Dental Practitioners Perceptions of Preventive Measures for Pediatric Patients
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Universidad de Granada
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Dental practitioners Pediatric patients Preventive measures Innovative analysis
Date
2023-01-19Referencia bibliográfica
Swetha K, Dr. Jayashri Prabakar (2022). Dental Practitioners Perceptions of Preventive Measures for Pediatric Patients. Journal for Educators, Teachers and Trainers,Vol. 13(6). 333-342. DOI: [10.47750/jett.2022.13.06.031]
Abstract
Background: Dental caries may be a progressive, cumulative oral disease which becomes more
intricate to treat with advancement . It's a serious oral illness across various countries. In India, the
prevalence of cavities is 31.5-89% which indicates it is a serious public health problem posing an
excellent challenge to community and dental professionals . But intervention at primary level can
reduce this problem. Hence, the aim is to determine dental practitioners' perceptions of preventive
measures for pediatric patients.
Materials and methods: The sample size used for the study is 105. A self structured questionnaire is
being prepared and uploaded in Google forms. A questionnaire in Google forms is being circulated
among the sample study population and at the end of the survey, all the data were collected and the
data has been analysed by using the software IBM SPSS. Descriptive statistics were expressed by
means of number, frequency, and percentage. The Chi-square test was used to find the association
between variables.
Result: The present study reported that 55.34% of MDS graduates and 13% of BDS graduates suggest
the use of pit and fissure sealants in your routine dental practices.The present 56% of MDS graduates
and 13% of BDS graduates know about the usage of space maintainers.Chi square test was done and
association was found to be statistically not significant(Chi square value is 1.41; p> 0.05)
Conclusion: Based on the results of the present study, it can be concluded that MDS graduates had a
better perception towards the use of preventive measures for pediatric patients for the prevention of
dental caries.