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Showing 1 to 20 of 30 for “"Dental practice"”.
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Investigation of drying conditions for dental practice loads
… investigates different drying techniques for dental practice loads experimentally and numerically. Several experiments are carried out by changing both top and bottom wall temperatures while changing the ranges of the pressure pulses during the drying phase. The studies show that both cases …
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Developing a Web Site for a Dental Practice
Business plan
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An examination of strategic management within general dental practice
… of the National Health Service in 1948, general dental practitioners [GDPs] have worked in a stable environment. In recent years these GDPs have experienced dramatic changes in the way that primary oral health care is delivered to the public. This research aims to understand the strategic …
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Measuring success in dental practice using patient feedback - a feasibility study
… feedback was elicited from seven volunteer practices using Interactive Voice Response (IVR) methodology. A concise question set was designed to cover aspects of care, which the literature suggested were most important to patients. Three questions which allowed patients to self assess …
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Interceptive orthodontics: the evidence, current general dental practice, and way forwards in the UK
… (IO),<br/>• to explore current general dental practice with regard to the provision of interceptive orthodontic care, and <br/>• to consider the way forward in the UK for providing simple interceptive orthodontic care for children in primary care.<br/><br/>Methods<br/>Systematic reviews …
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Nutritional attitudes of senior dental students
… and dentistry were studied in a group of senior dental students at Virginia Commonwealth University, Medical College of Virginia. The attitude statements were divided into three categories, nutrition and counseling, the nutrition counseling in their future dental practice, and nutrition education …
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Predictors of Dental Students’ Behavioral Intention Use of Teledentistry: An Application of the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) Model
<p>Shortages of dental professionals and access barriers to dental care are challenges to improving oral health and decreasing the burden of dental diseases. There are more than 57 million individuals in the U.S. who live in dental health professional shortage areas (DHPSA). The U.S. DHPSA areas …
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A multi-methods approach to explore the organisational level barriers and facilitators to the implementation of evidence-based guidance in primary care.
… influence the translation of guidance into practice.<br/><br/><b>Methods</b>: A three phase multi-method design. (1) A literature review exploring organisational change in primary healthcare organisations, focusing on knowledge translation; (2) Development of a dental team questionnaire …
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Treatment options for patients with allergies to metals and metal composites - laboratory composite constructions on natural teeth and implants // Възможности за лечение на пациенти с алергии към метали и сплави, с конструкции от лабораторни композити върху естествени зъби и имплантати
… The study of metal compositions used to treat dental crowns defects and dentition imperfections in terms of their allergenic potential, confirms that nickel containing compositions have higher allergenic potential, regardless of the content potential. Early and late sanation effect in 164 …
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Drug Addicted Patients – Oral Health and Management // Наркозависими пациенти – орално здраве и мениджмънт
… somatic pathology. Relatively often, in general dental practice, diagnosing various diseases of the oral mucosa and hard dental tissues, dentists are faced with general somatic conditions and diseases. Some of them may be related to the use and abuse of certain substances. Given the growing …
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Pain and root canal therapy: exploring their relationships within the DPBRN.
… therapy is a commonly employed and effective dental treatment often used to treat the symptom of intraoral pain. Unfortunately some patients experience severe amounts of pain post-operatively, but it is not clear why. Methods: Using a prospective observational study design within the Dental …
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Getting evidence into practice: an investigation of the use and understanding of evidence-based practice by general dental practitioners in the West Midlands
OBJECTIVES: To determine what factors cause dental practitioners to change their practice To investigate the barriers to the successful application of research evidence to dental health care. To make recommendations for future action in light of the results of this study. DESIGN: Qualitative …
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Clinicians' views on periodontal coding
<p>"Recommendations to alter the current dental coding system maintained by the American Dental Association (ADA) have been suggested by American Dental Education Association (ADEA), the American Dental Hygienists' Association (ADHA), and explored in various dental education and public health …
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Current Radiation Safety Practices of United States Dental Hygienists
… purpose of this study was to determine licensed dental hygienists’ current radiation safety practices.</p> <p><strong>Methods:</strong> Data was collected with a 22 item, IRB exempt online survey administered to a sample of 1,500 U.S. dental hygienists who were subscribers of a professional …
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Deconstructing, contextualising and assessing management and leadership qualities in dental professionals: an ethnographic study of principles in practice
… acknowledges the requirement for leadership in dental training and professional standards to improve patient safety, the quality of care and the shaping of culture. Leadership development requires authentic learning outcomes whose meaning and related constructs of leadership are fully …
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Treatment Outcomes and Stability in Extraction vs. Non-Extraction Adult Anterior Open Bite Patients
… were previously obtained through the National Dental Practice-Based Research Network (National Dental PBRN) as part of a larger study. These patients were treated with fixed appliances only. The total sample was divided into extraction and non-extraction groups. Frontal intraoral photographs …
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Διασπορά της ηπατίτιδας Β (ΗΒ) κατά την οδοντιατρική πράξη
Dental practice has been implicated in the transmission of hepatitis Β virus (HBV). We have attempted to study the influence of dental treatment in the spead of HBV infection among adult patients admitted consecutively at the Athens Hospital for Infectious Diseases. From September 1982 to September …
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Impact of time pressure, as a stressor, on dentist’s diagnostic decision making.
… different stressors have been described in the dental literature. In dentistry, although extensive research has been conducted on dentists’ well-being and mental health, little is known about how different stressors may affect dentists’ performance. Aim: The current work aimed to examine the …
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AI-Enabled Clinical Decision Support for Oral Disease Detection
… critical component of global public health, with dental diseases such as caries, periodontal conditions, periapical lesions, and impacted teeth affecting millions of individuals annually. These conditions not only lead to pain, infection, and tooth loss but are also linked to systemic health …
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