Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate oral health knowledge and practices among undergraduate university students from various disciplines with access to free dental care. Materials and Methods: A total of 709 questionnaires were filled out. Data collected included: demographic data, oral health knowledge, and self-reported oral health practices and dental service utilization. Descripti...

background: routine use of gloves, masks and spectacles are important in infection control. aim of this study was to assess the knowledge and attitudes of infection control measures among the patients attending clinics of riyadh colleges of dentistry and pharmacy (rcsdp) in saudi arabia. material and methods: it was a cross-sectional descriptive study of a convenient sample of dental patients a...

Rubber dam isolates operating field and makes treatment less invasive and safer for the patient. The aim of this study was to evaluate knowledge, attitude and practice of using rubber dam among different strata of dental fraternity. This cross sectional survey was conducted at Dental section, Dow International Medical College; DUHS from November 2014 till may 2015. Four hundred questionnaires w...

introduction: medical claim is one of the most concerning subjects for both patients and physicians. in addition, it has lots of financial and nonfinancial costs for health care systems. to define the number and causes of medical claims against dentists of rasht since 2006 till 2011in guilan medical council. materials and methods: a retrospective cross - sectional study was performed since 2006...

BACKGROUND This study aimed to evaluate whether television-based dental health promotion initiatives in General Practice waiting rooms would increase patients' knowledge of and intentions to seek dental services. METHODS This cross-sectional survey of 2,345 patients attending 49 General Practices in Brent, northwest London, evaluated the 'Life Channel' - a series of six brief health promotion...

The dentist who treats children needs to be proficient at observing and analyzing child behavior. Skill in observation and analysis of child behavior is enhanced by experience, the ability to assess the nonverbal aspects of communication, a knowledge of children's fears and anxieties toward the dental situation, and by the social-cultural and personal aspects of child behavior. The dentist who ...

rehabilitative esthetic treatment, a team composed of the treating dentist, a dental ceramist, and the necessary specialists must be formed. The success or failure of the treatment depends on the knowledge and skills of the treating dentist, who must be the director/organizer of the treatment and must fully understand the potential contributions of each team member. A careful treatment plan mus...