scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Dental Implants among Dental Post Graduates and Practitioners in Wardha District, Maharashtra: A Cross Sectional Study

2021 ◽  
pp. 119-123
Author(s):  
Sunaina Mutyalwar ◽  
Priyanka Paul Madhu ◽  
Amit Reche ◽  
Kumar Gaurav Chhabra ◽  
Sayali Deshpande
Keyword(s):  
Dental Implants ◽  
Surface Characteristics ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Implant Surface ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Dental Practitioners ◽  
Implant Dentistry ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Background: Implant dentistry has become an important aspect of the treatment for patients who are partially or completely edentulous. Dental implants are a proven therapeutic option for replacing missing teeth, with positive long-term health outcomes. Dental implant performance is largely determined by the implant’s primary durability, which is affected by surgical procedure, bone quality and quantity, implant surface characteristics, implant geometry, and implant surface characteristics. Despite the advancements achieved in implant dentistry since its beginning, there exist several limitations in scientifically grounded information and proven clinical experience among dental professionals and postgraduates.  A study was conducted to assess and compare the knowledge, attitude and practice of dental implants among dental postgraduate students and dental practitioners (General and institutional in Wardha  district, Maharashtra and to identify the variations in their knowledge, attitude and practice with respect to dentist's factors (years of experience, implant training and their specialization). As a result, the actual picture was examined. Objective: To assess the knowledge of dental implants among dental postgraduate students and dental practitioners To assess the attitude of dental implants among dental postgraduate students and dental practitioners. To assess the practice of dental implants among dental postgraduate students and dental practitioners. Methodology: An online cross-sectional questionnaire survey will be done to examine responses to 20 selected questions pertaining knowledge, attitude, and practice of dental implants among dental postgraduates and practitioners in the Wardha district. The aspect of the results that will be examined. The questionnaire will be delivered to dental postgraduates and practitioners, and their replies, as well as the questionnaire's validation, will be recorded. In the cross-sectional study, a suitable sampling strategy was used based on the replies received following the survey. The results will be determined based on Knowledge, attitude, and practice of dental implants. Survey Procedure: questions will be asked by online platform to dental health professionals with explanation of purpose of the study. The questions will be both open and close end type. Expected Results: The expected result of the study will determine: Knowledge, attitude, and practice of dental implants among dental post graduates and practitioners in wardha district Conclusion: Today is an era of evidence based dentistry. However, there is a substantial difference between the popularity of dental implants and the research that supports them. This research is an attempt to minimize that difference. Because this study will be done in an area where dentistry is in the air, with two large teaching dental hospitals and a large mass of dentists, it gives us a thorough realistic picture of where knowledge and practise of dental implants have reached in our field. As a result, the purpose of this study is to assess the need for a change in attitude and practise toward dental implants, as well as their evidence-based research on the subject.

scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Prescribing Antibiotics among Dental Practitioners in Chitwan

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 66-72
Author(s):  
Gita Paudel ◽  
Arun Kumar Shah ◽  
Anjan Palikhey ◽  
Nikita Khanal ◽  
Sirisa Karki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antibiotic Resistance ◽  
Antibiotic Prescription ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Oral Infections ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Dental Practitioners ◽  
Amoxicillin Clavulanic Acid ◽  
Control And Management ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Background: Antibiotic resistance in recent years has become a major threat to public health globally. In dental practice, antibiotics and analgesics are commonly used for infection control and management of pain. The knowledge, attitude and practice skills of antibiotic prescription by dental practitioners should be continuously evaluated. The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice regarding antibiotic prescription among dental practitioners.Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out to determine the knowledge, attitude and practice regarding antibiotic prescription among dental practitioners. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect information which was adopted from previous studies. A briefing was given to the participants about the nature of the study and the procedure of completing the questionnaire was explained. After completion of the questionnaire, data was collected, reviewed, organized and expressed as counts/percentages and statically analyzed using SPSS version 16.Result: The current study showed that majority of the participants had average knowledge (52.7%) regarding antibiotic resistance but despite of that they have been prescribing antibiotic without proper guidelines. In this study, Amoxicillin (69.1%) followed by amoxicillin-clavulanic acid (25.5%) combination were the most commonly prescribed drugs used for the management of oral infections, but were prescribed based on symptoms without taking care of guidelines.Conclusion: Dental practitioners had knowledge of antibiotic prescription and its resistance however they have been prescribing antibiotic without proper guidelines. It is deemed necessary to update the knowledge and enhance the careful use of antibiotics.

scholarly journals Knowledge, attitude and practices towards eco-friendly dentistry among dental practioners

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 123 ◽  
Author(s):  
V Prathima ◽  
Krishna Priya Vellore ◽  
Arpitha Kotha ◽  
Saka Malathi ◽  
Vedati Santosh Kumar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Total Sample ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Dental Practice ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Systematic Random Sampling ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Dental Practitioners ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Aim: The survey aims to assess the knowledge, attitude and practices regarding eco -friendly dentistry among dental practitioners.Material and Methods: The cross sectional study was conducted among 800 dental practitioners selected through a systematic random sampling. Data was collected using the pretested structured closed ended questionnaire. The first part of the questionnaire consisted of the demographic details and the second part awareness on eco-friendly dentistry, its associations and implemented strategies in their practice, their support and opinion towards this concept.Results: Among the total sample only 13.1% were aware of EFD Association. 76% (608) of the total sample reported that they were aware of harm done to the environment by dental practice. Among the total participants, majority 57.9% reported that they implement the strategy of proper protocol for waste disposal. Among the total sample 91.9% (735) of them gave positive opinion on emphasis to be made on implementing these strategies.Conclusions: Significant difference was found in gender, specialty, place of practice and type of practice related with knowledge attitude and practice on eco friendly dentistry. Significant difference was found in study subjects related with awareness on eco friendly dentistry concept, following the concept, awareness on the harm done by dental practice, opinion on emphasis to be made on implementing these strategies.

scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Tooth Morphology among the Dentists of Kathmandu

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-21
Author(s):  
Rajib Chaulagain
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Permanent Teeth ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Tooth Morphology ◽  
Adequate Knowledge ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Dental Practitioners ◽  
Dental Anatomy ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Background: Dental anatomy is taught as a basic dental subject in dental schools of Nepal. The knowledge has immense use in clinical practice in dentistry. However, few people feel that it has no use and should be removed from the dental curriculum. The objective of the study was to analyze the knowledge, attitude and practice of tooth morphology among dental practitioners in Kathmandu. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was undertaken among the dental practitioners in Kathmandu using a self-administered questionnaire to collect the data. In total 300 questionnaires were distributed. The results were analysed for descriptive statistics using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) 16 software. Results: A total of 249 responses from the dental practitioners were received. In total 77.9 % of participants strongly agreed that understanding tooth morphology helped in identification of primary and permanent teeth. More than 90% had positive response regarding its use in day to day clinical practice. Conclusion: The present study revealed that the dental practitioners have adequate knowledge of tooth morphology and agree on its importance in professional dental practice.

scholarly journals Knowledge, attitude and practice of dental students, interns and practitioners to the use of amalgam in a dental institution of Kathmandu, Nepal

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-36
Author(s):  
Punam Basnet Dixit ◽  
Siddharth Dixit ◽  
Sirjana Dahal ◽  
Prakash Poudel ◽  
Siddharth Ghimire ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Dental Amalgam ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Mercury Toxicity ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Dental Office ◽  
Dental Practitioners ◽  
Long Term Follow Up ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Background: Dental practitioners of Nepal have been using amalgam for years for restoration, but the concern for mercury related health issues and inventions in metallurgy science have recently led to its decreased use.  Objectives: To assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of students, interns and dentists to the use of dental amalgam in a dental institution of Kathmandu, Nepal. Methodology: A cross-sectional study was conducted in a dental institution of Kathmandu among 192 Dental students, interns, dental officers and dental specialists selected by census sampling method. Self-administered questionnaire consisting of 16 questions related to amalgam war, its use and safety was used. Data collected were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 20. Frequency and percentage were calculated for each response according to different professional levels.  Results: Most of the respondents including all the dental officers did not use amalgam frequently for restoration (141, 73.44%). Mercury toxicity was their major concern that restricted amalgam use (60, 31.25%). Most of them, (135, 70.31%) agreed on stopping the use of amalgam. They were comfortable to use composite resin as an alternative to amalgam (185, 96.35%). Majority (123, 64.06%) considered amalgam to be an unsafe material and were bothered about the environmental issues of mercury in the dental office (152, 79.16%). Conclusion: This study concludes that amalgam was less frequently used for restoration due to the increasing concerns of mercury toxicity. Further studies on safety of other materials that can replace amalgam with long term follow up are necessary before they are considered as a definitive alternative for amalgam.

scholarly journals Poor Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Pharmacovigilance among Health Care Professionals: A Cross-sectional Study

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 42-46
Author(s):  
Rajaat Vohra ◽  
Anusha Vohra ◽  
Meghna Verma
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Poor Knowledge ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice ◽  
Score Range

ABSTRACT Background As the number of drugs available in the market are increasing, there arises a need to detect their adverse drug reactions and report them on time so that further harm can be avoided. The level of underreporting of adverse drug reactions is very high. Therefore, present study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of pharmacovigilance among the various health care professionals and suggest ways to improve them. Materials and methods A cross-sectional survey was done on 215 health care personnels working in a medical college in Jaipur. They were subjected to KAP questionnaire consisted of knowledge, attitude and practice based questions, designed specifically to assess the awareness about pharmacovigilance. Results and conclusion The mean KAP scores of physicians were found to be 5.75, 4.44 and 1.75 respectively. The KAP score of postgraduate students was 5.5, 4.25 and 1.5 respectively. The KAP score of final year MBBS students was 5, 3.4, and 1.4 respectively, and that of interns was 4, 4.2 and 1.4 respectively. The KAP score of pharmacists was 3.5, 2 and 1 respectively, and that of nurses was 2.75, 2.25 and 0.8 respectively. It was found that mean score of physicians and postgraduate students was higher than interns and final year MBBS and much higher than nurses and pharmacists. Still they all fall under the poor score range to unsatisfactory score range which suggest that there is an urgent need for ongoing educational programs to train health care professionals about pharmacovigilance. How to cite this article Vohra A, Vohra R, Verma M. Poor Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Pharmacovigilance among Health Care Professionals: A Cross-sectional Study. J Mahatma Gandhi Univ Med Sci Tech 2016;1(2):42-46.

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