Clinical implications of Novel COVID-19 on dental practice — An overview [PDF]
The Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by a zoonotic virus is considered to be highly contagious and transmissible from human to human. COVID-19 pandemic has posed a significant challenge for dentists.
Melwin Mathew +5 more
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Root Canal Treatment Survival Analysis in National Dental PBRN Practices [PDF]
Few studies have examined the longevity of endodontically treated teeth in nonacademic clinical settings where most of the population receives its care.
Eckert, G. +9 more
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The impact of General Dental Council registration and continuing professional development on UK dental care professionals:(2) dental technicians. [PDF]
Objective To investigate the impact of General Dental Council (GDC) registration and mandatory CPD on dental technicians’ views, job satisfaction and intention to leave the profession.
Ibbetson, R. J. +5 more
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Evaluating an audit and feedback intervention for reducing antibiotic prescribing behaviour in general dental practice (the RAPiD trial):a partial factorial cluster randomised trial protocol [PDF]
Background: Antibiotic prescribing in dentistry accounts for 9% of total antibiotic prescriptions in Scottish primary care. The Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme (SDCEP) published guidance in April 2008 (2nd edition, August 2011) for Drug ...
Ramsay, Craig R +55 more
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The modified dental anxiety scale: UK general public population norms in 2008 with further psychometrics and effects of age [PDF]
BACKGROUND: The Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS) is a brief, self-complete questionnaire consisting of five questions and summed together to produce a total score ranging from 5 to 25.
Robinson, Peter G +11 more
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Can't do it, won't do it! Developing a theoretically framed intervention to encourage better decontamination practice in Scottish dental practices [PDF]
Background: Guidance on the cleaning of dental instruments in primary care has recently been published. The aims of this study are to determine if the publication of the guidance document was enough to influence decontamination best practice and to ...
Ramsay, Craig R +20 more
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Safeguarding children in dentistry: 1. Child protection training, experience and practice of dental professionals with an interest in paediatric dentistry [PDF]
* Few dental professionals with child protection training have experience of making referrals. * There is a wide gap in practice between recognising signs of child abuse and neglect and responding effectively.
Sidebotham, Peter +11 more
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Continuing education: The 1998 survey of the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons [PDF]
The document attached has been archived with permission from the Australian Dental Association. An external link to the publisher’s copy is included.Background: Continuing education (CE) is an essential professional activity.
Bastiaan, R. +3 more
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The translation research in a dental setting (TRiaDS) programme protocol [PDF]
Background: It is well documented that the translation of knowledge into clinical practice is a slow and haphazard process. This is no less true for dental healthcare than other types of healthcare.
MacPherson Lorna +125 more
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Safeguarding children in dentistry: 2. Do paediatric dentists neglect child dental neglect? [PDF]
* Discusses dental neglect in relation to a contemporary UK understanding of good practice in safeguarding children. * Managing dental neglect is part of daily practice for many paediatric dentists.
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