Aim. To assess the dental anxiety level among dental, medical, and pharmacy students of MAHSA University, Malaysia. Materials and Methods. A cross-sectional questionnaire study was conducted among 1500 undergraduate students of MAHSA University. The Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS) was used to measure dental anxiety among the study population. The responses were assessed by 5-point likert s...

PURPOSE The present study investigated the effects of dental anxiety and dental visits on oral hygiene practices, which included brushing, flossing and amount of time brushing. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study included a dental questionnaire developed to measure aspects of dental visits, oral hygiene and dental anxiety. A demographic questionnaire included questions pertaining to age, ethnicit...

1DDS, MSc, PhD, Graduate Student (PhD degree), Department of Dental Materials and Prosthodontics, UNESP – São Paulo State University “Júlio de Mesquita Filho” São José dos Campos Dental School. 2DDS, MSc, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Dental Materials and Prosthodontics, UNESP – São Paulo State University “Júlio de Mesquita Filho” São José dos Campos Dental School. 3DDS, MSc, PhD, Ass...

Dental students should have knowledge of geriatric dental care and positive attitudes toward elderly patients. This study assessed senior dental students' knowledge of geriatric dental care and their attitude towards elderly patients. A descriptive cross-sectional questionnaire survey was conducted on volunteer senior students in all dental schools (n = 512) in the Islamic Republic of Iran. The...

AIM: The overall aim of this thesis was to examine the associations between dental anxiety, experiences of dental care, psychosocial factors and oral health among 15year-olds, and to analyse changes in the prevalence of dental anxiety over time. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The thesis was based on two cross-sectional epidemiological studies in Jönköping, Sweden. Papers I, II, and III were based on a ...

aCCordINg to data from the Behavioral riSk FacTor Surveillance System (BRFSS), a statewide health behavior survey, in 2008 and 2010, more than a quarter of Rhode Island adults aged 21–64 years are estimated to be without any dental insurance coverage (26.7%, 95% confidence interval=25.2%–28.3%). Adults with limited or no dental insurance coverage are more likely to avoid routine dental care, de...

1Research Fellow, Department of Dental Materials and Prosthodontics, São José dos Campos Dental School, São Paulo State University, São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil. 2DDS, PhD student, Department of Dental Materials and Prosthodontics, São José dos Campos Dental School, São Paulo State University, São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil. 3DDS, DMD, PhD student, Dental Materials and Prosthodontics, Arara...

OBJECTIVE To find out the reasons for use and non-use of dental services among people visiting a dental college hospital in India. METHODS A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out on 180 people, aged 15-65 years visiting the outpatient department of a dental college hospital in India. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data about the history of dental visits and ...

INTRODUCTION The patient's record maintains all the diagnostic information with regards to patients and contains valuable information that can be beneficial to the dentist as well as legal authorities during forensic human identification. AIM Objective of the study was to compare dental records with an ideal dental record form, as well as to compare between dental records of private clinics a...

1 DDS, MS, Graduate student; Department of Restorative Dentistry, Dental Materials Division, Piracicaba Dental School, State University of Campinas, Brazil 2 DDS, MS, Graduate student, Department of Restorative Dentistry, Ribeirão Preto Dental School, University of São Paulo, Brazil 3 DDS, MS, Professor, Department of Dental Materials and Restorative Dentistry, Dental School, University of Uber...