the principles of infection control should be seriously taken into account by the dentists to prevent the spread of infectious diseases and the consequent risks. the aim of the present study was to determine the knowledge of the general dentists of kermanshah about the principles of infection control in 2012. this descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out on 95 general dentists in kerms...

background: many of the problems and composite filling failures are due to dentists' inadequate and passing acquaintance with bonding principles. the aim of this study is to assess dentists' acquaintance with the bonding principles and different adhesive application that are going to be used in educational programs. methods: in this descriptive and cross-sectional study, a valid and r...

Background: Social media provides people with easy ways to communicate their attitudes and feelings to a wide audience. Many people unfortunately have negative associations and feelings about dental treatment due to former painful experiences. Former research indicates that there might exist a pervasive and negative occupational stereotype related to dentists, and that this stereotype is expres...

Objective: Medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ) is a serious condition affecting quality life patients taking antiresorptive and anti-angiogenic drugs. The main purpose this study was to evaluate dentists’ awareness MRONJ. Methods: A questionnaire administered dentists. contained 20 questions on demographic data participants their MRONJ complications or responses were analyzed us...

Objective:  To describe the dental practice patterns related to caries prevention in children aged 6-18 years and associated factors .  Material Methods: Dentists (n=162) from Araraquara, Brazil, completed two paper questionnaires: (1) one about characteristics of their patient population; (2) a translated version “Assessment Caries Diagnosis Treatment” Questionnaire National Dental Practice-Ba...

Cone beam CT (CBCT) is a relatively new imaging modality, which is now widely available to dentists for examining hard tissues in the dental and maxillofacial regions. CBCT gives a three-dimensional depiction of anatomy and pathology, which is similar to medical CT and uses doses generally higher than those used in conventional dental imaging. The European Academy of DentoMaxilloFacial Radiolog...

The incidence of eating disorders has increased substantially over the last forty years. Primary care physicians and dentists share a parallel challenge for secondary prevention of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. The dentist, in particular, has a uniquely important and valuable role with respect to assessment of oral and physical manifestations, patient communication, referral, case manag...

Background: Halitosis is an unpleasant or offensive odour emanating from the breath. The aim of this study is to determine the depth of knowledge of diagnosis and management of halitosis among Nigerian dentists. Methods: A self administered questionnaire was designed and circulated among 80 dentists practicing in Nigeria. We assessed the knowledge of the diagnosis of halitosis, the success rate...

We evaluated the near visual acuity of 40 dentists and its improvement by using different magnification devices. The acuity was tested with miniaturized E-optotype tests on a negatoscope under the following conditions: 1. natural visual acuity, 300 mm; 2. single lens loupe, 2×, 250 mm; 3. Galilean loupe, 2.5×, 380 mm; and 4. Keplerian loupe, 4.3×, 400 mm. In part 1, the influence of the magnifi...