scholarly journals Viability of Multi-Specialty Dental Center in Bacolod City

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 29-30
Author(s):  
Jasmine Joyce G. Mendez ◽  
Rizalie N.E. Mibato
Keyword(s):  
Support Staff ◽  
Dental Clinic ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Dental Practices ◽  
Potential Challenge ◽  
Dental Professionals

A Multi-Specialty Dental Center (MSDC) is one in which dentists share facilities, administration, income and expenses, support staff, and equipment.  It is a single practice entity that provides general dentistry services in collaboration with the provision of one or more dental specialties.  Moreover, dentists can specialize in related dental practices or offer a wide range of specialties.  This business is relatively stable as it is a growing source of revenue. The primary purpose of a multi-specialty dental clinic is to serve all the needs of patients in one convenient location. Dental specialists can consult with each other and provide tests and radiological exams under one roof.  Having a group of experts, dental professionals who can perform together to surpass a patient's dental or aesthetic objectives is an advantage.  It is also essential to address a potential challenge within the multi-specialty dental facility.

scholarly journals Brief Motivational Interviewing in Dental Practice

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 51 ◽  
Author(s):  
David G. Gillam ◽  
Huda Yusuf
Keyword(s):  
Behavior Change ◽  
Motivational Interviewing ◽  
Positive Behavior ◽  
Dental Practice ◽  
Motivation To Change ◽  
Patient Centered ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Dental Practices ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Dental Professionals

Motivational Interviewing has been demonstrated to be effective for a wide range of health behaviors. It is an effective behavior change method, which can be utilized in the dental practice setting. It can be used as a brief intervention to increase motivation to improve patients’ oral hygiene behaviors as well as providing a framework for delivering diet, smoking cessation, oral health changes, and alcohol advice. It involves four processes: engaging, focusing, evoking, and planning, guiding, which supports the patient towards a positive behavior change. Motivational Interviewing is a collaborative, patient-centered approach evoking the patient’s own motivation to change, thereby enhancing the relationship between the clinician and patient and improving patient outcomes. This review will provide an overview on the topic for dental professionals as well as helpful suggestions for supporting a positive behavior change in their dental practices.

scholarly journals COVID-19—Awareness and Practice of Dentists in Saudi Arabia

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 330
Author(s):  
Bassel Tarakji ◽  
Mohammad Zakaria Nassani ◽  
Faisal Mehsen Alali ◽  
Anas B. Alsalhani ◽  
Nasser Raqe Alqhtani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Infection Control ◽  
Dental Treatment ◽  
Clinical Symptoms ◽  
Dental Clinic ◽  
Health Authorities ◽  
Environmental Surfaces ◽  
Guidelines And Recommendations ◽  
Current Guidelines ◽  
Dental Professionals

Dental professionals have a major role in the fight against the spread and transmission of COVID-19. This study aimed to evaluate awareness and practice of dentists in Saudi Arabia regarding COVID-19 and the utilization of infection control methods. A 24-item questionnaire was developed and distributed through social media to 627 dentists working in Saudi Arabia. 177 questionnaires were completed (28.2% response rate). Most dentists were aware about the transmission, incubation time and main clinical symptoms of COVID-19. Almost 83% of the respondents appreciate the risk of droplets, aerosols and airborne particles in transmission of COVID-19 in the dental clinic. Among the common practices of participants are measuring patient’s body temperature before undertaking a dental treatment (88.7%), cleaning the environmental surfaces at the dental clinic after each patient (91.5%) and restriction of dental treatment to emergency cases (82.5%). It seems that practicing dentists in Saudi Arabia are fairly aware about COVID-19. The practices of the surveyed dentists appear to be mostly consistent with the current guidelines and recommendations for infection control of COVID-19 in the dental clinic. Some drawbacks in knowledge and a number of inappropriate practices can be identified and require the attention of health authorities.

scholarly journals Energy Efficient Opportunistic Sensing Management in Fog Cloud Environment

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 20-26
Author(s):  
Anju Gupta ◽  
R K Bathla
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficient ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Sensory Data ◽  
Computing Platform ◽  
Opportunistic Sensing ◽  
Battery Power ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Sensor Cloud ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Potential Challenge

With so many people now wearing mobile devices with sensors (such as smartphones), utilizing the immense capabilities of these business mobility goods has become a prospective skill to significant behavioural and ecological sensors. A potential challenge for pervasive context assessment is opportunistic sensing, has been effectively used to a wide range of applications. The sensor cloud combines cloud technology with a wireless sensor, resulting in a scalable and cost-effective computing platform for real-time applications. Because the sensor's battery power is limited and the data centre’s servers consume a significant amount of energy to supply storage, a sensor cloud must be energy efficient. This study provides a Fog-based semantic for enabling these kinds of technologies quickly and successfully. The suggested structure is comprised of fundamental algorithms to help set up and coordinate the fog sensing jobs. It creates effective multihop routes for coordinating relevant devices and transporting acquired sensory data to fog sinks. It was claimed that energy-efficient sensor cloud approaches were categorized into different groups and that each technology was examined using numerous characteristics. The outcomes of a series of thorough test simulation in NS3 to define the practicality of the created console, as well as the proportion of each parameter utilized for each technology, are computed.

scholarly journals Personal Protective Equipment used for Infection Control in Dental Practices

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
AP Pandit ◽  
Neha Bhagatkar ◽  
Mallika Ramachandran
Keyword(s):  
Infection Control ◽  
Personal Protective Equipment ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Protective Equipment ◽  
Dental Equipment ◽  
Dental Practices ◽  
A Current ◽  
Dental Professionals ◽  
Total Market ◽  
Dental Products

ABSTRACT The potential size of India's dental market is vast and is expected to become one of the largest single country markets for overseas dental products and materials. The total market for the dental equipment and materials is estimated to be around US$ 90 million annually. There are more than 1, 80,000 dental professionals in India, 297 dental institutes and over 5,000 dental laboratories. Thus, there is a huge potential for the market of personal protective equipment (PPE) used for infection control in dentistry. India's market for dental products is extremely dynamic, with a current estimated growth rate of between 25 and 30%. Overall, the dental market is expected to grow by 20%.1 The personal protective equipment used in the practice of dentistry in India. Since dentistry is predominantly a surgical discipline, it leads to exposure to the pathogenic microorganisms harbored in blood, body fluids and other potentially infectious material. Thus, the use of adequate and good quality PPE is imperative for infection control in dental practice. With the growing potential of India's dental market, the growth of the market for PPE is inevitable. But, it is equally important to raise the awareness among dental community about good quality products adhering to required standards to prevent the usage of low-cost, uncertified and sub-standard products that decrease the safety levels of personnel. The present study is conducted with a view to observe the personal protective equipment used for infection control in dental practices. How to cite this article Pandit AP, Bhagatkar N, Ramachandran M. Personal Protective Equipment used for Infection Control in Dental Practices. Int J Res Foundation Hosp Healthc Adm 2015;3(1):10-12.

scholarly journals Qual o melhor anestésico local para meu paciente? Tabela das condições sistêmicas encontradas na clínica odontológica e a sua relação na escolha do sal anestésico e vasoconstritor

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodrigo Resende
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Local Anesthetic ◽  
Local Anesthetics ◽  
Oral Surgery ◽  
Systemic Disease ◽  
Systemic Diseases ◽  
Dental Clinic ◽  
National Market ◽  
Dental Professionals

RESUMOO uso de soluções anestésicas é realizada quase que diariamente pelos profissionais de odontologia. Entretanto, os anestésicos locais disponíveis no mercado apresentam-se sob a forma de soluções com composições e concentrações variadas, tanto com relação ao sal anestésico, vasoconstritor e seu preservativo. Talvez, pela grande variedade de associações, possa surgir diversas dúvidas quanto à melhor escolha durante a prática clínica diária, principalmente quando o mesmo apresenta algum tipo de doença sistêmica. Com isso, o objetivo desse trabalho é realizar uma revisão de literatura das melhores indicações e possíveis contraindicações de soluções  anestésicas locais disponíveis no mercado nacional, relacionando com doenças sistêmicas que comumente são atendidas na clínica odontológica.Palavras – Chave: Odontologia; Anestésico local; Cirurgia oral. ABSTRACT The use of anesthetic solutions is performed almost daily by dental professionals. However, the local anesthetics available on the market come in the form of solutions with varying compositions and concentrations, both with respect to the anesthetic salt, vasoconstrictor and its preservative. Perhaps, due to the wide variety of associations, several doubts may arise regarding the best choice during daily clinical practice, especially when it presents some type of systemic disease. Thus, the objective of this work is to carry out a literature review of the best indications and possible contraindications for local anesthetic solutions available in the national market, relating to systemic diseases that are commonly seen in the dental clinic. Key words: Dentistry; Local anesthetic; Oral surgery.

scholarly journals The Threat of Computer Crime: Identifying the Problem and Formulating a Response at Force Level

1998 ◽  
Vol 71 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-34
Author(s):  
Andy Bliss ◽  
Clive Harfield
Keyword(s):  
Working Group ◽  
Potential Problem ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Support Staff ◽  
Computer Crime ◽  
Force Level ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
To Come ◽  
Police Forces

Computers impact on many aspects of daily life and increasingly are utilized in a wide range of criminal activities. They facilitate actions which might come to be considered criminal but which, as yet, are not illegal and they have affected the nature of victimization. Inevitably police forces are having to come to terms with this new phenomenon. This article presents research undertaken by Sussex Police in identifying the extent of the potential problem (elsewhere previous studies have focused on the nature of the problem) and in formulating a response. The work was undertaken by a Computer Crime Working Group of 15 officers and specialist support staff, including the present authors. The Group's Report was submitted to the Sussex Police Crime Management Sub-Committee in December 1996.

scholarly journals COVID-19 and Its Effect on Dentistry

2020 ◽  
pp. 14-24
Author(s):  
Amil Sharma ◽  
Rupali Balpande ◽  
Arpit Shrivastava ◽  
Gayatri Deshmukh ◽  
Pritee Bargaje ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Respiratory Tract ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Dental Health ◽  
Surgical Instruments ◽  
Upper Respiratory Tract ◽  
Dental Staff ◽  
Dental Practices ◽  
Close Range ◽  
Nose And Throat ◽  
Dental Professionals

COVID-19 or normally known as a coronavirus disease has already been in a pandemic situation which almost grabs many countries in the world. Its outbreak is still at large and even grasping medical professionals too.COVID-19 is a disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 that can trigger what doctors call a respiratory tract infection. It can affect the upper respiratory tract (sinuses, nose, and throat) or lower respiratory tract (windpipe and lungs). It spreads the same way other coronaviruses do, mainly through person-to-person contact. Infections range from mild to deadly. Although the mortality rate of this virus is low, it is especially potent against people with underlying systemic conditions. The practice of dentistry involves the use of rotary dental and surgical instruments, such as Handpieces or ultrasonic Scalars and air-water syringes. These instruments create a visible spray that can contain particle droplets of water, saliva, blood, microorganisms, and other debris. Dental health care professionals are at higher risk due to their close working field to the patient's oral cavity. The outbreak of COVID-19 has affected all businesses including general dental practices, which are suffering huge financial losses as they have been advised to give only emergency dental care because dentistry is a profession where the doctor as well as the dental staff works in close range of patients mouth. These recommendations should be appreciated as a positive step but they have caused serious financial implications for dental practices. It can be concluded that current dental practice globally is limited to the provision of emergency treatments only. So this article briefly discussed Covid-19 and a precautionary measurement needs to be taken by dental professionals

scholarly journals Recommendations based on International Guidelines for Safe Dental Practice During Covid-19

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-30
Author(s):  
Ashutosh Kumar Singh ◽  
Manoj Humagain ◽  
Nikita Khanal
Keyword(s):  
International Organizations ◽  
Disease Transmission ◽  
Dental Practice ◽  
International Guidelines ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Treatment Providers ◽  
Dental Practices ◽  
Risk Of Disease ◽  
Dental Conditions ◽  
Dental Professionals

The shutdown of dental practices after the announcement of COVID-19 has been implemented worldwide. Aerosol generating procedures and face to face contact with the patients put dental professionals at highest risk of disease transmission. There is a looming risk of increasing severity of dental conditions and burden on treatment providers if required dental treatments are kept on hold for an indefinite time. There is a need for definite guidelines to safely resume dental practice in Nepal, based on international experiences during COVID-19 pandemic and international dental societies recommendations. We have compiled multiple recommendations and guidelines from reputed international organizations and collected evidence from dental professional’s work from China and Italy during COVID-19 crisis and attempted to put forward some recommendations and guidelines that can be followed for a safe dental practice in Nepal.

scholarly journals Prevalence, prevention and risk factors for lumbar spine pain in dental practitioners

2017 ◽  
Vol 70 (9-10) ◽  
pp. 312-317
Author(s):  
Elvis Mahmutovic ◽  
Radoslava Doder ◽  
Zana Dolicanin ◽  
Bozana Radanovic ◽  
Tanja Jankovic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Lumbar Spine ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Treatment Options ◽  
Dental Clinic ◽  
Spine Pain ◽  
Dental Practitioners ◽  
The Right ◽  
A Prospective Study ◽  
Dental Professionals

Introduction. Lumbar spine pain is among the most common conditions affecting daily activities in modern-day societies, as well as the second most common cause of absenteeism from work. The aim of the paper was to determine the incidence of lumbar spine pain in dental professionals of the Dental Clinic of Vojvodina, the effects of lumbar spine pain on their general health and work ability, their attitude to treatment options, as well as potential etiological factors for the appearance of lumbar spine pain. Material and Methods. A prospective study included 45 employees of the Dental Clinic of Vojvodina. We investigated the association between the appearance of lumbar spine pain and the work of dental professionals. The data were gathered via a questionnaire analyzing musculoskeletal disorders, and the probable risk factors for their appearance. Results. There were 75.6% (34/45) of women and 24.4% (11/45) of men, aged from 22 to 64 years, with a total work experience of 13?9.6 years. Lumbar spine pain was recorded in 60% of examinees. They were mostly localized in the lower back (52.2%), but also spreading down along both legs (17.4%) and into the right hip (13%) (p < 0.01). The incidence of low back pain was higher in dentists (72.4%) than in dental assistants (45.5%) and dental technicians (20%) (p < 0.05). Conclusion. Lumbar spine disorders are among the most frequent occupational diseases in dental practice, associated with multifactorial causes. Ergonomics and ergonomic education are primary factors in the prevention and therapy of lumbar spine conditions.

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