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Is water in dental units microbiologically safe?

Medycyna Pracy, 2015
Background: Water supplied to the dental units must be of sufficient quality. The article presents the results of the microbiological analysis of cold municipal water which flows into a patient’s disposable mouthwash cup, and demineralized water which ...
Michał Michałkiewicz, Dobrochna Ginter-Kramarczyk, Izabela K. Kruszelnicka   +2 more
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The impact of General Dental Council registration and continuing professional development on UK dental care professionals:(1) dental nurses. [PDF]

, 2012
Objective To investigate the impact of GDC registration and mandatory CPD on dental nurses’ views, job satisfaction and intention to leave. Design Postal/online survey, conducted in parallel with a survey of dental technicians. Setting UK private and NHS
Ibbetson, R. J., S. Turner, R. J. Ibbetson, Turner, S., Ross, M. K., M. K. Ross   +5 more
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Estimating Unit Cost for Dental Services: Evidence from Community Health Centers in Iran

Journal of Dental School, 2020
Objectives: Cost information can help policy makers to set user fees, public and private tariffs and budgets and also to conduct an economic evaluation to provide health care with acceptable quality and affordable price.
Vahid Vatandoost, Hossein Ebrahimipour, Mahdi Yousefi, Kazem Farahmand, Reza Esmaeilie   +4 more
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Bacterial Colonization of the Dental Unit Waterlines in Dentistry UQU Teaching Hospital, Makkah, Saudi Arabia

Journal of Umm Al-Qura University for Medical Science, 2023
Background: The aim of the current study was to investigate bacterial colonization of the dental unit waterlines (DUWLs) in Umm Al-Qura University’s Dental Teaching Hospital in Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
Faisal Alotaibi, Mustafa Almutawwif, Ehab Alsayed, Mohammed Tamboosi, Khaled Althebeti, Wahdan Elkwatehy, Abdel-Rahman Youssef   +6 more
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Assessment of the Heterotrophic Bacterial Contamination in Waterlines of Dental Units as a Potential Health Risk Factor in Occupational and Patient’s Exposures [PDF]

Journal of Health Sciences and Surveillance System
Background: Waterlines in dental units can harbor various types of bacteria and microorganisms, including heterotrophic bacteria, which can pose a health risk to patients and dental personnel.
Ali Shahryari, Amineh Zahed, Abdolhalim Rajabi, Maryam Shafipour, Niloufar Emrani, Hadi Rahimzadeh, Hamidreza Heidari   +6 more
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Cytokine expression in gingival crevicular fluid around teeth opposing dental implants and 3-unit fixed partial dentures in a cross-sectional study

Head & Face Medicine, 2023
Objective This study aimed to study the cytokines in gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) of the teeth opposing to dental implants and 3-unit fixed partial dentures (FPDs).
Xin-Rui Zhu, Chen-Xi Wang, Chang Chen, Rui-Yong Wang, Yu Zhang   +4 more
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Digital measurement method for comparing the absolute marginal discrepancy of three-unit ceramic fixed dental prostheses fabricated using conventional and digital technologies

BMC Oral Health, 2023
Background In clinical practice, control of the marginal fit of fixed dental prostheses is hindered by evaluation method, which needs to be further improved to increase its clinical applicability.
Shanshan Liang, Fusong Yuan, Deli Li, Lu Jia, Yuchun Sun   +4 more
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Pulpotomy for the Management of Irreversible Pulpitis in Mature Teeth (PIP): a feasibility study

Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 2022
Background Progression of dental caries can result in irreversible pulpal damage. Partial irreversible pulpitis is the initial stage of this damage, confined to the coronal pulp whilst the radicular pulp shows little or no sign of infection.
Alice Hamilton, Jan E. Clarkson, Craig R. Ramsay, Francesco Mannocci, Fadi Jarad, Sondos Albadri, David Ricketts, Carol Tait, Avijit Banerjee, Chris Deery, Dwayne Boyers, Zoe Marshman, Beatriz Goulao, Alice R. Hamilton, Katie Banister, Rosanne Bell, Lori Brown, David I. Conway, Pina Donaldson, Anne Duncan, Katharine Dunn, Patrick Fee, Mark Forrest, Anne-Marie Glenny, Jill Gouick, Ekta Gupta, Elisabet Jacobsen, Jennifer Kettle, Graeme MacLennan, Lorna Macpherson, Tina McGuff, Fiona Mitchell, Marjon van der Pol, Rebecca Moazzez, Douglas Roberston, Gabriella Wojewodka, Linda Young, Thomas Lamont   +37 more
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Isolation and identification of potentially pathogenic free-living amoeba in dental-unit water samples

Journal of Water and Health, 2022
Although the presence of free-living amoebae (FLAs) in various water sources has been reported, few studies have been surveyed on their abundance in medical-unit and dental-unit water samples.
Hadi Khatoonaki, Kavous Solhjoo, Hassan Rezanezhad, Belal Armand, Amir Abdoli, Ali Taghipour   +5 more
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Potentially pathogenic Acanthamoeba genotype T4 isolated from dental units and emergency combination showers

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
BACKGROUND Acanthamoeba is the genus of free-living amoebae that is most frequently isolated in nature. To date, 20 Acanthamoeba genotypes have been described. Genotype T4 is responsible for approximately 90% of encephalitis and keratitis cases.
Esteban Castro-Artavia, Lissette Retana-Moreira, Jacob Lorenzo-Morales, Elizabeth Abrahams-Sandí   +3 more
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