scholarly journals Dental implant practice in French West Indies and French Guyana: a cross-sectional study among dental practitioners

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 157-162
Author(s):  
Floriane Dulin ◽  
Jean-Marie Marteau ◽  
Jean-Christophe Fricain ◽  
Mathilde Fénelon
Keyword(s):  
Dental Implant ◽  
West Indies ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
International Studies ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
French West Indies ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Dental Practitioners ◽  
French Guyana ◽  
Implant Dentistry

Background: In 2016, 459 dentists were registered in French West Indies and French Guyana. They represent 10% of French clinicians but they work in an environment very different from continental France. The aim of this study was to describe dental implantology practices among dentists in Guadeloupe, Martinique, and French Guyana. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study, with questionnaires sent by email, was conducted from November 2016 to January 2017. Results: 116 practitioners answered. Respondents were all general practitioners, except two dentists who practiced only surgical procedures (not specialists). Implant surgeries were provided by 50% respondents and soft-tissue or hard-tissue grafting were provided by 34.5% of the sample. Prosthodontic procedures were carried out by 62.9% respondents. At last, 34.5% of the sample were not involved in implant services. Discussion: The proportion of dentists who performed implant procedures was similar to that reported in other international studies and French survey. The percentage of dentists not involved in implant dentistry still significant and the most frequently reported barriers were the expense of treatment, patient's difficulties to afford the treatment and the lack of knowledge. Conclusion: The practice of implant dentistry is widespread in French West Indies and French Guyana. Dental implant use was not different between clinicians of Guadeloupe, Martinique, and French Guyana. The number of dentists who received local implant training was lower in French Guyana.

scholarly journals Perception of dental practitioners in and around Kanpur city towards forensic odontology: a cross sectional study

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (7) ◽  
pp. 2732
Author(s):  
Vishal Mehrotra ◽  
Gauri Mishra ◽  
Rohan Sachdev ◽  
Kriti Garg ◽  
Sekhar Mukherjee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Personal Data ◽  
Forensic Odontology ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Clinical Findings ◽  
Forensic Sciences ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Training Experience ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Dental Practitioners

Background: In the present era, forensic odontology has expanded as one of the most remarkable and commendable branches of Forensic Sciences. Through forensic odontology, a dentist plays a very important role in crime investigation of any type. The main objective of the present study was to evaluate the knowledge, percipience and practical perception of forensic odontology among the dental practitioners in and around Kanpur city.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted from Jan-Mar 2019 among 207 dental practitioners in and around Kanpur city including 143 BDS and 64 MDS through a questionnaire proforma. The proforma consisted of 20 questions prepared on the topic of forensic Odontology and role of dentist in the field of forensic Odontology.Results: In this study, nearly 70% of dental practitioners were aware of the role of dentist in forensics, and around 60% of dental practitioners maintain dental records with recording of personal data and clinical findings being the most frequently used method. In the present study most of the dental practitioners were not aware of significance of chelioscopy (63%) and rugoscopy (66%) in field of forensic Odontology. Nearly 70% of dentist accepted the fact that their level of knowledge regarding forensic dentistry is inadequate and nearly 40% of them were not confident in giving any opinion regarding the same.Conclusions: This study shows that although there is an adequate awareness of role of dentist in forensic Odontology, but there is lack of good knowledge, confidence and practical approach of the dental practitioners towards forensic Odontology which may be due to lack of training, experience, exposure in field of forensics. Thus, the need of the hour lies in updating the knowledge and also developing interest of the dental practitioners regarding forensic Odontology.

scholarly journals Basic Life Support Knowledge, Awareness, and Attitude among Dental Students in Davangere City, Karnataka, India: A Cross-sectional Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 23-28
Author(s):  
A Suma Bindu ◽  
V Hirekalmath Sushanth ◽  
Mohamed Imranulla
Keyword(s):  
Basic Life Support ◽  
Life Support ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
World Health ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Validated Questionnaire ◽  
Dental Practitioners

ABSTRACT Introduction According to the World Health Organization, heart disease is the world's largest killer claiming 17.5 million lives every year. Every 29 seconds, an Indian dies of heart problem. It is important that every member of our community including dental practitioners be trained in high-quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) as it is a basic medical skill, which can save many lives if implemented timely. Aim The aim of the study was to determine basic life support (BLS) knowledge, awareness, and attitude among clinical dental students (III and IV year students), interns, and postgraduate students in the dental colleges of Davangere city, Karnataka, India. Materials and methods A cross-sectional study was conducted by using a close-ended, validated questionnaire comprising 17 questions pertaining to demographic details, knowledge, awareness, and attitude toward BLS among clinical dental students in Davangere city. Descriptive, chi-squared test and Logistic regression were used to analyze the data using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 20. Results After excluding the incomplete response forms, the data were analyzed for 495 responders with a response rate of 96.6%. In the present study, only 23.2% of the responders answered that the rate of chest compression is 100/minute in adults and children and 62.2% of the students were not aware of Heimlich maneuver. About 68.5% students had not attended previous BLS workshops. Conclusion The present study highlights that the overall knowledge, awareness, and attitude among dental students regarding BLS is not satisfactory in Davangere. This study emphasizes the fact that undergraduate course in dentistry must be regularly updated on the knowledge and skills regarding BLS along with practical courses. How to cite this article Bindu AS, Sushanth VH, Kumar PGN, Prashant GM, Imranulla M. Basic Life Support Knowledge, Awareness, and Attitude among Dental Students in Davangere City, Karnataka, India: A Cross-sectional Study. J Oral Health Comm Dent 2017;11(2):23-28.

scholarly journals Vocal Acoustic Measures of Asymptomatic Filipino Young Adults at a Private Tertiary Hospital in Quezon City – A Pilot Study

2013 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 7-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kirt Areis E. Delovino ◽  
Ray U. Casile ◽  
Frederick Y. Hawson
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Tertiary Hospital ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
International Studies ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Quezon City ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Acoustic Measures ◽  
Baseline Values

Objective:    To describe the vocal acoustic measures of nonsmoking Filipino young adults without voice complaints at a private tertiary hospital in Quezon City; to determine if our baseline values are distributed normally and comparable to data in similar studies done abroad; and to recommend normative voice parameters which may be used as baseline data in our institution and for comparison in future studies. Methods: Design:  Cross-sectional study Setting: Private tertiary hospital Participants: A total of 70 subjects were recruited at random. Results: Values extracted for f0, Jitter %, Jitter dB, Shimmer %, Shimmer dB and NHR showed normal distribution of results. The average vocal acoustic values found in the present study for male voices producing the vowel /a/ were fo = 130.6 ± 13.65Hz, jitter = 0.0.46 % ± 0.184, jitter dB: 37.62dB ± 16.664, shimmer %= 0.23%, shimmer dB=0.23 ± 0.67 and NHR = 0.13 ± 0.010. The average values found for female voices, producing the vowel /a/ were fo = 218.38 ± 26.192Hz, jitter = 0.87% ± 0.61, jitter dB: 34.82 ± 22.5, shimmer %= 2.72 ± 1.07 shimmer dB=0.23db ± 0.67 and NHR = 0.12dB ± 0.016. Values retrieved from this study show similar trends with other papers abroad. Conclusions: Voice acoustic systems are composed of different recording criteria, recording instrumentations and algorithms which primarily cause the differences in the results obtained in various studies, thus precluding a single normalization. Following international recommendations for individual normalization per institution, we have obtained our own values. Our data was comparable to the results of other international studies. However further investigation is recommended in areas where possibilities of interdialectic variation may produce an effect on the outcome of the study. Keywords: vocal acoustic measures, computerized speech lab, normative voice parameters

scholarly journals Knowledge and Attitute of Dental Practitioners of Karachi towards Usage of Endodontic Files: A Cross Sectional Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 04 (10) ◽  
pp. 747-750
Author(s):  
Huma Sarwar ◽  
Meshal M Naeem ◽  
Hasan Afaq ◽  
Sania Riaz ◽  
Sadia Farooqi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Dental Practitioners
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