Perception of Minimum Interventional Dentistry among Dental Undergraduate Students and Interns
<i>Background</i>: The philosophy of minimum interventional dentistry (MID) is to integrate prevention, remineralization, and minimal intervention for the placement and replacement of restorations. All branches of dentistry play an important role in practicing MID, and their primary goal...
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| author | Manal M. Abdelhafeez Fatima M. Alharbi Swati Srivastava Elzahraa Eldwakhly Selma A. Saadaldin Mai Soliman |
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| description | <i>Background</i>: The philosophy of minimum interventional dentistry (MID) is to integrate prevention, remineralization, and minimal intervention for the placement and replacement of restorations. All branches of dentistry play an important role in practicing MID, and their primary goal is to realize that any restoration is of less biological significance than the healthy original tissue Objectives: The objective of this study was to assess the perception of MID among dental undergraduate students and interns in terms of knowledge, attitude, and practice at the College of Dentistry. <i>Materials and Methods</i>: This cross-sectional study was conducted among undergraduate students and interns at the College of Dentistry, Qassim University, Saudi Arabia. A self-administered questionnaire was distributed, which included basic demographic profiles and questions about the knowledge, attitude, and practices toward MID. The data were tabulated in MS Excel, and all statistical analyses were performed using SPSS version 21. <i>Results</i>: A total of 163 dental students were recruited, with senior students comprising 73% and interns comprising 27%. Male students were slightly more prevalent (50.9%) than female students (49.1%). About 37.6% of participants received training about MID during educational courses, while 10.3% received it during their internship. A statistical test revealed that the prevalence of interns who were trained in performing MID was significantly higher (<i>p</i> < 0.001). <i>Conclusions</i>: The majority of the participants demonstrated proper knowledge, attitude, and practice in different aspects of MID. Interns reported a higher rate of knowledge, attitude, and practice in MID compared to undergraduate students. However, more education and hands-on training about MID concepts during the college curriculum are necessary to attain better knowledge, attitude, and practices that could be useful for more conservative clinical practice. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-21e74d3e017e4a9796c6b7115091d0682023-11-17T20:19:58ZengMDPI AGMedicina1010-660X1648-91442023-03-0159464910.3390/medicina59040649Perception of Minimum Interventional Dentistry among Dental Undergraduate Students and InternsManal M. Abdelhafeez0Fatima M. Alharbi1Swati Srivastava2Elzahraa Eldwakhly3Selma A. Saadaldin4Mai Soliman5Department of Conservative Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Qassim University, P.O. Box 1162, Buraydah 51452, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Prosthodontics, College of Dentistry, Qassim University, P.O. Box 1162, Buraydah 51452, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Conservative Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Qassim University, P.O. Box 1162, Buraydah 51452, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Clinical Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh 11671, Saudi ArabiaProsthodontics Division, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON N6A 5C1, CanadaDepartment of Clinical Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia<i>Background</i>: The philosophy of minimum interventional dentistry (MID) is to integrate prevention, remineralization, and minimal intervention for the placement and replacement of restorations. All branches of dentistry play an important role in practicing MID, and their primary goal is to realize that any restoration is of less biological significance than the healthy original tissue Objectives: The objective of this study was to assess the perception of MID among dental undergraduate students and interns in terms of knowledge, attitude, and practice at the College of Dentistry. <i>Materials and Methods</i>: This cross-sectional study was conducted among undergraduate students and interns at the College of Dentistry, Qassim University, Saudi Arabia. A self-administered questionnaire was distributed, which included basic demographic profiles and questions about the knowledge, attitude, and practices toward MID. The data were tabulated in MS Excel, and all statistical analyses were performed using SPSS version 21. <i>Results</i>: A total of 163 dental students were recruited, with senior students comprising 73% and interns comprising 27%. Male students were slightly more prevalent (50.9%) than female students (49.1%). About 37.6% of participants received training about MID during educational courses, while 10.3% received it during their internship. A statistical test revealed that the prevalence of interns who were trained in performing MID was significantly higher (<i>p</i> < 0.001). <i>Conclusions</i>: The majority of the participants demonstrated proper knowledge, attitude, and practice in different aspects of MID. Interns reported a higher rate of knowledge, attitude, and practice in MID compared to undergraduate students. However, more education and hands-on training about MID concepts during the college curriculum are necessary to attain better knowledge, attitude, and practices that could be useful for more conservative clinical practice.https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/59/4/649minimum interventional dentistryknowledgeattitudepracticedental studentsinterns |
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| title | Perception of Minimum Interventional Dentistry among Dental Undergraduate Students and Interns |
| title_full | Perception of Minimum Interventional Dentistry among Dental Undergraduate Students and Interns |
| title_fullStr | Perception of Minimum Interventional Dentistry among Dental Undergraduate Students and Interns |
| title_full_unstemmed | Perception of Minimum Interventional Dentistry among Dental Undergraduate Students and Interns |
| title_short | Perception of Minimum Interventional Dentistry among Dental Undergraduate Students and Interns |
| title_sort | perception of minimum interventional dentistry among dental undergraduate students and interns |
| topic | minimum interventional dentistry knowledge attitude practice dental students interns |
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