The root canal treatment is one of the most common dental procedures, the aim of which is to save natural teeth and prevent the need for dental implants or bridges.With contemporary advances in endodontic techniques, increasingly complicated cases are undertaken of general dental practitioners —with variable results. Unfortunately, as a consequencethe majority of procedures carried out by endod...

AIMS To determine the suitability of key infection control measures currently employed in UK dental practice for delivery of dental care to patients at risk of prion diseases. MATERIALS AND METHODS SUBJECTS Five hundred dental surgeons currently registered with the General Dental Council of the UK. DATA COLLECTION Structured postal questionnaire. ANALYSIS Frequencies, cross-tabulations...

This study was conducted to evaluate oral hygiene instructions given to orthodontic patients by general dental practitioners of Sindh. Questionnaire proforma were given to 120 general dental practitioners (GDPs) who are doing independent clinical practice in Hyderabad and Karachi regions. Data were analyzed by using Statistical package for social sciences (SPSS-16.0). The results of this study ...