Objectives To overcome challenges in the implementation of electronic dental record systems in a low-resource setting, it is crucial to know the level of users' satisfaction with the existing system of paper-based dental records and their perceptions of electronic dental records. Methods A cross-sectional paper-based questionnaire survey was conducted among Myanmar dental professionals who wo...

In this study, two improved dental stones were used to fabricate master casts and dies. The tested fabrications were BegoStone (Bego Bremer, Goldschlägerei Wilh. Herbst GmbH and Co. Wilhelm HerbstStrabe 1 D 28359 Bremen Germany), Moldano (Heraeus Kulzer GmbH and Co. KG Gruner Weg 11 D-63450 Hanau Germany) and plaster of paris (BMT, PK 121 Sivas, Turkey). Together with the manufacturer’s values,...

Since Oral Health policies in Brazil have been constructed according to circumstances and possibilities, they should be understood within a given context. The present analysis contextualizes several issues of the Brazilian Oral Health Policy, called "Smiling Brazil", and describes its present stage of development. Today it involves re-organizing basic oral health care by deploying Oral Health T...

VOLUME 46 • NUMBER 6 • JUNE 2015 The primary goal of dental education is to train dental professionals who can competently address a wide range of issues in oral health care and independently practice evidence-based comprehensive dentistry aimed at improving the health of society.1 Competency-based education as a philosophy has widely been adopted by dental schools worldwide for both undergradu...

QUESTION How can library staff develop and promote a document delivery service and then expand the service to a wide audience? SETTING The setting is the library at the Indiana University School of Dentistry (IUSD), Indianapolis. METHOD A faculty survey and a citation analysis were conducted to determine potential use of the service. Volume of interlibrary loan transactions and staff and eq...

There is a role for dentistry in the interprofessional management of chronic diseases by addressing common risk factors Background A critical scientific foundation has developed for management of risk factors common to major diseases including periodontal disease, caries, diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to critically review this scientific literature. T...

PURPOSE The purpose of this research was to determine the practice trends of dental hygiene baccalaureate degree recipients who participated in a specialty track. METHODS A survey was developed, pilot tested, revised, and mailed to a sample of 265 dental hygienists who graduated from the baccalaureate degree dental hygiene program at University of North Carolina (UNC)-Chapel Hill School of De...

BACKGROUND As several studies have shown an association between periodontal disease and chronic kidney disease (CKD), regular dental care may be an important strategy for reducing the burden of CKD. Access to dental care may be limited in the US public health system. METHODS In this retrospective cohort study of 6,498 adult patients with (n = 2,235) and without (n = 4,263) CKD and at least 12...

AIM Anxiety has been defined as a nonspecific feeling of apprehension towards a concrete situation that does not necessarily involve a previous experience. Dental anxiety can prevent patients from cooperating fully during dental treatment. Given that there is a connection between dental anxiety and uncooperative behaviour, it is important for dentists to be able to assess anxiety in their pa...