The crisis caused by COVID-19 has led to the development of strategies for adapting undergraduate and postgraduate teaching dentistry new situation, as well guaranteeing safety all staff, students, patient s persons accompanying them.We reviewed a total 36 documents, including articles guidelines or recommendations issued dental schools, scientific societies other institutions, in order take st...

The main objective of conducting this survey is to compare oral hygiene between dental students and staff. : A self-constructed questionnaire collecting data for the was circulated among participants (275 participants, out which 210 were undergraduate students, 50 Interns, 15 BDS staff members) via Google forms platform. This consisted 11 multiple choice-type questions based on health status ma...

With the passage of a safe patient handling statute in 2009, Minnesota became one of a growing number of states requiring health care providers to become more aware and accountable about providing appropriate assistance during the movement of patients in clinical care settings. The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry and the Minnesota Dental Association have been working together to ensu...

BACKGROUND It has been suggested that dental caries should be regarded as a chronic disease as many individuals repeatedly develop new caries lesions. How this is perceived by caries active patients is unclear. The aim of this study was to measure patient-reported attitudes and negative experiences related to caries and dental treatment. METHODS A questionnaire was mailed to 134 caries active...

OBJECTIVE The goal of Brighter Smiles was to improve children's dental health in a remote First Nations community in British Columbia in the context of a service-learning experience for pediatrics residents. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS The provincial Ministry of Health had competitive funds available for collaborations between remote communities and medical educators. Hartley Bay (Gitga'at), a t...

Access to dental care for persons with special needs or disabilities continues to be a problem. This population is known to have a high incidence of dental disease, but unfortunately oral health is a significant unmet health need in many cases. To address this need, the Mount Sinai Hospital Dental Program for Persons with Disabilities was developed over 30 years ago by staff within the discipli...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the effectiveness of educational posters in improving the knowledge level of primary and secondary school teachers regarding emergency management of dental trauma. METHODS A cluster randomised controlled trial was conducted. 32 schools with a total of 515 teachers were randomised into intervention (poster) and control groups at the school level. Teachers' baseline lev...

Corona virus disease officially called as COVID-19, declared a “pandemic” by the World Health Organization; became major public health problem causing worldwide morbidity and mortality, despite various control measures. Extraordinary measures are taken universally to fight spread of ongoing outbreak. In such scenario, people’s adherence preventive is largely influenced their knowledge perceptio...

Environmental conditions in DU encourage biofilm development. This biofilm may represent a risk for patients and dental staff exposed to water and aerosols generated during dental cares, particularly for immunocompromised persons. A survey was conducted on the 175 dental surgeons of the department of Vienne (France) to investigate the motivations of dental practitioners to renew their DU, their...