OBJECTIVES Every expectant mother should receive a comprehensive oral health education & risk assessment. Numerous reports have shown association between oral diseases and preterm, low birth weight and gestational diabetes. The purpose of this study is to understand the attitude, knowledge regarding prenatal and perinatal oral health care among obstetricians and knowledge, attitude & practice s...

conclusions this study revealed a low level of knowledge and practice regarding post-exposure prophylaxis, with the mean score of some respondents being below 50%. objectives this study was conducted with the aim of demonstrating the level of knowledge and practice amongst general dental practitioners in hamadan city, iran in 2013 - 14, in terms of prevention after dealing with blood-borne path...

â  background this study aims to elucidate the knowledge and practice of general practitioners (gp) and internists regarding diagnosis and treatment of helicobacter pylori ( h. pylori ) infection in a high prevalent area, with the intent to assist with future educational strategies for h. pylori inâ­fection. methods in this cross-sectional study in guilan, a northern province of iran, all gps a...

BACKGROUND In response to concern that inadequate dental school training may create a barrier to access to care for children, the authors conducted a survey concerning general practitioners' practice patterns involving child patients. METHODS The authors requested a list of 4,970 randomly chosen general practitioners from the American Dental Association Survey Center. They then sent those den...

conclusions the conjoint analysis results show that gps concerned about various factors of family physician contracts. these results can be helpful for policy-makers as they complete the process of creating family physician plans, which can help increase the motivation of gps to participate in the plan. results the results show that “quotas for admission to specialized courses” is the strongest...

background & purpose: the purpose of this research was to evaluate the quantity and quality of continuing medical education programs from the viewpoint of general medical practitioners in ilam province. methods: the research method was descriptive survey and the statistic sample was a group of 61 general medical practitioners who have been working in ilam during 2010-2011 and were chosen by sim...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to gather information about the various aspects, technical and biological, of endodontic treatment as performed by Lithuanian general dental practitioners and to compare their choices with established endodontic treatment standards of undergraduate education. MATERIALS AND METHODS Questionnaires were sent to all 2,850 Lithuanian dental practitioners. Th...

Ramsay hunt syndrome is not just a syndrome but it's rather an infectious disease caused by reactivation of latent varicella-zoster virus in geniculate ganglion. This was first explained by J. Ramsay Hunt as a triad of complications like otalgia, mucosal and cutaneous rashes with or without trigeminal facial palsy. The facial palsy can occur with characteristic vesicles along the path of nerve....

Objectives This study was conducted to assess the views of the Jordanian general dental practitioners (GDPs) on the provision of continuing education to develop an educational programme that meets their needs. Methods A questionnaire was sent to a random sample of 200 GDPs working in eleven governances in Jordan in order to assess their views on: topics they would like continuing education prog...

Objective: To review the available literature on orofacial pain. Material and Methods: This literature review was performed to elucidate information pertaining to orofacial pain from various medical databases. Result: Pain of any origin compromises on an individual’s quality of life. The prevention and management of pain is an important aspect of health care. This multidimensional phenomenon re...