Attitudes toward women dental students among male dental students and male dental faculty members

1976 ◽  
Vol 40 (10) ◽  
pp. 676-680
Author(s):  
HM Rosenberg ◽  
NL Thompson
Keyword(s):  
Dental Students ◽  
Attitudes Toward Women ◽  
Faculty Members

Evaluation of Polishing Systems for CAD/CAM Polymer-Infiltrated Ceramic-Network Restorations

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
CA Jurado ◽  
A Tsujimoto ◽  
H Watanabe ◽  
NG Fischer ◽  
JA Hasslen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Computer Aided Design ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Dental School ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Computer Aided ◽  
Cad Cam ◽  
A Company

SUMMARY Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of five different polishing systems on a computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) polymer-infiltrated ceramic-network restoration with nanoscale assessment using atomic force microscopy (AFM) and visual assessment performed by dental school senior students and faculty members. Method: Forty-eight full coverage crowns were milled out of polymer-infiltrated ceramic-network CAD/CAM blocks (Vita Enamic) for polishing with one company proprietary, two ceramic and two composite polishing systems. The prepared crowns were divided into six groups: (1) no polishing (control); (2) polishing with Vita Enamic Polishing Kit (VEna); (3) polishing with Shofu Porcelain Laminate Polishing Kit (SCer); (4) polishing with Brasseler Dialite Feather lite All- Ceramic Adjusting & Polishing System (BCer); (5) polishing with Shofu Composite Polishing Kit (SCom); and (6) polishing with Brasseler Composite Polishing Kit (BCom). The polished crown surface topography was observed, and surface roughness and area were measured with AFM. In addition, polished crowns were visually assessed by 15 senior dental students and 15 dental school faculty members. Results: All polishing treatments significantly reduced the surface roughness and area of the crown compared with the control. SCom and BCom showed significantly higher surface area than VEna, and the SCer and BCer groups were intermediate, showing no significant difference from either VEna or SCom and BCom. There were no significant differences in surface roughness between any of the systems. Dental students and faculty members classified the groups polished with VEna, SCer, and BCer groups as clinically acceptable, and they selected BCer group as the best polished restorations and the control group as the least polished restorations. Conclusions: Ceramic and composite polishing systems produced similar polishing results as that observed using a company proprietary polishing system. However, effectiveness for polishing using a company proprietary and ceramic polishing system tends to be higher than composite polishing systems.

scholarly journals Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of oral cancer prevention among students, interns, and faculty members at the college of dentistry of Jazan University

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mosa A. Shubayr ◽  
Ahmed M. Bokhari ◽  
Afnan A. Essa ◽  
Ali M. Nammazi ◽  
Dania E. Al Agili
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Oral Cancer ◽  
Early Detection ◽  
Cancer Prevention ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
The Past ◽  
Health Practitioners ◽  
Knowledge Attitudes And Practices

Abstract Background Oral cancer awareness among current and future dental practitioners plays a substantial role in the early detection and prevention of oral cancer. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) of oral cancer prevention (OCP) among oral health practitioners in the College of Dentistry at Jazan University, Saudi Arabia, and to determine factors that facilitate, or limit practices related to oral cancer prevention. Methods A self-administered questionnaire survey was done among dental students (n = 274), interns (n = 81), and faculty members (n = 117) in the College of Dentistry at Jazan University between May 2019 to February 2020. The questionnaire was developed in English and modified from a previously validated and published questionnaire into Arabic. It covered every KAP of oral cancer prevention that was useful in accomplishing the study's objectives. Logistic regression analysis was utilized to determine the factors associated with the practice of oral cancer prevention in the past year. Results Only 29.7% reported having participated in any OCP activities in the past 12 months while about 42% and 53% of participants referred suspected oral cancer patients to the departments of maxillofacial surgery and oral medicine, respectively. Most of the participants had poor knowledge (71.9%), unfavourable attitudes towards OCP (83.6%) and poor levels of practice (62.9%). The study found that the attitude of the participants was significant in influencing their practices of OCP in the previous 12 months, after adjusting for all other factors. Conclusion It was concluded that the level of knowledge, attitudes, and practices of OCP among the sample population was poor. The survey findings suggest that oral health practitioners in Jazan are inexperienced in the methods to adopt for prevention and early detection of oral cancer, despite the high prevalence of oral cancer among province residents. Further research should investigate effective educational strategies and training for improving the participation of students, interns, and faculty members in oral cancer prevention activities.

scholarly journals COVID-19 Myth Busters: Comparing knowledge and perceptions amongst the dental workforce at an institution in the Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (12) ◽  
pp. e0260698
Author(s):  
Shazia Sadaf ◽  
Doaa AlEraky ◽  
Faraz Farooqi ◽  
Faiyaz Syed ◽  
Muhanad Alhareky ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Score ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
World Health ◽  
Awareness Campaign ◽  
Faculty Knowledge ◽  
The World ◽  
Preparatory Year ◽  
Novel Coronavirus ◽  
Health Organization

Background Currently, world is suffering from a respiratory disease names as COVID-19. This is a novel coronavirus (n-CoV), a new strain which has not been previously identified in humans and it has spread in more than 100 locations internationally due to which it is termed as “public health emergency of international concern” (PHEIC) by the World Health Organization So far, no study done as yet to assess whether the dental workforce is aware about the facts and myths related to Covid-19 awareness. Objective This study aims to analyze and compare the level of awareness about the facts and myths related to COVID-19 amongst faculty, dental students and prep year students of the College of Dentistry (COD) as part of an awareness campaign. Methods An awareness test about COVID-19 was designed using information from the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Myth Busters Awareness webpage. The questionnaire was administrated online to faculty and students, of the College of Dentistry and preparatory year students who had applied for the admission to the dental college using a secure enterprise online assessment platform (Blackboard). The tests were administered over a period of three months from March to June 2020. A written informed consent was obtained. Results The online COVID-19 awareness test was administered to 810 participants, out of which 325 (40%) were prep year students, 429(53%%) were dental students, and 56 (7%) were faculty members. Analysis of the results showed that 86% of the Faculty were able to correctly identify the facts and the myths related to COVID-19 followed by 81% of the prep year students and 74% of the dental students. Preparatory year student’s knowledge related to COVID-19 was found to be high when compared to dental students (26.47±4.27, 23.67±6.2). Student to faculty knowledge score did not differ significantly (p = 0.808). Conclusion This study reports about a successful pilot test conducted to assess the perceived knowledge about facts and myths related to corona virus amongst the dental workforce.

scholarly journals Evaluation of the Distance Education Model in the Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemia

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gediz Geduk ◽  
Çiğdem Şeker ◽  
Hatice Biltekin ◽  
Emre Haylaz
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Practical Training ◽  
Practical Education ◽  
Packet Data ◽  
Application Data ◽  
Education Model ◽  
Voluntary Basis

Purpose:The aim of this study is to question and evaluate the perceptions of 3rd, 4thand 5thyear undergraduate dentalstudents towards distance education practices and the roles of faculty members in the implementation of educationduring the Covid-19 pandemic.Materials & Methods:An online survey was applied to 149 volunteers, consisting of 3rd, 4thand 5thyear undergraduatedental students. The survey composed of 12 questions about distance education and shared from "Google Forms"application. Data analysis was done with SPSS 22.0 Packet Data Program.Results:One hundred forty-nine undergraduate dental students, including 54 third-year students, 60 fourth-yearstudents and 35 fifth-year students, answered the survey on a voluntary basis. Upon this, each answer was examinedseparately, and efforts were made to reach conclusions about the distance education model. When results were evaluated,the majority of the students (40.9%) who participated in the survey reported that the distance education modelcontributed to the theoretical lessons, when adequacy of the practical training was assessed, it was concluded thatdistance education was "Absolutely Inadequate" at with a 79.9 percentageConclusion:As a result of the study, most of the students found the distance education model sufficient for theoreticalcourses, but insufficient for practical education and found traditional practical education more advantageous.

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