scholarly journals Evaluating knowledge and approach of Medical practitioners towards Pediatric Dentistry in Hafar Al Batin.

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (07) ◽  
pp. 5544-5548
Author(s):  
Sami Faisal Jamdar ◽  
Mohammad Furaih Alanazi ◽  
Dr Mohammed Ghanem Aldhafeeri ◽  
Dr Ibrahem Alsuhimi ◽  
Fayez Al Humaidi Al Shammari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
General Anesthesia ◽  
Special Needs ◽  
Pediatric Dentistry ◽  
Scope Of Practice ◽  
Pediatric Department ◽  
Medical Practitioners ◽  
Pediatric Dentists ◽  
Pediatric Oral Health ◽  
Patients With Special Needs

Abstract : Aim: To raise awareness, regarding the scope of practice in Pediatric Dentistry, among medical practitioners working in the Pediatrics Department. Material and Methods:  Members of the Office of Director of Dentistry in Hafr Al Batin visited all the hospitals and conducted a paper-based survey. Pediatricians and resident doctors working in the pediatric department were asked to fill a questionnaire. The questionnaire elicited information regarding personal details, knowledge, approach and awareness towards pediatric oral health. A total of 122 responses were collected, and their results analyzed.   Results :   A total of 122 responses were collected of which 62 were pediatricians and 60 were physicians. The average age was 41 years. Most Pediatricians knew about Pediatric dentistry as a separate specialty in dentistry whereas most physicians were unaware of it. The scope of practice of pediatric dentists, especially in handling patients with special needs were not known to many of them. The overall response was unsatisfactory.   Conclusion:  Most of the consultants and specialists Pediatricians were aware of Pediatric Dentistry as a distinct specialty. The survey found out that a significant number of doctors were oblivious of the scope of practice, especially in the management of patients with special needs, under general anesthesia. A dedicated CME program was conducted to spread awareness among the concerned doctors, and suggestions made to improve the services.  

scholarly journals COVID-19: General and Oral Manifestations in Children, Impact on Pediatric Dentistry and Future Perspective

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-43
Author(s):  
Barun Kumar Sah ◽  
Sunanda Sundas ◽  
Neha Dhakal
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Close Contact ◽  
Pediatric Dentistry ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Future Perspective ◽  
Viral Spread ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Pediatric Dentists ◽  
Pediatric Oral Health ◽  
High Level

(COVID-19) has spread rapidly across the globe, becoming a major public health concern for countries around the world. Despite worldwide efforts to contain viral spread, the outbreak has not shown any promising signs of containment yet. The coronavirus disease 2019 is a respiratory infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). It is mainly transmitted through respiratory droplets and close contact. As COVID-19 cases have been reported among children as well, there is an increased risk of acquiring the disease through these Silent Carriers who present as asymptomatic with mild or moderate clinical viral infection. The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) is constantly revising their checklist for re-emergence in pediatric dental practice during the COVID-19 pandemic. Pediatric dentists should keep a high level of awareness to help patients, minimize risk and prevent viral spread. During this period of pandemic, management of child’s oral health presents specific difficulties related to the infectious spread of the disease. The aim of this article is to review the Covid-19 infection in children, its impact on pediatric oral health, challenges for pediatric dentistry and future perspective.

Knowledge of caregivers of patients with special needs about oral health

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tamiris Christensen Bueno ◽  
Juliana Vianna Pereira ◽  
Mirlena Mansur Dionizio Da Silva ◽  
Rogério de Andrade Elias ◽  
Márcio Ajudarte Lopes
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Special Needs ◽  
Patients With Special Needs

scholarly journals Prognosis following dental implant treatment under general anesthesia in patients with special needs

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 205 ◽  
Author(s):  
Il-hyung Kim ◽  
Tae Seong Kuk ◽  
Sang Yoon Park ◽  
Yong-suk Choi ◽  
Hyun Jeong Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
General Anesthesia ◽  
Special Needs ◽  
Dental Implant ◽  
Patients With Special Needs ◽  
Implant Treatment

scholarly journals The Use of Office-Based Sedation and General Anesthesia by Board Certified Pediatric Dentists Practicing in the United States

2012 ◽  
Vol 59 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nassim F. Olabi ◽  
James E. Jones ◽  
Mark A. Saxen ◽  
Brian J. Sanders ◽  
LaQuia A. Walker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
General Anesthesia ◽  
Categorical Data ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
The United States ◽  
Pediatric Dentistry ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Ordered Categorical Data ◽  
Pediatric Dentists ◽  
Ordered Categorical

The purpose of this study is to explore the use of office-based sedation by board-certified pediatric dentists practicing in the United States. Pediatric dentists have traditionally relied upon self-administered sedation techniques to provide office-based sedation. The use of dentist anesthesiologists to provide office-based sedation is an emerging trend. This study examines and compares these two models of office-based sedations. A survey evaluating office-based sedation of diplomates of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry (ABPD) based on gender, age, years in practice, practice types, regions, and years as a diplomate of the ABPD was completed by 494 active members. The results were summarized using frequencies and percentages. Relationships of dentist age, gender, and number of years in practice with the use of intravenous (IV) sedation was completed using two-way contingency tables and Mantel-Haenszel tests for ordered categorical data. Relationships of office-based sedation use and the type of one's practice were examined using Pearson chi-square tests. Of the 1917 surveys e-mailed, 494 completed the survey for a response rate of 26%. Over 70% of board-certified US pediatric dentists use some form of sedation in their offices. Less than 20% administer IV sedation, 20 to 40% use a dentist anesthesiologist, and 60 to 70% would use dentist anesthesiologists if one were available.

scholarly journals History of Pediatric Dentistry in Nepal

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-31
Author(s):  
Gajendra Birajee ◽  
Bandana Koirala ◽  
Senchhema Limbu ◽  
Mamta Dali ◽  
Sneha Shrestha
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Pediatric Dentistry ◽  
Dental Practice ◽  
Vast Array ◽  
National Organization ◽  
Care Services ◽  
History Of ◽  
Pediatric Dentists

Pediatric dentistry is an age-defined specialty that includes a vast array of oral healthcare-related disciplines for children. It is the most needed health care services and yet the most neglected in Nepal. Specialist pediatric dental practice in Nepal started around two decades ago. The Nepalese Association of Pediatric Dentistry (NAPD) is a nonprofit, non-government, national organization of pediatric dentists of Nepal formed with the motto of uplifting oral health of children throughout the country. NAPD is consistently conducting conferences, workshops, continuing dental education (CDE) programs and symposiums. It also serves community by conducting many free oral health check-ups, and oral health awareness rallies for fulfilling the purpose of maintaining the good oral health of children.

scholarly journals Demand in Pediatric Dentistry for Sedation and General Anesthesia by Dentist Anesthesiologists: A Survey of Directors of Dentist Anesthesiologist and Pediatric Dentistry Residencies

2012 ◽  
Vol 59 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Gray Hicks ◽  
James E. Jones ◽  
Mark A. Saxen ◽  
Gerardo Maupome ◽  
Brian J. Sanders ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
General Anesthesia ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Deep Sedation ◽  
Program Directors ◽  
Pediatric Dentistry ◽  
Pediatric Dentists

This study describes what training programs in pediatric dentistry and dental anesthesiology are doing to meet future needs for deep sedation/general anesthesia services required for pediatric dentistry. Residency directors from 10 dental anesthesiology training programs in North America and 79 directors from pediatric dentistry training programs in North America were asked to answer an 18-item and 22-item online survey, respectively, through an online survey tool. The response rate for the 10 anesthesiology training program directors was 9 of 10 or 90%. The response rate for the 79 pediatric dentistry training program directors was 46 of 79 or 58%. Thirty-seven percent of pediatric dentistry programs use clinic-based deep sedation/general anesthesia for dental treatment in addition to hospital-based deep sedation/general anesthesia. Eighty-eight percent of those programs use dentist anesthesiologists for administration of deep sedation/general anesthesia in a clinic-based setting. Pediatric dentistry residency directors perceive a future change in the need for deep sedation/general anesthesia services provided by dentist anesthesiologists to pediatric dentists: 64% anticipate an increase in need for dentist anesthesiologist services, while 36% anticipate no change. Dental anesthesiology directors compared to 2, 5, and 10 years ago have seen an increase in the requests for dentist anesthesiologist services by pediatric dentists reported by 56% of respondents (past 2 years), 63% of respondents (past 5 years), and 88% of respondents (past 10 years), respectively. Predicting the future need of dentist anesthesiologists is an uncertain task, but these results show pediatric dentistry directors and dental anesthesiology directors are considering the need, and they recognize a trend of increased need for dentist anesthesiologist services over the past decade.

scholarly journals A clinical-statistical study of patients with disabilities’ oral health problems, treated under general anesthesia, at the dental department of «Agios Dimitrios» General Hospital of Thessaloniki, Greece, from 01/01/2008 to 31/12/2009.

2021 ◽  
pp. 87-100
Author(s):  
Varvara Perperidou ◽  
◽  
Ioannis Tilaveridis ◽  
Grigorios Venetis ◽  
Lambros Zouloumis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
General Anesthesia ◽  
Special Needs ◽  
General Hospital ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Statistical Study ◽  
Health Management ◽  
Systemic Diseases ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Female Patients

General anesthesia has proved to be an ef- fective mean for treating patients in need of restorative and surgical treatment, when other methods have failed. Aim: The aim of this retrospective clinical-statistical study was to assess the characteristics, oral health management of special needs patients attending for DGA treatment at Agios Dimitrios General Hospital of Thessaloniki,. Patients and method: Medical files retrieved from 169 male and 129 female patients, from 5 to 63 years of age and 36,2% of them were children and adoles- cence.257 patients during a twelve year old period, from 01/01/2008 to 31/12/2019. Demographic, quantitative and qualitative data were obtained from patients’ files (e.g place of residence, gender, age, type of disability, comorbidity, amount and type of treatments provided and were analyzed by means of descriptive and comparative statistics.Results: 298 DGA treatments were performed to 169 males and 129 female patients, from 5 to 63 years of age and 63,8% of them were over 18 years old. 68,5% of the patients were mentally retarded, 17,8% were au- tistic, 7% had cerebral palsy, 3,5% suffered from vari- ous syndromes and 3,2% were patients with systemic diseases and other health issues. A total of 2787 treat- ments were provided, with higher prevalence of 49,8% for restorative treatments. Conclusions: In many patients with severe disability, DGA is the only treatment option. The number and the geographic distribution of dental departments of Greek NHS that provide DGA, does not guarantee the equal and unimpeded access of special needs patients. Therefore, implementation of organized oral preventive programs is necessary, along with investment on the appropriate infrastructure, that would allow the creation of additional dental departments providing DGA treatments within the NHS.

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