ArticleBMC oral health2025
Knowledge and attitudes of Yemeni dentists in Sana'a city regarding silver diamine fluoride: a cross-sectional study.
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- Knowledge, attitude and practice of paediatric dentists towards silver diammine fluoride in Egypt: a national survey.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2026Article
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backgroundSilver diamine fluoride (SDF) has been widely used for treating dental caries and has recently been adopted as one of the minimal intervention treatments for dental caries. This study aims to evaluate the knowledge, attitude, and perception (KAP) of dentists in Sana'a City, Yemen, regarding SDF.
methodsA paper-based cross-sectional study. The required sample size was 385. The questionnaire was submitted to 400 participants to address the issue of incomplete responses. The final number of respondents comprised 327 general dentists (85.9%), 5 pediatric dentists (1.5%), and 8 dentists from other specialties (2.5%) in Sana'a City, Yemen. A simple questionnaire comprising 30 questions was distributed to assess dentists' knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions regarding the use of SDF. The data was analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics v25.0.
resultsThe mean knowledge score of participants was 9.78 (SD = 2.19), with the highest knowledge score for the question (SDF is used to prevent progression of dental caries) (0.96, SD = 0.20). The mean attitude score was also acceptable, with the highest score for attitude being for the use of SDF as a good treatment for caries in children with behavioral difficulties and dental anxiety (1.17, SD = 0.89). The use of SDF to treat lesions in posterior primary teeth received the highest perception score. Participants aged 28 years or younger had a mean Knowledge score that was not significantly different from those older than 28 years (p = 0.072). However, the younger participants had a higher attitude score, with a significant difference (p = 0.043). Females had a significantly higher knowledge score than males (p = 0.020).
conclusionWithin the limitations of this study, the results showed a good level of KAP among dentists regarding the use of SDF. Poor aesthetics was the main reason respondents gave for not using SDF. Integration of SDF education in Yemen is highly recommended.
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