Use of the Hall technique by specialist paediatric dentists: a global perspective
| Autor: | Monty Duggal, Hani Nazzal, Anas Salami, S. H. Al-Jundi, Manal Al Halabi, Iyad Hussein, Nabil Ouatik, Ossama Mohammed, Mawlood Kowash, Chioma L. Nzomiwu, Yeon-Mi Yang, Mona Al-Sane, Sondos Albadri, Ali B. Attaie, Osama El Shahawy, Amanda Roberts, Neeta Chandwani |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry Sedation Perspective (graphical) Dentists 030206 dentistry Dental Caries Molar 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Cross-Sectional Studies Hall Technique Family medicine Surveys and Questionnaires Medicine Humans General anaesthesia 030212 general & internal medicine medicine.symptom Tooth Deciduous business Child General Dentistry Clinical scenario Practice Patterns Dentists' |
| Zdroj: | British dental journal |
| Popis: | Background The Hall technique (HT) is popular with UK paediatric dentists (PDs). Global PDs perception/use of HT is unknown.Aim To investigate global PDs opinions/use of HT.Materials and methods A cross-sectional questionnaire of 26 questions was sent to specialist PDs across the globe.Results Responses of 709 PDs from six continents were obtained. The majority (n = 654, 92.32%) had heard about HT but only 50.6% (n = 358) used it, with wide country variations. Respectively, 37.5%, 31.5% and 31% were neutral, against or supportive of HT when they initially heard about it. Only 17% of HT users said it was always the treatment of choice for non-pulpal asymptomatic carious primary molars (NPACPMs), 62% would take a pre-operative radiograph, 65% would consider using high speed drills before HT, 63% would never consider HT under general anaesthesia, 56% would use HT under N2O sedation. Finally, in a clinical scenario of a NPACPM in a cooperative 6-year-old, 75% of PDs would choose conventional restorative methods over the HT.Conclusion The HT is recognised, but not used, by an outright majority of PDs across the globe. Identifiable barriers such as lack of training, perception as substandard dentistry and perceived lack of evidence reduced its use. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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