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.

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.

The Teaching of Undergraduate Orthodontics in Nigeria

1987 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 269-271 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mike Isiekwe
Keyword(s):  
Dental Students ◽  
Dental School ◽  
Full Time ◽  
The University

A description is given of the teaching of Orthodontics to Undergraduate Dental Students in Nigeria over the last 15 years. The advantages of a change in Orthodontic curriculum at the University of Lagos Dental School are highlighted. The importance of having at least one full-time Orthodontist, in each Nigeirian dental school, is emphasized.

scholarly journals Cultural Competence of Australian Dental Students

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodrigo Mariño ◽  
Julie Satur ◽  
Eren Tuncer ◽  
Megan Tran ◽  
Elizabeth Milford ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Cultural Competence ◽  
Linguistically Diverse ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Culturally Competent ◽  
Dental Surgery ◽  
Dental Practitioners ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The University

Abstract Background: Australia possesses a highly multicultural demographic, and thus dental practitioners are likely to encounter culturally and linguistically diverse individuals regularly. It is important for dental practitioners to be culturally competent, however, cultural competency education is highly variable in the curricula of dentistry and oral health courses in Australia, and research is largely limited to dentistry students. This study aims to investigate and compare perceived attitudes, beliefs and practices of cultural competence amongst first and final year Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) and Bachelor of Oral Health (BOH) students at the University of Melbourne Dental School.Methods: Following ethics approval, anonymous questionnaires were completed by 213 participants. The questionnaire was adapted from Schwarz’s Healthcare Provider Cultural Competence Instrument (HPCCI) and consisted of five scales. Data was analysed using SPSS V 24.0 software.Results: A total of 213 students participated in this study (response rate = 88%) The majority of participants were female (n=114, 53.5%) and the mean age of 23.5 years (range 18 - 40). The majority of participants were Australian born (n=110) with 74.6 percent (n=159) first generation Australians. Participants who identified as Australian represented 35.7 percent (n=76) with 66.1 percent (n=141) identified as partly Australian. Multivariate analysis indicated that, after controlling for other independent variables in the model, those who had the highest cultural competence score were female, who self-identify as “Australian”, who were in the final year. Furthermore, those who were in the final BOH year scored significatively higher than final year DDS students.Conclusion: The findings of this study suggest that there is a significant difference in students self-reported cultural competence at different stages of their education. This may be attributed to differences in cultural competence education, scope of practice and the type of patient encounters that students may experience. Future research should involve follow up to create longitudinal data, as well as research at other dental schools in Australia and overseas.

scholarly journals Prevalence of oral tori among medical and dental Students at the University of the West Indies

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-33
Author(s):  
Arvind Babu Rajendra Santosh ◽  
Thaon Jones ◽  
Hima Venugopal ◽  
Keisha Smith ◽  
J Suzanne Turpin Mair ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
West Indies ◽  
Dental Treatment ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
African Countries ◽  
The West ◽  
Torus Palatinus ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The University ◽  
Medical And Dental Students

Objective:  To determine the prevalence and gender variation of torus palatinus (TP) and torus mandibularis (TM) amongst medical and dental students at the Mona campus of the University of the West Indies. Subjects and Methods: The study observed 335 medical and dental students from the Mona campus of the University of the West Indies. Routine dental examinations were conducted to check the presence/absence of TP and TM by inspection and palpation. Results: The overall prevalence of TP and TM was 27.76%. The oral torus prevalence was as follows, torus palatinus was 44.08%, torus mandibularis was 36.55% and individuals with both torus palatinus and mandibularis was 19.35%. The study observed that the prevalence of TP and TM in females was 16.11% (54/335), and males 11.64% (39/335). It was also found that bilateral torus mandibularis (40.38%) was more prevalent than unilateral right torus mandibularis (36.53%) and unilateral left torus mandibularis (23.07%). Conclusions: The prevalence of TP and TM are comparatively higher than neighboring Caribbean nations and West African countries. Our observations also highlighted that TP is highly prevalent among various types of oral tori. The study also recorded higher prevalence of oral tori among females. Due to higher prevalence of oral tori among the study group, Jamaican dentists need be knowledgeable about the high prevalence and clinical significance of TP and TM for dental treatment.

scholarly journals Cultural competence of Australian dental students

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodrigo Mariño ◽  
Julie Satur ◽  
Eren Tuncer ◽  
Megan Tran ◽  
Elizabeth Milford ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Cultural Competence ◽  
Linguistically Diverse ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Dental Surgery ◽  
Role Modelling ◽  
Dental Practitioners ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The University

Abstract Background Australia possesses a highly multicultural demographic, and thus dental practitioners are likely to regularly encounter culturally and linguistically diverse individuals. It is important for dental practitioners to be culturally competent, however, cultural competency education is highly variable in the curricula of dentistry and oral health courses in Australia, and research is largely limited to dentistry students. This study aims to investigate and compare perceived attitudes, beliefs and practices of cultural competence amongst first and final year Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) and Bachelor of Oral Health (BOH) students at the University of Melbourne Dental School. Methods Following ethics approval, anonymous questionnaires were completed by 213 participants. The questionnaire was adapted from Schwarz’s Healthcare Provider Cultural Competence Instrument and consisted of five scales. Data was analysed using SPSS V 24.0 software. Results A total of 213 students participated in this study (response rate = 88%) The majority of participants were female (n = 114, 53.5%) and the mean age of 23.5 years (range 18–40). The majority of participants were Australian born (n = 110) with 74.6% (n = 159) first generation Australians. Participants who identified as Australian represented 35.7% (n = 76) with 66.1% (n = 141) identified as partly Australian. Multivariate analysis indicated that, after controlling for other independent variables in the model, those who had the highest cultural competence score were female, who self-identify as “Australian”, who were in the final year. Furthermore, those who were in the final BOH year scored significatively higher than final year DDS students. Conclusion The findings of this study suggest that there is a significant difference in students self-reported cultural competence at different stages of their education. This may be attributed to differences in cultural competence education, scope of practice and the type of patient encounters and role modelling that students may experience. Future research should involve follow up to create longitudinal data, as well as research at other dental schools in Australia and overseas.

Taper of Full-Veneer Crown Preparations by Dental Students at the University of the West Indies

2010 ◽  
Vol 19 (7) ◽  
pp. 580-585 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reisha N. Rafeek ◽  
William A.J. Smith ◽  
Kevin G. Seymour ◽  
Lifong F. Zou ◽  
Dayananda Y.D. Samarawickrama
Keyword(s):  
West Indies ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
The West ◽  
The University
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