scholarly journals The Contemporary Practice of Minimally Invasive Dentistry

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 78-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Avijit Banerjee
Keyword(s):  
Minimally Invasive ◽  
Dental Care ◽  
Dental School ◽  
Dental Disease ◽  
Patient Attitudes ◽  
The Past ◽  
Minimally Invasive Dentistry ◽  
Contemporary Practice ◽  
Dental Professionals ◽  
School Curricula

The practice of managing dental disease has evolved during recent decades. Many of the traditional principles, operative technologies and the restorative materials taught in dental school curricula in the past have all developed and changed significantly. Contemporary training requires an alternative modern-day skillset to be appreciated fully and used effectively in the correct clinical circumstances. Patient attitudes have also changed in terms of their expectations of modern dental care and the desired outcomes with respect to the management of dental disease. Dental professionals can therefore no longer rest on their laurels, and cannot afford to rely on outdated principles and techniques. They must embrace these evolutions in ideologies, technologies and materials as has occurred in other aspects of general healthcare and even society in general.

Competency-Based Education in Minimally Invasive and Robotic Colorectal Surgery

2021 ◽  
Vol 34 (03) ◽  
pp. 155-162
Author(s):  
Marisa Louridas ◽  
Sandra de Montbrun
Keyword(s):  
Minimally Invasive ◽  
Technical Skill ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Independent Practice ◽  
Competency Based Education ◽  
The Past ◽  
Robotic Colorectal Surgery ◽  
Competency Based ◽  
Colorectal Surgeons ◽  
Educational Paradigm

AbstractMinimally invasive and robotic techniques have become increasingly implemented into surgical practice and are now an essential part of the foundational skills of training colorectal surgeons. Over the past 5 years there has been a shift in the surgical educational paradigm toward competency-based education (CBE). CBE recognizes that trainees learn at different rates but regardless, are required to meet a competent threshold of performance prior to independent practice. Thus, CBE attempts to replace the traditional “time” endpoint of training with “performance.” Although conceptually sensible, implementing CBE has proven challenging. This article will define competence, outline appropriate assessment tools to assess technical skill, and review the literature on the number of cases required to achieve competence in colorectal procedures while outlining the barriers to implementing CBE.

scholarly journals Effects of Extraoral Suction on Droplets and Aerosols for Infection Control Practices

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 80
Author(s):  
Hidenobu Senpuku ◽  
Masahiko Fukumoto ◽  
Toshikazu Uchiyama ◽  
Chieko Taguchi ◽  
Itaru Suzuki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Infection Control ◽  
Adenosine Triphosphate ◽  
Dental Care ◽  
Dental Treatment ◽  
Effective Area ◽  
Infection Risk ◽  
Physical Characteristics ◽  
Dental Hygienist ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Dental Professionals

Dental professionals are at increased risk of being infected with airborne pathogens such as SARS-CoV-2 because they are often exposed to droplets/aerosols production during dental treatment. To scientifically clear the effects of extraoral and oral suctions on the droplets and aerosols produced by dental treatments using an ultrasonic scaler was analyzed. The adenosine triphosphate and bacteria in droplets and aerosols produced during simulated scaling were quantitatively observed by reactions with luciferin/luciferase and incubation in culture plates to grow bacteria, respectively. The protection against spreading droplets and aerosols by oral and extraoral suctions was recognized, and the areas were limited to the left and posterior sides of the dental chair head when a right-handed dentist and dental hygienist performed scaling. Extraoral suction is a very useful tool for reducing the infection risk of COVID-19 in dental care, but the effective area is limited depending on physical characteristics of dentist and dental hygienist.

Proctorship in Minimally Invasive Colorectal Surgery

2021 ◽  
Vol 34 (03) ◽  
pp. 186-193
Author(s):  
Assad Zahid ◽  
Danilo Miskovic
Keyword(s):  
Quality Control ◽  
Colorectal Surgery ◽  
Minimally Invasive ◽  
Emerging Technology ◽  
Specific Technique ◽  
Novel Technique ◽  
The Past ◽  
Or Groups ◽  
Minimally Invasive Colorectal Surgery ◽  
Teaching Programs

AbstractTeaching an established surgeon in a novel technique by a colleague who has acquired a level of expertise is often referred to as “proctoring” or “precepting.” Surgical preceptorships can be defined as supervised teaching programs, whereby individual or groups of surgeons (proctors) experienced in a certain technique support a colleague who wants to adopt this technique (sometimes referred to as “delegates” or “preceptees”). Preceptorship programs really focus on a specific technique, technology, or skill which is required to broaden, complement, or transform an established surgeon's practice.Within colorectal surgery, in the past 30 years, there is been an evolution of interventional options including open, laparoscopic, robotic, and endoscopic procedures. With each new emerging technology and technique, safe and effective uptake by established surgeons is best been attained by a period of proctorship by an experienced colleague. Formalizing this has been facilitated largely through industry support. There, however, remains a considerable chasm when it comes to standardization, quality control, and jurisprudence.This article aims to describe the requirements for a contemporary proctorship program, to examine instruments of quality control, and how to improve effectiveness.

Minimally-invasive dentistry via dual-function novel bioactive low-shrinkage-stress flowable nanocomposites

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ebtehal G. Albeshir ◽  
Abdulrahman A. Balhaddad ◽  
Heba Mitwalli ◽  
Xiaohong Wang ◽  
Jirun Sun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Minimally Invasive ◽  
Shrinkage Stress ◽  
Dual Function ◽  
Minimally Invasive Dentistry

scholarly journals Secondary education in transition in Nigeria: The question of quality

2000 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 99-109
Author(s):  
R. A. Alani
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Education ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
National Policy ◽  
Training And Development ◽  
Traditional Art ◽  
Material Resources ◽  
The Past ◽  
History Of ◽  
School Curricula

The paper traced the history of the development of secondary education in Nigeria since its inception in J859. The paper noted the emphasis on traditional art and science subjects in the past and the innovations that have been brought into the secondary school curricula by the National Policy 011 Education published in 1977, but revised in J981 and J998. The problems of implementing the curricula were briefly mentioned. The paper finally highlighted steps that could be taken to improve the quality of secondary education, such as provision of physical and material resources, adequate financing of education, teacher training and development, improvement of the conditions of service for teachers and supervision of instruction, among others.

scholarly journals Neurospinal Surgery Innovations

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 121-122
Author(s):  
James Wang
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Minimally Invasive ◽  
Treatment Plan ◽  
Invasive Technique ◽  
Surgical Trauma ◽  
The Past ◽  
The World ◽  
Spine Diseases ◽  
Invasive Techniques ◽  
Important Branch

Over the past few decades, majority of neurosurgeons only specialize in spinal cord diseases. However, with the advances in spine surgery, more and more neurosurgeons focus on spine diseases. Precision minimally invasive technique in surgery of spine and spinal cord is an important branch of neurosurgery. As traditional surgery has been gradually replaced by precision surgery, open surgery has been gradually replaced by minimally invasive surgery (MIS), the diagnosis and treatment of spine diseases has been benefiting from minimally invasive techniques. With minimal surgical trauma, precise localization, MIS has become the inevitable trend of new neurosurgery. The model of multidisciplinary team is gradually becoming universal in the world in order to make the best treatment plan for the patient with spine diseases on the basis of the comprehensive disciplinary opinion.

scholarly journals Minimally invasive comprehensive treatment for granulomatous lobular mastitis

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yaohuai Wang ◽  
Junlong Song ◽  
Yi Tu ◽  
Chuang Chen ◽  
Shengrong Sun
Keyword(s):  
Retrospective Study ◽  
Minimally Invasive ◽  
Operative Technique ◽  
Treatment Process ◽  
Comprehensive Treatment ◽  
The Past ◽  
Image Characteristics ◽  
Surgical History ◽  
Hospital Stays

Abstract Objective: To describe a minimally invasive comprehensive treatment for granulomatous lobular mastitis (GLM) and compare its effect with the existing methods, particularly in terms of its recurrence rate and esthetic outcomes. Methods: This retrospective study reviewed 69 GLM patients receiving the minimally invasive comprehensive treatment. Patients’ information, including age, clinical features, image characteristics, histopathological findings, mastitis history, treatment process, operative technique, recurrence, and esthetic effect, was evaluated. Results: All patients were female with a median age of 32 (range 17 - 55) years. Hospital stays ranged from 2 to 34 days, with a median of 6 days. The shortest time for complete rehabilitation was 2 days and the longest time was 365 days, with a median of 30 days. After a median follow-up of 391 days (range 162 - 690), 7 patients (10.14%) relapsed. The average cosmetic score was 2.62 ± 0.57 points and was mainly related to the past treatment, especially the surgical history. Conclusion: Minimally invasive comprehensive treatment is a new method for the treatment of GLM, ensuring a therapeutic effect while maintaining breast beauty.

25 years of SMIT: The past, the present, and the future of minimally invasive therapy

2013 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 194-199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eiji Kanehira ◽  
Marco Maria Lirici ◽  
Andreas Melzer ◽  
Marc O Schurr ◽  
Elisabeth Hermann-Decker
Keyword(s):  
Minimally Invasive ◽  
Minimally Invasive Therapy ◽  
Invasive Therapy ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Future

Current Options for the Treatment of Pectus Carinatum: When to Brace and When to Operate?

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (04) ◽  
pp. 347-354 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sherif Emil
Keyword(s):  
Minimally Invasive ◽  
Chest Wall ◽  
Pectus Excavatum ◽  
Surgical Correction ◽  
Diagnosis And Treatment ◽  
Pectus Carinatum ◽  
The Past ◽  
Minimally Invasive Surgical

AbstractPectus carinatum has traditionally been described as a rare chest wall anomaly in comparison to pectus excavatum. However, recent data from chest wall anomaly clinics demonstrate that this deformity is probably much more frequent than once believed. In the past, invasive surgical correction by the Ravitch technique was essentially the only option for treatment of pectus carinatum. Major advances over the past two decades have provided additional options, including noninvasive chest wall bracing and minimally invasive surgical correction. This article will discuss current options for the treatment of pectus carinatum, and some of the factors that should be taken into account when choosing the options available. Diagnosis and treatment of the pectus arcuatum variant will also be described.

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