OBJECTIVE To determine if the prevalence of respiratory disease among dental students and dental residents varies with their exposure to the clinical dental environment. METHODS A detailed questionnaire was administered to 817 students at 3 dental schools. The questionnaire sought information concerning demographic characteristics, school year, exposure to the dental environment and dental pr...

The purpose of this study was to test the feasibility of undertaking a full population investigation into the prevalence, incidence, and persistence of oral Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) in Scotland via dental settings. Male and female patients aged 16-69 years were recruited by Research Nurses in 3 primary care and dental outreach teaching centres and 2 General Dental Practices (GDPs), and by De...

BACKGROUND To explore and better understand how patients evaluate satisfaction in dental care and elicit information from them to develop a dental satisfaction instrument. METHODS Patients currently receiving dental treatment in a teaching hospital were invited to be part of a qualitative research project which involved focus group discussion. Focus groups were conducted in Cantonese and disc...

The aim of this study was to assess general dental practitioners' and orthodontists' perceptions of the benefits of orthodontic treatment. A specially designed questionnaire was sent to a random sample of 150 general dental practitioners (GDPs) and all orthodontists in Northern Ireland (excluding hospital practitioners) with a postgraduate qualification (n = 29). There was a 93 per cent respons...

BACKGROUND Few studies have examined the association between dental fear, anxiety and depressive disorders. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between dental anxiety, general clinical anxiety and depression among Finnish university students. METHODS During autumn 2007, a Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS) questionnaire was emailed to 1,551 new students at four Finnish uni...

Introduction. For proper management of anxious dental patients it is imperative to assess their levels of dental anxiety before treatment. Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS) is the most commonly used questionnaire to assess dental anxiety. But a Nepali version of MDAS is still lacking. Hence, the objective of this study was to develop a reliable and valid Nepali version of MDAS. Materials and...

OBJECTIVE To assess the prevalence and level of dental fear among health related undergraduates and to identify factors causing such fear using Kleinknecht's Dental Fear Survey (DFS) questionnaire. METHODS Kleinknecht's DFS questionnaire was used to assess dental fear and anxiety among the entire enrollment of the medical and dental undergraduates' of the University of Malaya. RESULTS Overa...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relation between self-assessed dental status, oral behavior, dental anxiety, and DMF scores. The study was conducted among young army personnel (eighteen to twenty-one years old) who arrived at a single military dental clinic for dental screening. A questionnaire was used to collect the data anonymously. The questionnaire included self-assessment of...

A task-oriented questionnaire was designed, aiming to quickly assess competence with the use of computers. The questionnaire consisted of distinct computer-related skills, representing various competences in educational computer use. A total score from 0 to 49 was calculated upon completion of the questionnaire, based on the sum of all the positively identified competences. The questionnaire wa...

Introduction: Patient satisfaction is regarded as an important outcome of health care that contributes to better patient compliance and consequently offers improved clinical outcomes Dental school clinics must regulate both the academic classes in balance without hampering needs students.
 Objectives: To develop a reliable valid Nepali version Satisfaction Questionnaire (DSQ-N).
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