A Dictionary of Dentistry

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Ireland
Keyword(s):  
Oral Surgery ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Reference Source ◽  
Restorative Dentistry ◽  
Oral Medicine ◽  
General Reader ◽  
Medical Practitioners ◽  
Line Drawings ◽  
Dental Practitioners ◽  
Dental Profession

This dictionary covers thousands of important terms and concepts used in dentistry today. Entries are written in clear and concise English without the use of unnecessary dental or medical jargon, and many entries are supplemented by detailed line drawings or colour photographs. The dictionary defines terms in a broad range of dental specialist areas. In this edition expanded coverage has been given in particular to topics that include oral surgery, oral medicine, special care dentistry, anaesthesia, restorative dentistry, paediatric dentistry, anatomy, and orthodontics. An essential guide for dental practitioners and dental students, it is also an invaluable reference source for all members of the dental team, medical practitioners, lawyers involved with members of the dental profession, and the general reader.

Oxford Handbook of Clinical Dentistry

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Oral Surgery ◽  
Maxillofacial Surgery ◽  
Dental Materials ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Medical Graduates ◽  
Law And Ethics ◽  
Community Dentistry ◽  
Dental Practitioners ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Tooth Repair

The Oxford Handbook of Clinical Dentistry distils the essentials of clinical practice. It balances a pragmatic approach alongside evidence-based clinical knowledge, guidelines, and protocols. It details how to take a history and perform an examination, moving on to discussing preventive and community dentistry, paediatric dentistry, and orthodontics. It thoroughly examines the subject of restorative dentistry through periodontology, tooth repair, tooth replacement, endodontics, and dental implants. It also explores oral surgery, oral medicine, and maxillofacial surgery. It reviews medicine relevant to dentistry, therapeutics, analgesia, anaesthesia, sedation, and dental materials. It explores law and ethics, professionalism and communication, and practice management, as well as syndromes of the head and neck, and also includes summary useful information and addresses. It is written for undergraduate dental students, dental foundation trainees, qualified dental practitioners, medical graduates and nurses involved in hospital dental specialities, and MJDF/MFDS trainees.

A Survey of Self-Perceived Educational Needs of General Dental Practitioners in the Merseyside Region

2005 ◽  
Vol os12 (3) ◽  
pp. 78-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Finlay Sutton ◽  
Zvi N Ellituv ◽  
Rachel Seed
Keyword(s):  
Educational Needs ◽  
Paediatric Dentistry ◽  
Dental Radiography ◽  
Restorative Dentistry ◽  
Oral Medicine ◽  
Perceived Knowledge ◽  
Poor Knowledge ◽  
Dental Practitioners ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Implant Dentistry

Aim The aim of this study was to evaluate the self-perceived educational needs of a randomly selected group of general dental practitioners (GDPs) in the Merseyside region (UK). Materials and Methods Eighty-seven GDPs were randomly selected from 850 in the region and asked to complete a self-evaluation questionnaire regarding their self-perceived educational needs. Results Seventy-five (86%) responded, of which 52 (69.3%) were male and 23 (30.7%) female. There was no significant difference in self-perceived knowledge in any of the dental disciplines when gender and period of time since qualification were used as predictor variables. The majority of the GDPs felt they had a good knowledge of restorative dentistry and dental radiography. Some of the GDPs felt they had poor knowledge in implant dentistry, oral medicine, orthodontics, dental sedation techniques, oral surgery, endodontics, periodontics and dental radiography. None of the respondents felt they had poor knowledge in restorative dentistry, prosthodontics and paediatric dentistry. Seventy-four (98.7%) of the responding GDPs were motivated to attend continuing professional development (CPD) courses because of an interest in a particular dental discipline and only one reported attending out of personal learning needs. Implant dentistry was indicated by 30 (40.0%) of the respondents as their training programme of choice. Conclusions The respondents had high self-perceived knowledge of restorative dentistry, dental radiography, periodontics, endodontics, paediatric dentistry and prosthodontics. The respondents had low self-perceived knowledge of implant dentistry, orthodontics, oral medicine and dental sedation techniques. Of GDPs surveyed, 98.7% applied for courses they liked to attend, rather than needed to attend. Fifty-two per cent of male GDPs surveyed expressed a desire for training in implant dentistry.

scholarly journals NEEDLE STICK INJURIES

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (02) ◽  
pp. 218-225
Author(s):  
Huda Khalid ◽  
Muhammad Khalid Siddique ◽  
Hamna Khalid ◽  
Aimon Aftab ◽  
Humaira Anwar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oral Surgery ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
P Values ◽  
Needle Stick ◽  
Dental Practitioners ◽  
Dental Hospital ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
Needle Stick Injuries ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude

Objective: The aim of our study is to access the knowledge, attitude, practiceand prevalence of needle-stick injuries among dental practitioners including both dentists andstudents of Islamic International Dental Hospital, Islamabad. Study Design: Cross sectional.Setting: Islamic International Dental College and Hospital. Period: June to July 2016. Samplesize was 200 (111 dentists and 89 students). Materials and Methods: Questionnaires havingquestions regarding knowledge and attitude of students and dentists towards NSI weredistributed. For the interpretation of results, frequencies and percentages were calculated andrepresented as bar graph and pie charts. Chi square test was applied to compare results ofdentists and students and P values were calculated in order to check the significance of results.Results: The results showed that dentists (59.3%), at IIDH, were at a higher risk of needle stickinjuries as compared to students (40.6%). They had sufficient knowledge regarding NSI. Amongall the other departments, the prevalence of NSI was highest in the oral surgery department.Majority of the incidents occurred during needle recapping and disposal. Only about half ofthe students (51.4%) and dentists (50%) reported their injuries, the major reasons for whichwere carelessness and not considering it too important. Conclusions: Needle stick injuries areresponsible for a number of blood borne diseases and are prevalent more among the dentistsof IIDH as compared to dental students. NSI are mainly associated with recapping needles,while administering injections and cleaning instruments.

scholarly journals Pattern of patient referrals to the Oral Medicine Clinic at the University of West Indies (UWI) dental school Trinidad - Pilot Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramaa Balkaran
Keyword(s):  
Lichen Planus ◽  
West Indies ◽  
Health Centre ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Dental School ◽  
Oral Medicine ◽  
Assessment Protocol ◽  
Dental Practitioners ◽  
The University ◽  
Mean Time

Objective Oral medicine specialists provide care to patients with oral and systemic conditions. Descriptive and retrospective studies have been conducted internationally to understand the referral patterns for oral health conditions, but have not been conducted in Trinidad and Tobago. The purpose of this study was to identify patients’ demographics and lesion types, referral sources to the University of the West Indies (UWI) Dental School, Department of Oral Medicine (UWI OM Department) and Oral Pathology and to determine the mean time (in working days) from patient referral to consultation. Methods Dental students and residents assigned to the OM rotation, completed a questionnaire for all patients referred to the UWI OM department for consultation and treatment, during one year from 2017-2018. All patients were examined using a standard oral assessment protocol by residents of the department. Diagnosis was made based on histological or clinical assessment. Results There were 106 referrals. Patients’ mean age was 47.1yrs, 60.4% were females, 50% were Indo-Caribbean. Most referrals (45.3%) were from private general dentists, followed by dental referrals from a health centre (19.8%). The most common diagnoses included: Mucocele (10.4%), Lichen Planus (8.5%) and Erosive Lichen Planus (7.5%). Oral lesions were most common in sites labelled as “other”. Conclusion The findings suggest that referrals by general dental practitioners were higher in proportion compared to medical practitioners. There were more female participants and most referrals were for oral white lesions. There was just over a two week, mean-time, in working days between the initial referral and date of consultation.

scholarly journals Perception and Attitude of Dental Students and Interns Regarding the Diagnosis and Management of Oral Mucosal Lesions and Salivary Glands Hypofunction

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 680-688
Author(s):  
Arwa M. Farag ◽  
Meshal Alharbi ◽  
Mazen Alamoudi ◽  
Ghassan Alturki
Keyword(s):  
Salivary Glands ◽  
Private Schools ◽  
Oral Surgery ◽  
Oral Candidiasis ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Oral Medicine ◽  
Government School ◽  
Oral Mucosal Lesions ◽  
Mucosal Lesions ◽  
Simplex Virus

Background: The perception and attitude of dental students/graduates regarding diagnosing/managing oral medicine cases are scarcely investigated. Objective: The aim of this investigation was to evaluate the level of confidence in diagnosing/managing cases of oral mucosal lesions and salivary glands hypofunction. Methods: A 29-items questionnaire descriptive survey was distributed among dental interns and sixth-year students in the city of Jeddah during March-April of 2020. Results: A total of 136 (81 interns and 55 sixth-year students) completed the questionnaire, of which 69.9% were from a government school, and 30.1% were from private schools. For oral mucosal lesions [i.e., aphthous/herpes simplex virus ulceration], the majority of government and private schools’ participants reported being confident in their ability to diagnose (88.4% and 87.8%, respectively) and provide treatment (63.2% and 56.1%, respectively). For oral candidiasis, the majority were confident in their ability to diagnose (government: 95.8%; private: 59.1%) and treat (government: 77.9%; private: 65.9%). The confidence in diagnosing lesions suspicious for dysplasia/premalignancy was high in 77.9% of government and 80.5% of private schools. Similar reporting was found regarding salivary hypofunctions (government: 93.7%; private: 90.2%). For the likeness to refer, the majority of participants were likely to refer to oral medicine, as the 1st choice, followed by oral surgery. Conclusion: Dental interns/sixth-year students seemed to have high levels of confidence in diagnosing/managing oral mucosal lesions and salivary hypofunctions. However, the partial participation and the subjectivity of reporting may have hindered capturing the full/precise picture.

Osteogenesis imperfecta: minimizing complications in oral surgery/orthodontic treatment

Dental Update ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 48 (9) ◽  
pp. 726-730
Author(s):  
Kaye Jordan ◽  
Emily Carter ◽  
Ciarán P Devine ◽  
Aliki Tsichlaki ◽  
Judith Jones
Keyword(s):  
Osteogenesis Imperfecta ◽  
Dental Treatment ◽  
Oral Surgery ◽  
Multidisciplinary Treatment ◽  
Young Patients ◽  
Bone Fragility ◽  
New Era ◽  
Dental Practitioners ◽  
Dental Profession ◽  
Intravenous Bisphosphonates

Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a rare genetic condition that affects connective tissue and is primarily characterized by bone fragility. Owing to the progressive nature of the disease, patients require life-long management of the adverse effects and the subsequent complications they can experience. Since the introduction of bisphosphonates as a treatment modality, complications and bone deformities associated with OI have been minimized. However, intravenous bisphosphonates in young patients could present a new era of difficulties for the dental profession. We report on a case of a patient with OI who presented with severe orthodontic crowding and describe the multidisciplinary treatment planning required to minimize potential complications. CPD/Clinical Relevance: General dental practitioners should be aware of the characteristics of osteogenesis imperfecta and the potential complications associated with dental treatment.

Diagnosis, progression, prognostic indication and classification of periodontal disease (Part 2)

1994 ◽  
Vol 80 (2) ◽  
pp. 62-65
Author(s):  
C R Priestland
Keyword(s):  
Medical Practitioner ◽  
Oral Pathology ◽  
Oral Medicine ◽  
Medical Practitioners ◽  
Modifying Factors ◽  
Dental Practitioners ◽  
Oral Symptoms ◽  
General Medical Practitioners ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractIn the second part of this review the various forms of Gingivitis will be described outlining their aetiological and modifying factors. This group of inflammatory lesions of the gingivae is grouped according to the classification accepted by the World Workshop on Periodontics (1989). In view of the relationship between gingivitis and systemic modifying factors, it is important that all general dental practitioners have a sound knowledge of oral medicine and oral pathology in order that patients exhibiting exaggerated oral symptoms or signs of disease, may be referred to the appropriate dental or medical practitioner/specialist. Furthermore it is highly desirable that general medical practitioners have adequate experience in oral examination and are able to recognise deviations from the normal oral appearance.

scholarly journals Appropriateness in Dentistry: A Survey Discovers Improper Procedures in Oral Medicine and Surgery

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giacomo Oteri ◽  
Vera Panzarella ◽  
Antonia Marcianò ◽  
Olga Di Fede ◽  
Laura Maniscalco ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oral Surgery ◽  
Multiple Correspondence Analysis ◽  
Oral Medicine ◽  
R Software ◽  
Dental Surgery ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Slow Medicine ◽  
Dental Practitioners ◽  
And Training ◽  
Medicine Education

Objectives. The aim of this study was to assess appropriateness of diagnostic exams, treatments, and procedures among Italian dental practitioners.Materials and Methods. A questionnaire with multiple responses on topics of dentistry and oral medicine was administered to a sample of 198 Italian dental practitioners. Information on characteristics of the respondents was also collected. Descriptive statistics and multiple correspondence analysis (MCA) were applied. Data were analyzed using R software (version 3.3.2).Results. The survey respondents included Doctors of Medicine (MD) (54/198 = 27%) with or without specialty in dentistry (33% versus 67%), Doctors of Dental Surgery (DDS) (144/198 = 73%), DDS with specialty in orthodontics (7%), and DDS with specialty in oral surgery (4%). Mandatory procedures in dental and oral medicine education and training include (a) prescription of antibiotics before/after oral surgery procedures; (b) prevention strategies for oral cancer, and (c) prescription of dental X-ray examinations (41%, 52%, and 48%, resp.).Conclusion. On examining the results of the survey, it is evident that information and implementation of the above mentioned procedures are crucially needed. Our results confirm the necessity to reduce inappropriate practices in dentistry, implementing formation and information, leading to correct prescriptions, and optimizing patients’ oral health. This coincides with the Italian Slow Medicine program entitled “Fare di più non significa fare meglio–Choosing Wisely Italy,” which has also motivated this study.

scholarly journals Diagnostic Accuracy of Oral Cancer and Suspicious Malignant Mucosal Changes among Future Dentists

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 263
Author(s):  
Kamis Gaballah ◽  
Asmaa Faden ◽  
Fatima Jassem Fakih ◽  
Anfal Yousuf Alsaadi ◽  
Nadeen Faiz Noshi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oral Cancer ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Benign Tumors ◽  
Dental Practitioners ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Potentially Malignant Disorders ◽  
Potentially Malignant ◽  
Recent Graduates ◽  
Mucosal Changes ◽  
Oral Abnormalities

This study aimed to assess the ability of dental students and recent graduates to detect and recognize mucosal changes that are suggestive of oral cancer and potentially malignant disorders. In this cross-sectional study, a questionnaire was administered to dental students and recent graduates of Ajman University (n = 132). Completed questionnaires were received from 84 (63.6%) females and 48 (36.4%) males which included fifth-year students (n = 80), interns (n = 39), and dental practitioners (n = 13). This questionnaire was designed to assess the respondent’s ability to detect and recognize different types of oral lesions, as well as their knowledge of oral cancer appearance and malignancy potential. The overall accuracy of diagnosis was 46%. The participants correctly identified normal variations, benign tumors, malignant tumors, and premalignant lesions at rates of 60.3%, 31.0%, 55.7%, and 33.4%, respectively. There was no significant difference between the two genders in their ability to recognize and detect correct answers (females, 48.3%; males, 47.2%). According to education level, interns provided the highest percentage of correct answers (52.5%), followed by newly dental practitioners (51.9%) and fifth-year students (44.1%). Conclusion: The respondents of this survey did not exhibit a satisfactory diagnostic capability in recognizing mucosal changes consistent with the clinical presentation of oral cancer. Thus, a need exists for improved and updated educational methods for undergraduate students regarding oral cancer and potentially malignant disorders. Meanwhile, practitioners should look for oral abnormalities to provide better diagnosis and management. Practitioners should also stay up to date on the oral malignancy topic by attending workshops and clinicopathological conferences.

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