UNLABELLED The Health Service Executive (HSE) appointed 20 examining dentists in April 2006 under contract for one year as part of a probity assurance initiative by peer review in the Dental Treatment Services Scheme (DTSS) in the Republic of Ireland. AIM The aim of the study was to analyse the distribution of codes assigned to the reports drawn up by the examining dentists. METHODS At the ...

Research on the information-seeking behaviors of dental practitioners is scarce. Knowledge of dentists' informationseeking behaviors should advance the translational gap between clinical dental research and dental practice. A cross-sectional survey was conducted to examine the self-reported information-seeking behaviors of dentists in three dental practice-based research networks (PBRNs). A tot...

Evaluation the knowledge and practice of dentists to use protective glass prevent eye injuries in dentists, personals, patients Zanjan city, 1399

BACKGROUND The present survey explored the current employment profile and future career intentions of Lithuanian general dentists and specialists. METHODS A census sampling method was employed with data collected by means of a structured questionnaire that inquired about demographics, different employment-related aspects (practice type and location, working hours, perceived lack of patients, ...

The purpose of this project was to describe the behavior management procedures employed for child dental patients based on practitioner type (general dentist vs. pediatric dentist), age, and geographic location. A survey of practice characteristics, which included questions relating to child behavior management, was mailed once to a national random sample of 3000 dentists--2000 general dentists...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to assess oral cancer awareness among dentists in Kuwait. SUBJECTS AND METHODS A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 200 dentists working at the Ministry of Health Dental Centers and Kuwait University Dental Center using a structured questionnaire. Dentists' knowledge about risk factors of oral cancer and about diagnostic concepts, current practices...

AIM This study aimed to examine how leadership positions in the Public Dental Service (PDS) were distributed between women and men and how the female and male lead dentists perceived themselves as managers or leaders and whether their superiors, the leading doctors and municipal decision makers or their subordinates, the public dentists, found differences between female and male lead dentists a...