Dentists' utilization of caries risk assessment and individualized caries prevention methods in pediatric patients in Saudi Arabia
Introduction: The first step in any complete oral health care plan for a child is a thorough caries risk assessment (CRA). This study aimed to investigate whether the practice dentists in Saudi Arabia's Western province do CRA methods and offer Individualized Caries Prevention (ICP) to their pe...
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| author | Ammar T Asali Fawaz Pullishery Vani Taneja Hadil I A. Wajih Duna J Z. Basrawi Alaa A S. Alrashid Dana A A. Alogaly Ruqayya I A. Gaya Mohamed S A. Elnawawy |
| author_facet | Ammar T Asali Fawaz Pullishery Vani Taneja Hadil I A. Wajih Duna J Z. Basrawi Alaa A S. Alrashid Dana A A. Alogaly Ruqayya I A. Gaya Mohamed S A. Elnawawy |
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| description | Introduction: The first step in any complete oral health care plan for a child is a thorough caries risk assessment (CRA). This study aimed to investigate whether the practice dentists in Saudi Arabia's Western province do CRA methods and offer Individualized Caries Prevention (ICP) to their pediatric patients. Material and Methods: Dentists in active clinical practice in the Western province of Saudi Arabia were the participants of this cross-sectional survey. The participants in this study were chosen using a simple random sampling technique. A self-administered, structured questionnaire was used to gather participants' responses. Results: A majority (88.2%) of the dentists agreed that it is very important to practice CRA on a regular basis among their pediatric patients. About 67% of dentists employed Individualized Caries Prevention methods. No statistically significant correlation was observed between ICP and CRA factors, indicating that interventions primarily focused on patients' financial affordability. Conclusion: Dentists should encourage parents/caregivers to establish a dental home concept at the earliest, which includes CRA, education, and anticipatory guidance on the prevention of oral diseases. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-67a8061295c9415abfa20a1f18cec8292023-10-30T10:31:54ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences0975-74062023-01-0115540941310.4103/jpbs.jpbs_529_22Dentists' utilization of caries risk assessment and individualized caries prevention methods in pediatric patients in Saudi ArabiaAmmar T AsaliFawaz PullisheryVani TanejaHadil I A. WajihDuna J Z. BasrawiAlaa A S. AlrashidDana A A. AlogalyRuqayya I A. GayaMohamed S A. ElnawawyIntroduction: The first step in any complete oral health care plan for a child is a thorough caries risk assessment (CRA). This study aimed to investigate whether the practice dentists in Saudi Arabia's Western province do CRA methods and offer Individualized Caries Prevention (ICP) to their pediatric patients. Material and Methods: Dentists in active clinical practice in the Western province of Saudi Arabia were the participants of this cross-sectional survey. The participants in this study were chosen using a simple random sampling technique. A self-administered, structured questionnaire was used to gather participants' responses. Results: A majority (88.2%) of the dentists agreed that it is very important to practice CRA on a regular basis among their pediatric patients. About 67% of dentists employed Individualized Caries Prevention methods. No statistically significant correlation was observed between ICP and CRA factors, indicating that interventions primarily focused on patients' financial affordability. Conclusion: Dentists should encourage parents/caregivers to establish a dental home concept at the earliest, which includes CRA, education, and anticipatory guidance on the prevention of oral diseases.http://www.jpbsonline.org/article.asp?issn=0975-7406;year=2023;volume=15;issue=5;spage=409;epage=413;aulast=Asalicaries riskcaries preventiondental fluoridesxylitol |
| spellingShingle | Ammar T Asali Fawaz Pullishery Vani Taneja Hadil I A. Wajih Duna J Z. Basrawi Alaa A S. Alrashid Dana A A. Alogaly Ruqayya I A. Gaya Mohamed S A. Elnawawy Dentists' utilization of caries risk assessment and individualized caries prevention methods in pediatric patients in Saudi Arabia Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences caries risk caries prevention dental fluorides xylitol |
| title | Dentists' utilization of caries risk assessment and individualized caries prevention methods in pediatric patients in Saudi Arabia |
| title_full | Dentists' utilization of caries risk assessment and individualized caries prevention methods in pediatric patients in Saudi Arabia |
| title_fullStr | Dentists' utilization of caries risk assessment and individualized caries prevention methods in pediatric patients in Saudi Arabia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dentists' utilization of caries risk assessment and individualized caries prevention methods in pediatric patients in Saudi Arabia |
| title_short | Dentists' utilization of caries risk assessment and individualized caries prevention methods in pediatric patients in Saudi Arabia |
| title_sort | dentists utilization of caries risk assessment and individualized caries prevention methods in pediatric patients in saudi arabia |
| topic | caries risk caries prevention dental fluorides xylitol |
| url | http://www.jpbsonline.org/article.asp?issn=0975-7406;year=2023;volume=15;issue=5;spage=409;epage=413;aulast=Asali |
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