Knowledge of behavioural management principles amongst specialist paediatric dental practitioners in the United Kingdom

2017 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 185-192 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Coxon ◽  
Marie Therese Hosey ◽  
J. Tim Newton
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Postal Questionnaire ◽  
Paediatric Dentistry ◽  
Disruptive Behaviour ◽  
Management Skills ◽  
Behaviour Management ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Dental Practitioners ◽  
Dental Setting ◽  
Behavioural Management

Background: Paediatric specialist dental practitioners are often faced with the challenge of disruptive behaviour or refusal to comply with treatment. Behaviour management skills are an essential component of their role. However, little is known of the confidence or competence of practitioners in these approaches. Aim: To identify paediatric dentists’ knowledge of behavioural management principles as applied to paediatric dentistry. Method: Postal questionnaire survey of all specialists in Paediatric Dentistry on the General Dental Council UK register (n = 234), using the Knowledge of Behavioural Principles as Applied to Children Questionnaire (KBPACQ; O'Dell, 1979) adapted for the dental setting. Information was also gathered on experience in using behavioural management techniques and demographics. Results: Responses were received from 105 practitioners (45%). Participants gave the correct answer, on average, to 38% of the items (range 0 to 75%). Conclusion: Knowledge of behavioural principles amongst paediatric dentists in the United Kingdom is poor, despite their widespread reported use of such techniques.

Acceptance of hepatitis B vaccine by general dental practitioners in the United Kingdom

BDJ ◽  
1986 ◽  
Vol 161 (10) ◽  
pp. 371-373 ◽  
Author(s):  
R W Matthews ◽  
C Scully ◽  
T B Dowell
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Hepatitis B ◽  
Hepatitis B Vaccine ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Dental Practitioners

Orthodontic Practice in the Netherlands

1993 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-64
Author(s):  
Andrew Sandham
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Free Movement ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Dental Practitioners

Free movement of dental practitioners between the United Kingdom and The Netherlands presents no registration problems. Difficulties still exist for the registration of orthodontic specialists, but these should be solved with the introduction of the specialist register in Britain. Information is presented here which describes the mechanism for registration.

Uptake of Standardised Hand Assessments in Rheumatology: Why is It so Low?

2005 ◽  
Vol 68 (4) ◽  
pp. 148-157 ◽  
Author(s):  
E Lucy Blenkiron
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Task Performance ◽  
Overall Response Rate ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Occupational Therapists ◽  
Postal Questionnaire ◽  
Individual Responsibility ◽  
Delivery Of Care ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Care Training

Occupational therapists are under increasing pressure to incorporate standardised assessments into clinical practice, but little evidence of the actual uptake has been published to date. This paper begins to address this knowledge gap by reporting the results of a United Kingdom survey of the uptake of standardised hand assessments by occupational therapists in hospital-based rheumatology services. A purpose-designed postal questionnaire was mailed to ‘The Senior Occupational Therapist in Rheumatology’ at every hospital in the United Kingdom where a consultant rheumatologist was known to practise, seeking information on participants' knowledge about, use of and attitudes towards standardised hand assessments. The overall response rate was 80% (160/200). The 118 respondents who returned completed questionnaires reported a very low uptake of standardised hand assessments, with fewer than 10% using measures of observed task performance. The reasons for preferring non-standardised instruments clustered under six themes: advantages of non-standardised measures, access, delivery of care, training, barriers and exceptions. The barriers to increasing the uptake of standardised hand assessments by occupational therapists working in rheumatology need to be addressed. Initiatives are recommended to assist clinicians in selecting suitable standardised hand assessments, but occupational therapists must also accept their individual responsibility for implementing standardised assessments.

Carotid Artery Imaging in the United Kingdom: A Postal Questionnaire of Current Practice

Vascular ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 13 (03) ◽  
pp. 173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald Osarumwense ◽  
Ravi Pararajasingam ◽  
Paul Wilson ◽  
John Abraham ◽  
Stuart R. Walker
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Carotid Artery ◽  
Current Practice ◽  
Postal Questionnaire ◽  
The United Kingdom

A SURVEY OF PSYCHIATRISTS COMPLETING A COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL PSYCHOTHERAPY DIPLOMA COURSE

2003 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 467-471 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alastair M. Hull ◽  
John Swan
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Royal College ◽  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Postal Questionnaire ◽  
Time Constraints ◽  
Further Training ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Cognitive Behavioural

There is widespread support for training in Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy (CBP) amongst psychiatrists and from the Royal College of Psychiatrists. One possible way to gain such training is to undertake a diploma or certificate course, a growing number of which exist in the United Kingdom. We report on a postal questionnaire survey of psychiatrists who have completed a CBP diploma course. Psychiatrists described the course as altering their clinical practice and found the skills learned, the format of multidisciplinary learning and of supervision all useful and helpful. However, individuals who undertook a CBP diploma were concerned about their ability to apply these skills and undergo further training, given the time constraints within busy consultant jobs.

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