certain conditions limit the independence of deprived people. however, those conditions do not limit the right of these people to receive dental care. portable dental units may make it possible for the deprived and elderly to receive the care they deserve in more areas. this study aimed to explore dentists' perceptions of the use of portable dental units in community outreach programs as a prec...

OBJECTIVES To perform a pilot study on bacterial contamination in some dental surgeries (n=51) in a local health unit in Brescia (Lombardy Region, Italy) and to evaluate the procedures to control cross infection used by the personnel to reduce the risk of infection in dental practice. METHODS A survey was carried out by interviewing 133 dental personnel with a questionnaire on the procedures ...

2. Professor, Head of Dental Biomaterials Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Mansoura University, Egypt. 3. Professor, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, Egypt. 4. Associate Professor, Department of Production Engineering and Machine Design, Faculty of Engineering, Mansoura University, Egypt. 5. Professor, Biomaterials Science Research Unit, Faculty of Dentistry, T...

1 Private Practice, Turin, Italy. 2 LoB5 unit, Research Center for Biomineralization Disorders, School of Dentistry, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea. Department of Stomatology, Oral Surgery, and Dental and MaxilloFacial Radiology, School of Dental Medecine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland. *Corresponding author: David M. Dohan Ehrenfest, [email protected] Submitted May 15...

Purpose Dual-energy X-ray imaging is widely used today in various areas of medicine and in other applications. However, no similar technique exists for dental applications. In this study, we propose a dual-energy technique for dental diagnoses based on voltage-switching. Materials and Methods The method presented in this study allowed different groups of materials to be classified based on at...

BACKGROUND Water supplied to the dental units must be of sufficient quality. The article presents the results of the microbiological analysis of cold municipal water which flows into a patient's disposable mouthwash cup, and demineralized water which flows through a waterline into the tool panel of a dental unit from the tank placed in the water group. MATERIAL AND METHODS In order to assess ...