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{"title":"Empowering Women Dentists in Pakistan: Changing the Landscape of Oral Health Sector","authors":"A. Khan, S. Aziz, Saima I. Chaudhry, Anum Ijaz, Amna Khan","doi":"10.25301/jpda.303.142","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25301/jpda.303.142","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":191918,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Pakistan Dental Association","volume":"94 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128708885","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Training Pathways in Endodontics – Operative Dentistry or Conservative Dentistry Across the Globe and a Discourse on its Training in Pakistan","authors":"F. Khan","doi":"10.25301/jpda.303.144","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25301/jpda.303.144","url":null,"abstract":"The objective of the paper is to present a mini review of training pathways in the specialty of Endodontics-Operative Dentistry or Conservative Dentistry across the globe and draw the attention of the readers towards the two models of training that exist in this specialty in Pakistan. KEYWORDS: dental education; Operative Dentistry; Endodontics","PeriodicalId":191918,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Pakistan Dental Association","volume":"16 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115074208","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Burnout and Sense of Coherence in Dentistry Students of Karachi","authors":"Fasiha Moin Kazi, Shoaib Ahmed, Shama Asghar","doi":"10.25301/jpda.303.170","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25301/jpda.303.170","url":null,"abstract":"OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to assess burnout and sense of coherence levels in dentistry students of Karachi. METHODOLOGY: A cross-sectional study involving 361 students from four renowned dental colleges in Karachi was carried out. The students were distributed a questionnaire derived from the Mayo Clinic Well-being Index (WBI) and a modified 13-item Antonovsky's Sense of Coherence Scale (SOC scale). They were stratified on the basis of gender, age, professional year, institution, relationship status, history of chronic medical condition and history of chronic psychiatric condition. Scores for the WBI and SOC scale were calculated. For the WBI, a score of >4 was a sign that an individual was at risk of developing burnout or other severe outcomes. A high or low total score on the SOC scale demonstrated whether the individual was able to cope with his environment or not. MS Excel and SPSS version 23 were used for data compilation and statistical analysis. Descriptive statistics were calculated. Chi-square test of independence was applied to gauge any association between the strata and outcome variables. After determination of statistical difference, Mann Whitney-U Test and Kruskal Wallis Test were applied to compare the means where a significant association was found. A p-value of 0.05 or less was considered significant. RESULTS: The mean WBI score was found to be 4.07. Around 64% respondents were at-risk of burnout (score > 4). A greater percentage of females was at risk (66%) as compared to males (50%). Third professional students were found to be the most affected (77% with WBI score > 4 and 9% in the low coherence category). The mean SOC score was found to be 36.39 (moderate levels of coherence). Overall, around 4-9% of each professional year students exhibited a low sense of coherence. Age, relationship status, institution and a history of chronic medical and/or psychiatric condition were not found to have a significant association with the outcome variables (p>0.05). CONCLUSION: A significant number of dentistry students are at risk of burn-out and suffer from a low sense of coherence. The risk factors need to be evaluated and solutions need to be found to create a healthy and conducive environment for the growth and learning of the students. More research needs to be focused on gathering data related to the well-being of dentistry students. KEYWORDS: Burnout, sense of coherence, well-being index, dentistry.","PeriodicalId":191918,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Pakistan Dental Association","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131733327","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Perio-Prosthodontics Considerations in Removable Partial Denture: The Role of the Prosthodontist","authors":"Muhammad Haider Amin Malik, N. Yazdanie","doi":"10.25301/jpda.303.219","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25301/jpda.303.219","url":null,"abstract":"OBJECTIVE: To review the periodontal considerations associated with removable partial denture therapy. METHODOLOGY: Using a MEDLINE search, for \"removable partial dentures periodontal\", a total of 712 papers from peer-reviewed journals came in results. The MEDLINE search was made more specific by applying filters to the key phrase with other key words such as \"periodontal evaluation\"(140), \"direct retainers\"(77), \"non-surgical periodontal\"(8), \"surgical periodontal\"(180), \"plaque\"(249), \"periodontal indices\"(112), \"tooth mobility,\"(180) \"periodontal maintenance,\"(60) \"splinting,\"(198) and \"split major connector\"(2). Both in vivo and in vitro studies on the Perio-prosthodontic aspects of RPD treatment were included in the study pool whereas case Series and case reports were excluded. RESULT: A total of 1206 studies were collected from the search engine. After applying the exclusion criteria and filtering the duplicates a total of 95 studies were included for the narrative review. CONCLUSIONS: Out of all the factors, recall and oral and denture hygiene have the utmost importance. KEYWORDS: Perio-prosthodontics, removable partial denture, periodontal indices.","PeriodicalId":191918,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Pakistan Dental Association","volume":"16 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125665212","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Psychology of Coronavirus Fear: Are Dentists of Pakistan Suffering from Corona-Phobia?","authors":"M. M. Majeed, Zohra Saleem, Huma Sarwar, Z. Ramzan, Syeda Naureen Iqbal, M. Naeem","doi":"10.25301/JPDA.301.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25301/JPDA.301.1","url":null,"abstract":"OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study is to evaluate the level of anxiety and fear among Pakistani dentists due to COVID-19. METHODOLOGY: Data of 386 dentists evaluated who responded to the questionnaire sent via social media. Fear of coronavirus scale (FCV-19S) was used for evaluation of fear among Pakistani dentists. Data was entered and analyzed using SPSS version 21. One way ANOVA, chi-square and independent t-test were used for statistical analysis. P-value <0.05 was considered as significant. RESULTS: The overall mean FCV-19S score was 26.22 ± 4.907, which is on the higher end. Females showed higher fear scores as compared to males (p<0.001). A statistically significant difference between the scores of General Dental Practitioners (GDP) and specialists was also observed (p<0.001), Statistically, a significant difference was observed between all 4 age groups of dentists, young and elderly dentists demonstrating higher scores (F (3,382) = 8.618, p< 0.001). CONCLUSION: We conclude that due to the current COVID-19 crisis, majority of the dentists of Pakistan are afraid and among them, females, GDPs, young and elderly dentists are found to be more anxious and have a greater fear of getting infected by coronavirus during COVID 19 Pandemic. KEYWORDS: Anxiety, Fear, Pakistani, Dentist, COVID-19 HOW TO CITE: Majeed MM, Saleem Z, Sarwar H, Ramzan Z, Iqbal SN, Naeem MM. The psychology of coronavirus fear: Are dentists of pakistan suffering from corona-phobia?. J Pak Dent Assoc 2021;30(1):1-6.","PeriodicalId":191918,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Pakistan Dental Association","volume":"40 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-02-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121281167","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Papillon-Lefevre Syndrome","authors":"Ahsan Inayat, M. A. Lone","doi":"10.25301/jpda.294.269","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25301/jpda.294.269","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":191918,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Pakistan Dental Association","volume":"40 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-11-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121375266","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Status of Digital Learning Practices in Health Sciences Education in Pakistan","authors":"H. M. A. Khuwaja, A. Maqbool, K. Rahim, Sana Gul, S. Hanif, S. Karim, Bhittai Dental","doi":"10.25301/jpda.29s.s30","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25301/jpda.29s.s30","url":null,"abstract":"institutes found in latest lists available on PMDC and PNC websites. Majority of health sciences education institutions were found in Punjab and Sindh, indicating sheer discrimination with other provinces of Pakistan. Use of online classes was found very low in routine academic year in all three disciplines of health sciences education explored in this study. CONCLUSION: HEC, PMDC and PNC must realize the scope of digital learning, and invest in infrastructure and capacity building for digital learning in health sciences education in Pakistan.","PeriodicalId":191918,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Pakistan Dental Association","volume":"47 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116807208","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Practice Guidelines Addressing Needs of Pakistani Dentists During the COVID-19 Pandemic Part 1: Needs Assessment","authors":"S. R. Qazi, Dr.Qazi Associates, Nurain Rehman, S. Nasir","doi":"10.25301/jpda.29s.s7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25301/jpda.29s.s7","url":null,"abstract":"OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to identify needs of Pakistani dentists, in order to establish recommendations for essential dental care during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODOLOGY: Initial needs assessment was performed using social media. A field survey of clinics in 16 localities of Lahore, as well as an online survey of dental practitioners in Pakistan was conducted. RESULTS: There were 60 respondents from 15 cities in Pakistan; 46 general dental practitioners including 3 unqualified practitioners, and 14 specialists. Adequate PPE was available with 60-70% of practitioners. Ventilation was inadequate in most establishments, and in 30%, aerosols generated in the dental surgery had the potential to spread to the entire clinic. Majority (59%) of patients presenting to practices were walk-in. In the 25 clinics inspected, PPE was not being used adequately, or being saved for use on COVID-19 patients. One third of the practices had rubber-dam, high volume suction, and adequate waste disposal. Patient records were not maintained by 28%. CONCLUSION: Needs identified were: infection control training for dental health care workers (DHCWs), patient awareness and compliance, protocols for walk-in patient management, use of rubber-dam and high volume suction, financial aid and loans, availability and correct use of PPE and disinfection supplies, and economically feasible means of aerosol control and improvement in clinic ventilation. The role of governing and regulatory authorities in addressing these needs has been suggested. Guidelines based on the needs identified are presented in part 2 of this study.","PeriodicalId":191918,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Pakistan Dental Association","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125529267","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effect of Interactive Teaching Methods on Removable Partial Denture Designing","authors":"H. Raja, M. Mumtaz, A. Shabbir, M. Saleem, Asma Shakoor","doi":"10.25301/jpda.293.124","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25301/jpda.293.124","url":null,"abstract":"OBJECTIVE: The aims of this study were to, (a) Assess the level of skill acquired for designing removable partial dentures through two teaching methods individually, on two courses of dental graduates. (b) Compare the level of skill of dental graduates acquired through two teaching methods for designing removable partial dentures for diverse clinical situations. Materials and METHODOLOGY: This quasi-experimental study comprised of application of two interactive teaching methods over two courses of Dental students over a period of three years. Course I, (n=113) was assessed with a brainstorming session without a prior formal lecture. Course II (n=102) was exposed to an interactive lecture followed by a formative assessment of RPD deigning. Each participant was asked to design a removable partial denture for a clinical scenario. Assessment was based on specific satisfaction criteria. Data was analyzed descriptively and compared with student's t test. RESULTS: Out of all participants, 70 % of participants in course I and 63% percent from course II showed partial satisfaction. 8-15 % were able to achieve complete satisfactory scores. On comparison of two courses, mean total score in course I was 3.31 ± 1.21 and in course II mean total score was 3 ± 1.30, thus, p-value was 0.072, which was statistically insignificant. CONCLUSION: The level of skill acquired for designing a removable partial denture through two interactive teaching methods was only partially satisfactory for most participants of both courses. The level of skill acquired from brainstorming was comparable to the skill acquired from an interactive lecture. The difference of assessment scores in both scenarios was not statistically significant.","PeriodicalId":191918,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Pakistan Dental Association","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124581897","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Nibrin Double Strand Breakage and its Role in Development of Cancers","authors":"F. Abidi, M. Hossein, Saima Akram, Angabeen Anjum","doi":"10.25301/jpda.292.94","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.25301/jpda.292.94","url":null,"abstract":"and the Homologous repair pathway, In non homologous The human genetic information has been orchestrated by DNA-damage response pathways. DNA damage response, DNA repair,programmed apoptosis and cell cycle progession are responsible for maintaining the genomic integrity, they initiates the process of tumorigenesis if they are not regulated properly.An article research was done through Google Scholar, Pubmed and was used for an electronic search of articles, using the following keywords: Double stranded breakage, Nibrin, P95, NBS1.The aim of the review is to point out the impact of double strand breakage and the role of Nibrin in development of cancers. The double strand breakage are pathological insults for all the microorganisms because they can cause the elimination of the essential genetic information, which results in the destruction of DNA replication Nibrin is the first DNA repair gene whose overexpression can promotes the process of tumorigenesis by the activation of phosphoinositol 3 kinase /akt pathways.","PeriodicalId":191918,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Pakistan Dental Association","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-05-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116060115","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}