OBJECTIVES To describe patients with nontraumatic dental problems treated in our pediatric emergency department (PED) and to determine if barriers to access prompted seeking care in the PED rather than from a dentist or dental clinic. DESIGN Questionnaire administered to a convenience sample of patients with nontraumatic dental complaints. SETTING An urban PED. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Insur...

conclusions although the dentists had a proper knowledge in the field of transmission of hiv, hbv, and hcv infections, fear and concern of being infected make them to refuse these patients. therefore, training dentists to improve their attitudes toward treatment of these patients is necessary. background dental practitioners can be exposed to the human immunodeficiency virus (hiv), hepatitis b ...

introduction: in different professions, including dentistry, work-related musculoskeletal disorders (msds) are the main reason of loss of working period, increasing labor costs, human injuries, and absence from work. improper posture while working is the main cause of these disorders among dentists. in this regard, identifying the risk factors and its potential harms are absolutely necessary. h...

INTRODUCTION Awareness of gender- or nationality-driven preconceptions can help dentists to have a better interpretation of the dentist-patient relationship. It is even more noteworthy to understand these predilections in Saudi society, where women and men are usually segregated due to religion- and culture-based considerations. This study is one of the first to explore the preferences of patie...