons practitioners reported a higher likelihood of using ART. Although insurance coverage was the least important factor overall, not having any insurance was identified as an additional important factor in decisions to use ART. Collectively, our results suggest that that the use of ART is not widespread in the US. In addition, ART is viewed by some as a sub optimum treatment and needs to be modified to conform to the US standards of care. On the other hand, educators and pediatric dentists who had positive views of ART thought it could be a valuable treatment for very young, uncooperative children and children with no insurance.
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Maart, Ronel. "Aligning the clinical assessment practices with the assessment practices". Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/17888.
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Thesis (MPhil)--Stellenbosch University, 2011.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Removable Prosthetic Dentistry (PRO400) is a fourth year module of the undergraduate dentistry programme which consists of a large clinical component. After reviewing relevant literature and conducting module evaluations, clinical tests were introduced and implemented in 2008 as an additional clinical assessment method. The intention of introducing the clinical tests was an attempt to ensure that students were assessed fairly, that their theoretical knowledge and the ability to apply it clinically were properly assessed, and to provide feedback on their clinical performance. The purpose of this concurrent mixed methods study was to compare the relationship between the students‟ performance in the clinical tests and daily clinical grades with their theoretical performance in the PRO400 module. The second part of the study explored the academic staff s‟ perceptions of the clinical test as clinical assessment tool in the PRO400 module. The case study design enabled the researcher to explore the question at hand in considerable depth. The mixed methods approach was useful to capture the best of both the qualitative and quantitative approaches. For the quantitative data-collection, record reviews of the results of fourth-year dental students‟ who completed the PRO400 module at the end of 2007 were used, and included 110 students. For the qualitative component three full-time lecturers within the Prosthetic department were interviewed. The clinical test marks and clinical session marks of all the students (n=109) in PRO400 were compared to their theory mark of that year. The tests marks were entered into a spreadsheet in Microsoft Excel and the data analysis was done with the assistance of a statistician. The analytical abstraction method was used to assist with the qualitative data analysis; first the basic level of analysis was done in the narrative form, followed by second higher level of data analysis. The basic and higher levels of analysis were discussed under the following themes: clinical tests, student performances, alignment of theory and clinical assessment and personal influence on supervisors‟ assessment practices and attitude. Role-taking and the supervisors‟ perceptions and concerns regarding the students were explored as emergent themes. The quantitative findings were displayed using tables and graphs. Forty five students. clinical marks were 10% higher than their theory mark, while only 8 students. theory marks were 10% higher than their clinical test mark. There appeared to be hardly any relationship between the students. clinical daily grade assessment marks and their theory marks. The average theory mark was 47%, the average clinical test marks were 55% and the average daily clinical grade was 63%. Integration of the data obtained from the different data collection methods was done at the level of data interpretation. The clinical test as an assessment tool is well accepted by the supervisors and they agreed that it is more reliable and accurate than the clinical daily grade assessment method. The quantitative findings relate well to other reported studies that concluded that the daily grade was poorly correlated with the competency exams (a similar phenomenon in the clinical test of the PRO400 module). From the findings of this study it appeared that there is a better correlation of the clinical test mark and the theory mark, than clinical daily mark and the theory mark. This finding related well with the lecturers. views that the clinical tests were more reliable as a clinical assessment tool than the daily clinical mark.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: "Removable Prosthetic Dentistry (PRO400)" is 'n vierdejaar-module in die voorgraadse tandheelkundeprogram wat 'n groot kliniese komponent bevat. Na 'n oorsig gedoen is van die relevante literatuur, en nadat die module-evaluering afgehandel is, is kliniese toetse in 2008 ingevoer en geimplementeer as 'n bykomende metode van kliniese assessering. Die kliniese toetse is ingestel in 'n poging om te verseker dat studente se teoretiese kennis en hul vermoe om dit klinies toe te pas op . regverdige wyse geassesseer word en om terugvoer te kan gee oor die studente se kliniese prestasie. Die doel van hierdie studie, waarin gelyktydige gemengde metodes gebruik is, was om die verband tussen die studente se prestasie in die kliniese toetse, asook hul daaglikse kliniese punte en hul teoretiese prestasie in die PRO400-module vas te stel. Die tweede deel van die studie het ondersoek ingestel na die akademiese personeel se persepsies van die kliniese toets as 'n instrument vir kliniese assessering in die PRO400-module. 'n Dwarssnit-gevallestudie-ontwerp is gebruik en 'n gemengdemetode-benadering was nuttig om sowel kwalitatiewe as kwantitatiewe data in te samel. Vir die kwantitatiewe data-insamelingverslae is die uitslae van 109 vierdejaar-tandeheelkundestudente in die PRO400-module aan die einde van 2007 gebruik. Vir die kwalitatiewe data-insameling is onderhoude gevoer met drie voltydse dosente in die Prostetiese Tandheelkunde-departement. Die kliniese toetspunte en die kliniese sessiepunte van al die studente (n=109) in die PRO400-module is met hul teoriepunte van daardie jaar vergelyk. Die toetspunte is op 'n sigblad in Microsoft Excel ingevoer en die data-analise is met die hulp van 'n statistikus gedoen. Die analitiese abstraksiemetode is vir die analise van die kwalitatiewe data gebruik. Die basiese vlak van data-analise in die narratiewe vorm is eerste gedoen. Dit is gevolg deur 'n tweede, hoervlak-data-analise. Die basiese en hoer vlakke van analise is onder die volgende temas bespreek: kliniese toetse, studenteprestasie, ooreenstemming van teorie en kliniese assessering, en persoonlike invloed op studieleiers se assesseringspraktyke en houding. Rol-aanneming en die studieleiers se persepsies, asook kwessies rakende die studente is as ontluikende temas ondersoek. Die resultate van hierdie studie het aangetoon dat die kliniese punte van 45 studente 10% hoër was as hul teoriepunte, en dat slegs agt studente se teoriepunte 10% hoër as hul kliniese toetspunte was. Dit het geblyk dat daar feitlik geen verband was tussen die studente se kliniese daaglikse assesseringspunte en hul teoriepunte nie. Die gemiddelde teoriepunt was 47%, die gemiddelde kliniese toetspunt was 55% en die gemiddelde daaglikse kliniese punt was 63%. Al die studieleiers het die kliniese toets as assesseringsinstrument goed aanvaar en hulle het saamgestem dat dit meer betroubaar en akkuraat is as die daaglikse kliniese assesseringsmetode. Die kwantitatiewe bevindings hou goed verband met dié van soortgelyke studies waarin daar bevind is dat die daaglikse prestasie swak gekorreleer het met die bevoegdheidseksamen (ʼn soortgelyke beginsel as die kliniese toets van die Pro400). Dit het ook uit die bevindings van hierdie navorsing geblyk dat daar ʼn beter korrelasie is tussen die kliniese toetspunt en die teoriepunt as tussen die daaglikse kliniese punt en die teoriepunt. Hierdie bevinding het ʼn duidelike verband getoon met die dosente se siening dat die kliniese toetse as ʼn kliniese assesseringsinstrument meer betroubaar is as die daaglikse kliniese punt in die PRO400-module in die Tandheelkunde-program.
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Friedling, Louise J. "Dental modification practices on the Cape Flats in the Western Cape". Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26627.
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The people living on the Cape Flats in the Western Cape have been practicing dental modification for a number of years. A systematic survey of eight adjoining areas in the Northern suburbs was done to investigate the prevalence, motivation and possible historical time depth of this practice. The survey was conducted by means of a questionnaire. A total of 2167 individuals participated in this study of which 41 % had modified their teeth. More males (44.8%) than females (37.9%) were involved in this practice. Residential area and pay class had an impact on dental modification practices as the incidence increased within lower income areas. Six styles of modification were identified, of these; the removal of the upper four incisors (style 400) was often the style of choice (93. 7%). There were four stated reasons (peer pressure, fashion, gangsterism and medical/other) for dental modification of which peer pressure (in males) and fashion (in females) were the most popular. Dentists did most of the extractions. Three quarters of the entire study sample had family members with dental modifications. More than half (69.8%) of individuals with modifications wore dentures. Not only coloured people were modifying their teeth, some study subjects who had self-classified themselves as black or white also practiced it.
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Pizano, Jessica M. "Opinions and Current Practices of General Dentists, Pediatric Dentists, and Pediatricians of Ohio Regarding Silver Diamine Fluoride". The Ohio State University, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1499878834976596.
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Shaikh, Rahisa Banu. "Knowledge, attitude and practices towards preventive dentistry amongst dental clinicians in Gauteng Department of Health". University of the Western Cape, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/6636.
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Magister Scientiae Dentium - MSc(Dent)The Gauteng province is divided into 5 districts each of which have a public based oral health programme. Each district provides oral health treatments such as dental extractions with treatment of pain and sepsis, preventive dentistry, simple restorations, removable prosthodontics (complete and partial dentures) and minor oral surgery in selected facilities. The main treatment modality in most government based dental clinics is dental extractions (Department of Health, 2003). This indicates the poor status of the population’s teeth. Dental caries is a condition that can be prevented if adequate efforts are made to practice preventive dentistry. Preventive dentistry has been a treatment modality that has been practiced poorly or almost completely ignored in several oral health facilities for many years. This neglect could be due to several factors such as in adequate knowledge regarding preventive dentistry procedures, poor attitude towards preventive dentistry, lack of motivation, or lack of resources (Clark, 2011). The purpose of this study is to determine why preventive dentistry has been neglected for so many years.
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Kelly, Philip G. "Long-term survival and cost-effectiveness of fixed prostheses in continuously attending patients at three private dental practices /". Title page, contents and summary only, 1998. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09DM/09dmk29.pdf.
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Bibona, Kevin. "Examination of the communication practices and preferences between orthodontists and general dentists". VCU Scholars Compass, 2014. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/3336.
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The purposes of this study were to evaluate if orthodontists’ and general dentists’ perceptions of how often, under what circumstances, and by which media orthodontists communicated with general dentists were similar, and to determine if orthodontists were meeting the communication needs of general dentists. Orthodontists (N=1,000) and general dentists (N=1,000) throughout the United States were randomly selected to participate in a web-based and mailed survey, respectively. The results indicated that the orthodontists communicated with general dentists using the type of media the general dentists preferred to use. As treatment complexity increased, orthodontists shifted from one-way forms of communication to two-way forms of communication (P < .05). Both orthodontists and general dentists reported that orthodontists’ communication regarding white spot lesions was inadequate. When treating patients with missing or malformed teeth, orthodontists reported they sought input from the general dentists at higher rate than the general dentists reported (P < .005).
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Ahmed, Nada Hassan Mohamed. "Oral cancer knowledge, attitudes and practices among dentists in Khartoum State, Sudan". Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/3847.
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>Magister Scientiae - MScThe aim of the present study was to determine the knowledge, attitude and practice of dentists related to oral cancer prevention and early detection in public dental clinics in Khartoum State, Sudan