ArticleAdvances in preventive medicine2014
Dental Sealants: Knowledge, Value, Opinion, and Practice among Dental Professionals of Bathinda City, India.
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- Parental Knowledge, Attitude and Practices Toward Dental Sealants as Preventive Strategy for Dental Caries in Children: A Cross Sectional Study.Global pediatric health · 2023Article
- Fissure sealants or fluoride varnish? Factors associated with choice of management method for occlusal caries in Public Dental Service in Norway.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2022Article
- Fissure sealants or fluoride varnish? Routines and attitudes among dental health personnel in Norway.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2019Article
- Tooth Jewellery- Its Knowledge and Practice Among Dentists in Tricity, India.Journal of clinical and diagnostic research : JCDR · 2016Article
- Knowledge, value, opinion and practice about usage of pit and fissure sealant among dental professionals in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.Journal of International Society of Preventive & Community Dentistry · 2015Article
- Fissure sealants: Knowledge and practice of Yemeni dental practitioners.European journal of dentistryArticle
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Abstract
Objective. The purpose of the study was to assess the knowledge, value, opinion, and practice regarding use of dental sealants among private dental practitioners in Bathinda City, Punjab, India. Materials and Methods. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among all private dental practitioners in Bathinda City, Punjab. A self-administered structured questionnaire consisting of 28 items was used to assess their knowledge, value, opinion, and practice regarding dental sealants. One-way analysis of variance, independent sample t-test, and multivariate regression analysis were utilized for statistical analysis. Confidence level and level of significance were set at 95% and 5%, respectively. Results. The mean scores for knowledge, value, opinion, and practice were 41.8 ± 3.7, 18.7 ± 2.8, 18.1 ± 1.4, and 12.9 ± 2.3, respectively. Analysis revealed that qualification was statistically significant among all dependent variables (P ≤ 0.05); work experience was significantly associated with both knowledge and opinion means scores (P ≤ 0.05). Conclusion. The results suggest that dental practitioners had sufficient knowledge about dental sealants. They also acknowledge the importance of use of dental sealants. Practice of dental sealants in clinics was found adequate but they were not following the specific guidelines and standardized procedures.
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