Objective To develop the Croatian version of the 41-item Dental Environment Stress questionnaire (DES) for stress assessment of dental students in both, preclinical and clinical years of study and to test its psychometric properties in Croatian dental student population. Materials and Methods The English version of the 41-Item DES questionnaire was first translated into the Croatian language....

Materials and Methods: The sample consists of 100 patients, 45 males and 55 females, aged 13–22 years. A translated pre-tested questionnaire [psychosocial impact of dental aesthetics questionnaire PIDAQ] was used to assess the subjects’ social and psychological impact by their occlusal irregularities. The actual severity of malocclusion was determined, using the dental aesthetic index (DAI) on ...

Background: The dental academicians being in a unique central position between the students and the decision makers play a significant role in translating the advocacy efforts of the dental council to policy actions. The academicians’ opinions, inputs, and their perspectives will help to recognize the strengths and weaknesses in the curriculum. However, this requires a reliable measurement tool...

OBJECTIVE This investigation assessed two methods for estimating epidemiologic indicators of oral health status among children: (1) a visual-only screening, performed independently by a dental hygienist and a registered nurse; and (2) a parent- or guardian-completed questionnaire. The indicators included dichotomous variables measuring dental caries and treatment needs, presence of sealants, in...

background and aims. early childhood caries (ecc) is a public health problem with biological, social and behavioural determinants and the notion that the principal etiology is inappropriate feeding modalities is no longer tenable. hence this study was undertaken to assess the relationship between ecc and socio-demographic factors, dietary habits, oral hygiene habits and parental characteristics...

BACKGROUND Forensic odontology nowadays has become a developing science and is of great importance to society. It is important that dental practitioners should have a proper knowledge of forensics as the need has increased greatly over the last decades due to the unprecedented demand from the criminal justice including terrorism in Kashmir valley (J&K India). MATERIALS AND METHODS Data was co...

One hundred thirty cases were selected by systematic sampling from those attending the dental O.P.D. of a teaching general hospital, excluding those under 14 years and those unable to read and write Hindi well. They were administered a questionnaire carrying 50 questions covering dental and non-dental (mainly psychiatric) symptoms and the Hindi version of Middlesex Hospital Questionnaire. After...

AIM This study was designed to adapt the original English-language COAS (Children's Orthodontic Attitude Survey) for third- grade schoolchildren to the Italian cultural environment and to investigate its properties in typical populations, as well as to evaluate children self-perception of their dental appearance. STUDY DESIGN The COAS questionnaire for third-grade schoolchildren was translate...

Aim: To determine the knowledge of dental professionals in India regarding the management of hazardous dental waste and actual practices followed by them. Material and method: A descriptive cross sectional study was conducted as a survey of Indian dental professionals. A selfadministered questionnaire was designed to determine the knowledge and practices on hazardous dental waste and knowledge ...