<p>Knowledge on and Attitude toward Silver Diamine Fluoride among Saudi Dental Practitioners in Riyadh Public Hospitals</p>

Introduction Women are under-represented in senior academic and hospital positions in many countries. The authors aim to assess the place and the evolution of all appointed female and male health practitioners’ working in French public Hospitals. Materials and methods Data of this observational study were collected from the National Management Centre (Centre National de Gestion) from 2015 up to January 1, 2020. First, the authors described demographic characteristics and specialties of all appointed medicine, pharmacy, and dentistry doctors’ working as Hospital Practitioners, Associate Professors, and Full Professors in French General and University-affiliated Hospitals in 2020. Then, they retrospectively reported the annual incidence of new entrance according to gender and professional status from 1999 to 2019 thanks to the appointment date of all practitioners in activity between 2015 and 2020. Results In 2020, 51 401 appointed practitioners (49.7% of female) were in activity in French public hospitals with a large majority being medical doctors (92.4%) compared to pharmacists (6%) and dentists (1.6%). Women represented 52.5% of the Hospital Practitioners, 48.6% of the Associate Professors, and 22.0% of the Full Professors (p < 0.001). There were disparities between the rates of female Full Professors in medicine (20.6%), pharmacy (36.1%), and dentistry (44.3%, p < 0.001). Women were appointed Hospital Practitioners and Associate Professors earlier than men (respectively 37.1 versus 38.8 years, p < 0.001 and 36.1 versus 36.5 years, p = 0.04), and at a later age among Full Professors (43.7 versus 41.9 years, p < 0.001). Compared to men, the annual proportion of appointed women varied significantly between 1999 and 2019 from 47.6% to 60.4% for Hospital Practitioners, from 50.0% to 44.6% for Associate Professors, and from 11.2% to 33.3% for Full Professors (p < 0.001 for trend). Conclusions Although more and more women occupy positions in French hospitals, there is still a gender gap regarding access to Full Professor status in medicine and pharmacy, but not in dentistry. The disparity in numbers makes comparison difficult. Despite a trend towards gender equality during the last twenty years, it has not yet been achieved regarding access to the highest positions.

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Age Assessment Practices by Dental Practitioners in Selected County Hospitals in Kenya

10.21203/rs.3.rs-827606/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Eunice Njeri Kihara ◽

Simon Karanja ◽

Peter wanzala ◽

Evelyn Gacheri Wagaiyu

Keyword(s):

Social History ◽

Dental Health ◽

Statistical Significance ◽

Assessment Methods ◽

Public Hospitals ◽

Estimation Methods ◽

Dental Age ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Age Assessment ◽

Dental Practitioners

Abstract Background Globally, individuals who do not possess authentic documentation of date of birth may require age assessment before accessing certain rights or facing legal consequences. The determination of age requires customization and a systematic multidisciplinary approach. Hence, professional and human rights organizations have established relevant guidelines. In Kenya, there is lack of a documented local policy on age assessment; nevertheless, the dentists working in public hospitals often receive patients for age assessment. In order to improve on local practices, there is need to investigate current age assessment procedures. Therefore, the objective of this study was to look at the age assessment methods in use currently. Methods The study design was cross-sectional. Data was collected prospectively from new patients who visited eight (8) selected public dental health facilities for age assessment during the study period 2019–2020.Patients were sampled through convenience sampling from randomly selected hospitals. Study variables included gender, estimated age and age assessment methods. The data was analysed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20. The statistical significance was tested by Chi-square test. Results The study included 316 patients, 186(58.9%) males and 130(41.1%) females. The average age was 19.42 ± 12.33 years, with a range of 1.5–79 years. There were significantly (Χ2(7) = 39.883, p = 0.000) more children (248,78.5%) than adults (68,21.5%). The age was assessed through examination of presented documents, social history and review of eruption patterns. There was significant use of dental panoramic radiographs (210,66.5%) to review root formation (Χ2(7) = 164.991, p = 0.000). Unspecified tooth maturity tables were used to deduce the dental age. Conclusion Age assessment was mostly indicated for children aged 18 years and below. Both non-medical and medical methods were applied in age assessment though devoid of any structured processes. Observation of eruption patterns and use of dental panoramic images to assess developing teeth were utilized in most patients. The dental age was assessed through the use of unspecified tooth maturity tables. There is need for further training on application and limitations of age estimation methods as well as development of a national protocol so as to ensure equality and provision of evidence based age assessment services.

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Role of Silver Diamine Fluoride in Dentistry

European Dental Research and Biomaterials Journal ◽

10.1055/s-0040-1710140 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 1 (01) ◽

pp. 27-31

Author(s):

Zohaib Khurshid ◽

Juzer Shabbir ◽

Abdullah Khaled Al-Otaibi ◽

Abdulelah Mohammad Alsalem ◽

Abdulmalik Abdullah Alhamdan ◽

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Keyword(s):

Dental Caries ◽

Control Strategy ◽

Turning Point ◽

Treatment Strategies ◽

Silver Diamine Fluoride ◽

Dental Practitioners ◽

Prevalent Disease ◽

Conservative Dentistry ◽

Dentinal Hypersensitivity

AbstractDental caries is the most prevalent disease in primary, mixed, and permanent dentition. Many preventive and treatment strategies were used in the last decades. Silver diamine fluoride (SDF) is a promising nontoxic material which proves to be a turning point concerning conservative dentistry if the patient and dental practitioners are adequately educated regarding it. Several advantages have been reported related to the use of SDF, including the procedure being pain-free and drill-free, patient- and doctor-friendly caries control strategy, and management of dentinal hypersensitivity.

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