scholarly journals Scientific Paper Production by Iranian Dental Schools Between 2015 and 2019

2021 ◽  
Vol In Press (In Press) ◽  
Author(s):  
Heshmatollah Heidari ◽  
Aira Sabokseir ◽  
Seyyed Taghi Heydari ◽  
Mehrdad Vossoughi ◽  
Ali Golkari
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Paper ◽  
Research Society ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Dental School ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Scientific Papers ◽  
School Faculty ◽  
Dental Schools

Background: Journal articles published by Iranian dental school faculty members have followed an upward trend Since 2000, based on: (1) the global growth rate; (2) the increase in the number of country’s dental schools and their relatively higher number of faculty members; and (3) the health ministry’s emphasis on research and scientific publications. Hence, it is important to keep ourselves up to date about the trend of scientific articles published by Iranian dental schools. Objectives: This study aimed to extract the number and quantitative value of articles authored by faculty members of Iranian dental schools that are indexed in three databases of SCOPUS, PubMed, and the Web of Science (WoS/ISI) from 2015 to 2019. Methods: A five-year cross-sectional study was conducted on the above-mentioned databases, using a similar strategy for all databases. Words “Iran” and “dent*” were searched in affiliations. The obtained results were investigated in-depth. The details of search results were checked out one by one. Only those articles with at least one author genuinely affiliated to an Iranian dental school were included for further assessment. The “number of articles” authored by at least one author and those with the “first author” affiliated to an Iranian dental school were counted. Then, the “quantitative value” or share of each author was calculated by dividing one by the number of authors of the article. The three variables were compared among databases, dental schools, and study years. Results: A total of 3922, 2473, and 2345 articles were retrieved from SCOPUS, PubMed, and WoS, respectively. Concerning SCOPUS and WoS databased, all three study variables had an increasing trend from 2015 to 2018 but decreased in 2019. In PubMed, however, the decline started from the beginning of the study period. Conclusions: The observed decline in the number of scientific papers produced or published at the end of the study period is worrying. The novel variable of “quantitative value” that was calculated in this study can be regarded as an appropriate and feasible indicator to determine the number of scientific papers published by individuals, dental schools, and the whole country’s dental research society, compared to other variables. Policymakers should rethink facilitating publication in accredited journals, especially those indexed in PubMed.

scholarly journals Association between Demographic Profile, Type of School and Dental Appearance Affecting Choice of Spouse among Undergraduates in Enugu, Nigeria

2020 ◽  
pp. 35-41
Author(s):  
Azubuike C. Okeke ◽  
Nneka K. Onyejaka ◽  
Nkiruka Folaranmi
Keyword(s):  
Social Interactions ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Dental School ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Dental Appearance ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Study Participants ◽  
Dental Schools ◽  
Type Of School

Background: Aspects of life such as social interactions and choice of partners can be influenced by human appearance. This study identified the effect of dental appearance on the choice of spouse among undergraduate students in Enugu. Study Design: This was a descriptive cross sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: The study was at Federal College of Dental Technology and Therapy and Institute of Management and Technology, Enugu, Nigeria. The study lasted for 3 months. Methodology: 402 final year students were recruited for the study but 4(1.0%) submitted incompletely filled questionnaires while 398(99.0%) submitted completely filled questionnaires. The mean age was 22.0± 2.24 years. More females 235(59.0%) than males 163(41.0%) participated in the study. Many were attending dental school 253(63.6%) while 145(36.4%) were attending non dental schools. All 379(95.2%) students who wished to get married believed that dental appearance can influence the choice of spouse. There was significant association between sex (P<0.001) and wish to get married and type of school (P=0.001) and dental appearance affecting choice of spouse. Conclusion: Many of the study participants wished to get married. Those attending dental school will consider dental appearance when making choice of a spouse and scattered teeth will affect the choice of spouse most negatively.

ANTICIPATED SOURCE OF STRESS AMONG DENTAL COLLEGE STUDENTS DURING COVID 19

2021 ◽  
pp. 48-50
Author(s):  
Harish Kancharla ◽  
Pawan Krishna Murti ◽  
D. Ashwani Lahari ◽  
S.S. Sandeep Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Dental School ◽  
Dental Student ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Study Materials ◽  
Positive Learning Environment ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Dental Schools

Background: Identication of the expected wellsprings of stress is signicant in dental instruction program, as it offers freedom to take different measures to forestall pressure in the dental school climate. The purpose of the present study was to address various sources of stress among dental students during covid 19 pandemic and its relation with gender and year of the study. Materials and Methods: rd th A questionnaire based cross-sectional study was conducted among 3 and 4 year students of a dental school. Questionnaire used in the study comprised the modied version of the questionnaire used in Dental Environmental Stress. A four-point Likert scale was used to record the responses from the subjects. A total of 180 subjects participated in the study. The collected data was statistically analyzed by descriptive statistics and Independent t test using SPPSS 21.0 version. Results: th Among the participants, 22% (40) were males and 78% (140) were females. 72 %( 130) were from 4 year while 28 %( rd 50%) were from 3 year. Majority of the study population were having fear of failing (64.7%), exam and grade stress (71.8%), stress for completion of clinical quota (71.2%), and stress for clinical set up (61.9%). Mean stress scores were signicantly related to gender of students. Conclusion: Prevalence of anticipated source of stress was high among dental student. This study highlight the need to implement a positive learning environment by employing strategies to combat the high levels of stress prevalent in dental schools.

scholarly journals Patterns of Facial Profile Preference in a Large Sample of Dental Students: A Cross-Sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (16) ◽  
pp. 8554
Author(s):  
Lívia Romsics ◽  
Angyalka Segatto ◽  
Kristóf Boa ◽  
Roland Becsei ◽  
Noémi Rózsa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soft Tissues ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Dental School ◽  
Dental Arch ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Facial Profile ◽  
Large Sample ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Dental Schools

The objective of this study was to explore dental students’ facial profile preferences in a large sample of students. Nine hundred and nineteen dental students of four dental schools were involved. As part of a larger study on dentofacial esthetics, six photo series consisting of one unaltered and four altered variants of the same female profile were distributed among the students. The altered features were ones that are esthetically significant according to the literature. The students had to indicate the photo in each series that they preferred. The data were analyzed in a regression model in which preference in the given photo series was the dependent variable and gender, grade of studies, and dental school were the factors. Eight hundred and sixty-one students (93.7%) responded. Gender and dental school were not associated with the observed preferences, but the grade of studies was associated for three of the modified parameters: chin prominence, the sagittal position of the maxillary dental arch, and the simultaneous modification of the prominence of the chin and the nose. This study has confirmed several earlier observations, and new observations have also been made. We have demonstrated that the anteroposterior position of the maxillary incisors may be an important determinant of profile esthetics, even if this position does not influence the situation of the soft tissues and if the forehead cannot be used as a reference. We have also shown that the harmony between the nose and the chin overrides the importance of their individual dimensions.

scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitudes And Behaviors Of Faculty Members On Childhood Vaccine Refusal A University

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
E Yigit ◽  
G Boz ◽  
A Gokce ◽  
M Aslan ◽  
A Ozer
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Evidence ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Childhood Vaccination ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Attitudes And Behaviors ◽  
Childhood Vaccine ◽  
And Behaviors

Abstract Introduction Vaccines stimulate the immune system and provides protection against a large number of diseases. Although there is a lot of scientific evidence that the benefits of vaccines are higher than their risks, concerns can occur in every segment of the community about the safety of vaccines.In this study, we aimed to examine the knowledge, attitudes and behaviors of the faculty members working at Inonu University regarding vaccine rejection. Methods This study is a descriptive cross-sectional study, conducted between July and August 2019. The universe of this study consists of 799 faculty members working at Inonu University. Sample size was calculated as 258 with 95% confidence interval and 80% power. The questionnaire used in the study consists of the questions including the sociodemographic characteristics of the faculty members and their knowledge, attitudes and behaviors about childhood vaccine rejection. Chi-square test was used for statistical analysis. p &lt; 0.05 was determined to be significant. Results 99.1% of the faculty members had their children vaccinated during their childhood. 31.8% of faculty members stated that they were worried about childhood vaccines.As a source of information about vaccines, faculty members stated the scientific articles in highest rate (49.4%).It was found in comparison that parents who applied alternative medicine for their children were more worried about vaccines than those who did not, and those who did not read scientific publications about vaccines were more worried than to those who read (p &lt; 0.05).The levels of anxiety are significantly lower in those who do not think that vaccines cause autism and infertility, and those who trust vaccine producing companies (p &lt; 0.05). Conclusions Almost all of the faculty members have their children vaccinated, but their level of anxiety about vaccines is high. In our study, we observed that those who obtained their knowledge about vaccines from scientific articles were less anxious. Key messages Faculty members, who are among the most educated groups of the society, have a high level of anxiety about childhood vaccination. By keeping faculty members informed about the scientific publications about vaccines, their concerns about the vaccine can be eliminated.

scholarly journals Bibliometric Study of the National Scientific Production of All Peruvian Schools of Dentistry in Scopus

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Frank Mayta-Tovalino ◽  
Josmel Pacheco-Mendoza ◽  
Ana Diaz-Soriano ◽  
Fernando Perez-Vargas ◽  
Arnaldo Munive-Degregori ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Private Universities ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
The Public ◽  
Scholarly Output ◽  
San Marcos ◽  
The University ◽  
Dental Schools

Objective. To perform a bibliometric analysis of the national scholarly output of all dental schools in Peru in Scopus through a retrospective study after the promulgation of the Peruvian University Law 30220 in 2014. Methods. This was a descriptive, comparative, retrospective, and cross-sectional study. A search of the Scopus database was performed to identify scholarly output in dentistry between 2014 and 2019. A total of 287 scientific articles with affiliation with the dental faculties of Peruvian public and private universities were evaluated. The data was extracted from Scopus using a complex formula developed from the words of the thesaurus MeSh (Medline) and Emtree (base) with words related to dentistry combined with the AF-IDs of the Peruvian universities. Results. The Top 10 in the scholarly output of all the Peruvian public and private dental schools were as follows: firstly, the Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (UPCH), with 79 scholarly outputs publications and 5.2 citations per article, followed by the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (UNMSM) with 53 scholarly outputs publications and 2.6 citations per article, and in third place, the Universidad Cientifica del Sur (UCSUR) with 49 scholarly outputs publications. In general, it was found that, of the 30 Faculties of Dentistry in Peru, only 10 in the public and private universities have a scholarly output greater than 5 to belong to the top 10. In addition, it was found that, according to the share of publications per journal quartile by the CiteScore Percentile of all the public and private Peruvian Faculties of Dentistry, in 2019, it presented the highest number of scientific publications in all quartiles with 20,33,14 and 43 articles in the quartiles Q1, Q2, Q3, and Q4, respectively. The highest number of scientific publications was produced in 2019 with 20, 33, 14, and 43 articles in quartiles Q1, Q2, Q3, and Q4, respectively. Conclusion. The UPCH, UNMSM, and UCSUR dental schools were the most productive. Both public and private universities presented an evident increase in their scientific publications in Scopus after the promulgation of the University Law 30220 in 2014.

scholarly journals Curriculum Setting and Pre-Clinical Dental Students' Stress Level

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Priya C Katwala ◽  
Swati Krishna Kulkarni ◽  
Nicholas M Guy ◽  
Salome Zangaladze ◽  
Aleksandra Zak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New England ◽  
Academic Career ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Dental School ◽  
Spring Semester ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Second Year ◽  
Related Stress ◽  
Dental Schools

Objectives: The first two years of Dental School are commonly known to be the most stressful in a student’s academic career. Very few studies, however, consider both the pressures of dental school and their causes. In order to understand the relationship between the curriculum and its stressful effects it has on the first (D1) and second-year (D2) dental students, a cross-sectional study was performed at the University of New England College of Dental Medicine (UNE-CDM) during the fall and spring semesters of the 2015-2016 academic year. Methods: 64 D1 and 63 D2 dental students were asked to voluntarily complete an anonymous 27-question survey regarding demographic characteristics and the curriculum-related stressors. Researchers utilized the modified Dental Environment Scale (DES) to rate the stress levels. Results: This study revealed that the D2 students felt more stress than the D1 students overall. D2 students experienced more anxiety in their Spring semester of their second year. In general, students who lived with their immediate family felt less stress. Students twenty-five and over experienced less stress than their younger classmates. Conclusions: The study provided valuable information about the current structure of the curriculum at a newly established dental school. This study could provide insight into curriculum-related stress among pre-clinical dental students, which could guide dental schools in making curricular changes that help alleviate stressors during particularly stressful semesters. Furthermore, the outcomes of this project could provide dental schools the information necessary to develop student support programs to help balance students’ lives and intense course loads.

scholarly journals Distribution of dental schools in Minas Gerais state, Brazil, 2016

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 64-70
Author(s):  
Emilio Prado da Fonseca ◽  
Suelen Garcia Oliveira da Fonseca
Keyword(s):  
Private Schools ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Socioeconomic Indicators ◽  
Socioeconomic Conditions ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Metropolitan Regions ◽  
Minas Gerais State ◽  
Object Of Study ◽  
Dental Schools

Introduction: The geographical distribution of dentistry schools has been the object of study in Brazil and in other parts of the world. Aim: To analyze the distribution of dentistry schools in Minas Gerais state in 2016. Methodology: This is a cross-sectional study. The analysis of the courses distribution was carried out by regions and cities and categorized by public or private schools. All the institutions addresses were geocoded and mapped to illustrate the spatial distribution of dental courses across Minas Gerais state. Results: In Minas Gerais were found 30 Dentistry schools that 23 (76.66%) were private and 7 (23.34%) public. The largest number of schools were located in metropolitan regions with better socioeconomic indicators The number of annual vacancies the dentistry courses offered the 2.911 vacancies in the Minas Gerais state that 2.310 are in private schools and 601 in public courses.Conclusion: The distribution of courses were irregular and concentrated in regions with better socioeconomic conditions.

scholarly journals Contribution of prosthetic treatment considerations for dental extractions of permanent teeth

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miguel Ángel Fernández-Barrera ◽  
Carlo Eduardo Medina-Solís ◽  
Juan Fernando Casanova-Rosado ◽  
Martha Mendoza-Rodríguez ◽  
Mauricio Escoffié-Ramírez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tooth Loss ◽  
Clinical Results ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Dental School ◽  
Permanent Teeth ◽  
Multivariate Logistic Regression Model ◽  
Clinical Environment ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Treatment Indications ◽  
Posterior Group

Background: Tooth loss is an easily identifiable outcome that summarizes a complex suite of factors in an individual’s history of dental disease and its treatment by dental services over a lifetime. Assessment of overall tooth loss data is essential for evaluating epidemiologically the adequacy of dental care provided at a systems level, as well as for placing in context tooth loss for non-disease causes. For example, when derived from prosthetic treatment planning; the latter may unfortunately lead to some teeth being extracted (pulled) for the sake of better comprehensive clinical results. The objective of the present manuscript was to identify the contribution to overall tooth loss, by extraction of permanent teeth because of prosthetic treatment reasons. Material and Methods: A cross-sectional study included sex, age, total number of extractions performed by subject, sextant (anterior vs. posterior), group of teeth (incisors, canines, premolars and molars), upper or lower arch, and the main reason underlying extraction (extraction for any reason vs. prosthetic treatment), in patients 18 years of age and older seeking care a dental school clinic in Mexico. A multivariate logistic regression model was generated. Results: A total of 749 teeth were extracted in 331 patients; 161 teeth (21.5% of total) were extracted for explicit prosthetic treatment indications. As age increased, the likelihood of having an extraction for prosthetic reasons increased 3% (OR=1.03, p<0.001). Women (OR=1.57, p<0.05) were more likely to be in this situation, and molars (OR=2.70, p<0.001) were most at risk. As the total number of extractions increased, the risk of having an extraction for prosthetic reasons decreased (OR=0.94, p<0.05). Conclusions: A significant amount (21.5%) of the extractions of permanent teeth were performed for prosthetic reasons in this dental school clinical environment; age, sex, type of tooth, and the total number of extractions moderated such pattern.

Evaluation of Bachelor’s Degree Nursing Program Assessment by Nurses Working at A University Hospital: A Cross-Sectional Study from Turkey

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dilek Yılmaz ◽  
Fatma Düzgün ◽  
Derya Uzelli Yılmaz ◽  
Yurdanur Dikmen
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Program Assessment ◽  
Bachelor's Degree ◽  
Nursing Program ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Degree Programs ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Positive Assessment ◽  
The Difference

AbstractThe aim of this study was to examine the evaluation of integrated program, traditional and problem based programs in nursing by nurses working in a university hospital. The population of the study consisted of the 288 nurses. In the collection of research data, use was made of a Nurses’ Description Form and the Bachelor’s Degree Nursing Program Assessment Scale (BNPAS). It was found that the total mean BNPAS scores of nurses graduating from the integrated educational program were higher than those of nurses graduating from traditional and problem-based learning educational programs (p < 0.05). The total mean BNPAS scores of nurses who followed professional scientific publications after graduation were higher than the scores of those who did not, and the difference was found to be significant (p < 0.05). It was concluded that nurses had positive assessment of the bachelor’s degree programs from which they graduated.

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