Attitude and Practice of General Dental Practitioners and other Dental Specialties towards Pediatric Dentistry in Pakistan

A. Zalan
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OBJECTIVE: Pediatric patients have high unmet treatment needs in Pakistan. There are only a handful of pediatric dentists in Pakistan. Thus, the dental services to child patients have to be dependent on general dentists and other dental specialists. The aim of this study was to assess the attitude and practice of the dentists towards clinical pediatric dentistry in Pakistan. METHODOLOGY: A cross-sectional, questionnaire-based study was conducted among the dentists in Pakistan. RESULTS: A total of 372 dentists participated in the study. These included 122 (32.8%) males and 250 (67.2%) females. The majority of the participants (n = 272, 73.1%) were between the ages of 25 to 35 years. As compared to other dentists, a significantly greater number of general dentists (p < 0.008) had received any training in the behavioral management of children. Operative dentists reported practicing more of the various procedures in child patients (pit and fissure sealants, stainless steel crowns, pulpectomies, fluoride varnishes, pulpotomies and restorations), as compared to the other dentists. Even though the operative dentists performed more of these procedures, more than 50% of them still did not frequently perform any of the procedures. A total of 244 (65.6%) dentists wanted to attend pediatric dentistry courses, if available. CONCLUSION: There is a major gap in the needs and availability of pediatric dentistry services. More training needs to be conducted at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels in pediatric dentistry. KEYWORDS: Pediatric dentistry, general dentists, other dental specialists, attitude and practices.
巴基斯坦普通牙科医生和其他牙科专业对儿童牙科的态度和实践
目的:巴基斯坦儿科患者有很高的未满足治疗需求。巴基斯坦的儿科牙医屈指可数。因此,对儿童病人的牙科服务必须依靠普通牙医和其他牙科专家。本研究的目的是评估巴基斯坦牙医对临床儿科牙科的态度和做法。方法:在巴基斯坦的牙医中进行了一项横断面、基于问卷的研究。结果:共有372名牙医参与了本研究。其中男性122例(32.8%),女性250例(67.2%)。大多数参与者(n = 272, 73.1%)年龄在25至35岁之间。与其他牙医相比,全科牙医接受过儿童行为管理培训的人数显著增加(p < 0.008)。据报道,与其他牙医相比,手术牙医在儿童患者身上实施了更多的各种手术(坑和裂缝密封剂、不锈钢牙冠、去牙髓、氟化物清漆、去牙髓和修复)。尽管外科牙医做了更多的这些手术,但超过50%的人仍然不经常做任何手术。共有244名(65.6%)牙医希望修读儿科牙科课程(如有提供)。结论:儿童牙科服务的需求和可获得性存在较大差距。需要在儿科牙科的本科和研究生阶段进行更多的培训。关键词:儿童牙科,普通牙医,其他牙科专家,态度和做法。
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