Work-related musculoskeletal symptom disorders (WMSDs) have a significant issue for dental professionals. This study investigated the effects of high-frequency transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) on work-related pain, fatigue, and the active range of motion in dental professionals. Among recruited 47 dental professionals with WMSDs, 24 subjects received high-frequency TENS (the T...

OBJECTIVE To analyze the use of biomaterials in surgical procedures carried out by specialist dental surgeons, in light of the Principalist Bioethics Theory and the Individual and Collective Ethics of Responsibility. METHODS Dental surgeons (n=95), who were registered as specialists at the Regional Dentistry Council of Brasilia as of 2002, completed questionnaires regarding the use of biomate...

OBJECTIVE To analyze HIV/AIDS positive individual's perception and attitudes regarding dental services. METHODS One hundred and thirty-four subjects (30.0% of women and 70.0% of men) from Nuevo León, Mexico, took part in the study (2014). They filled out structured, analytical, self-administered, anonymous questionnaires. Besides the sociodemographic variables, the perception regarding public...

The aim of this study was to assess the value and the measures for the utilization of Internet services among dental professionals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia by using a survey questionnaire at various locations including College of Dentistry, King Saud University (DUC & MUG); Armed Forces Hospital, King Faisal Specialist Hospital, King Fahad National Guard Hospital, and Riyadh Medical Center. The ...

BACKGROUND This study aimed to determine knowledge, attitude and practice of airborne and droplet isolation precautions among Dental Health Professionals (DHPs) (dental students, interns, practitioners and auxiliaries) during the outbreak of MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome), corona virus infection in Riyadh city, Saudi Arabia. MATERIAL AND METHODS A cross-sectional survey was conducted...

Bad breath is a widespread condition that has been increasingly discussed among professionals and in the mass media in the last few years. In nine of ten cases, halitosis originates intraorally; hence it has become an important topic of study in the education and training of dentists and dental hygienists. However, the de facto knowledge of professionals has never been examined until today. 750...

INTRODUCTION This article compares and evaluates the effect of dental health education through schoolteachers and dental health professionals to "specific learning needs" children attending special school. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 71 "specific learning needs" children attending special school participated in the study. The baseline oral hygiene index-simplified (OHI-S) for all the par...

AIM The purpose of this review is to describe the current status of smoking cessation initiatives in the dental profession. REVIEW A review of the initiatives undertaken by the dental profession to adopt smoking cessation recommendations as standard of care is presented. SUMMARY Facts about the effects of smoking on the major oral diseases are stated and supported by national statistics. Th...

OBJECTIVE To determine how early musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) develop in dental professionals and to explore the potential differences among distinct dental specialties. MATERIAL AND METHODS 271 dental postgraduates majoring in five dental specialties were recruited, i.e., orthodontics, prosthodontics, endodontics, periodontics and alveolar surgery. 254 age-matched non-dental postgraduate...

INTRODUCTION Working in a healthy work environment is the ultimate goal of every employee. Dentistry is a stressful career, and the reasons for dissatisfaction are numerous. AIM The aim of this study was to determine the factors of work satisfaction in dental professionals of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Federation. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 134 dental professionals selected randomly f...