Knowledge, Attitude, and Barriers to Fluoride Application as a Preventive Measure among Oral Health Care Providers
المؤلفون المشاركون
Akbar, Aqdar A.
Al-Sumait, Noura
Al-Yahya, Hanan
Sabti, Mohammad Y.
Qudeimat, M. A.
المصدر
International Journal of Dentistry
العدد
المجلد 2018، العدد 2018 (31 ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2018)، ص ص. 1-8، 8ص.
الناشر
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
تاريخ النشر
2018-04-16
دولة النشر
مصر
عدد الصفحات
8
التخصصات الرئيسية
الملخص EN
Objective.
To investigate the knowledge, attitude, and possible barriers to fluoride application among oral health-care providers in Kuwait.
Methods.
A validated self-administered questionnaire was distributed to a random sample of 291 dentists.
The questionnaire included four categories: dentists’ characteristics, knowledge of and attitude towards fluoride application, factors influencing decision-making on prescription of fluoride, and the clinician’s perception of own knowledge.
Means, group differences, and logistic regression were calculated.
Results.
262 completed the questionnaire (response rate of 90%).
Half of the participants (49%) reported that water fluoridation is the best method for caries prevention in children.
Majority of the participants (80%) acknowledged that topical fluoride prevents dental caries, but only 40% frequently use it in their practices.
Fear of overdose was a concern in 57% of the participants.
About 31% believed that caries is a multifactorial disease and cannot be prevented.
In addition, 32% of the dentists who thought caries is multifactorial and cannot be prevented stated that restorations take precedence over preventive therapy.
Conclusion.
Despite the participants being in favor of topical fluoride application and believing in its effectiveness, certain barriers were apparent such as knowledge deficiencies, products labelling flaw, and lack of participation in effective continuing educational activities.
نمط استشهاد جمعية علماء النفس الأمريكية (APA)
Akbar, Aqdar A.& Al-Sumait, Noura& Al-Yahya, Hanan& Sabti, Mohammad Y.& Qudeimat, M. A.. 2018. Knowledge, Attitude, and Barriers to Fluoride Application as a Preventive Measure among Oral Health Care Providers. International Journal of Dentistry،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1170676
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الأمريكية للغات الحديثة (MLA)
Akbar, Aqdar A.…[et al.]. Knowledge, Attitude, and Barriers to Fluoride Application as a Preventive Measure among Oral Health Care Providers. International Journal of Dentistry No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1170676
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الطبية الأمريكية (AMA)
Akbar, Aqdar A.& Al-Sumait, Noura& Al-Yahya, Hanan& Sabti, Mohammad Y.& Qudeimat, M. A.. Knowledge, Attitude, and Barriers to Fluoride Application as a Preventive Measure among Oral Health Care Providers. International Journal of Dentistry. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1170676
نوع البيانات
مقالات
لغة النص
الإنجليزية
الملاحظات
Includes bibliographical references
رقم السجل
BIM-1170676
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