Ability of Dentists and Students to Detect Caries by Using the International Caries Detection and Assessment System
Saleh Al Dhubayb, Mohammed Al Sultan, Sultan Al Sudairi, Fahd Hakami, Fahad Saleh Al Sweleh Dental Clinics, Dental University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence: Saleh Al Dhubayb; Fahad Saleh Al SwelehDental Clinics, University Hospital, King Saud Universit...
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| description | Saleh Al Dhubayb, Mohammed Al Sultan, Sultan Al Sudairi, Fahd Hakami, Fahad Saleh Al Sweleh Dental Clinics, Dental University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence: Saleh Al Dhubayb; Fahad Saleh Al SwelehDental Clinics, University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaTel +966596600956Email salehaldhubayb@gmail.com; fsweleh@yahoo.co.ukObjective: To evaluate the ability of dentists and dental students to detect caries by using the International Caries Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS).Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in Riyadh city and in the College of Dentistry at King Saud University (KSU) in Saudi Arabia. The study sample included a cluster sampling of 50 private clinics (100 dentists) and all 3rd-, 4th-, and 5th-year students (393 students). Data were collected using an electronic questionnaire. The ability score of detecting caries for each group was identified by calculating the mean percentages of the score. The data were entered into SPSS Version 20. One-way ANOVA was used for comparing quantitative data.Results: The overall response rate of the survey was 64.5% (318/493). A total of 62.6% (199) of respondents know about ICDAS. All groups had difficulty assessing the activity of caries in Code 2. There were significant differences among all groups in the ability to detect caries (P-value: 0:00). Moreover, 4th- and 5th-year students had the highest mean of percentage ability score (53.8% and 57.6%, respectively) to detect caries using ICDAS compared to 3rd-year students and general practitioners (38.6% and 38.7%, respectively).Conclusion: Overall, detection of early dental caries limited to enamel was confusing and difficult. The abilities of dentists and dental students to detect caries using ICDAS were low and require improvement by continuing further clinical training.Keywords: ICDAS, dental caries, dental student, dentist |
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| spelling | doaj.art-720b4e2f76684922b8cc581177790cfa2022-12-21T21:26:52ZengDove Medical PressClinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dentistry1179-13572021-09-01Volume 1337938768628Ability of Dentists and Students to Detect Caries by Using the International Caries Detection and Assessment SystemAl Dhubayb SAl Sultan MAl Sudairi SHakami FAl Sweleh FSSaleh Al Dhubayb, Mohammed Al Sultan, Sultan Al Sudairi, Fahd Hakami, Fahad Saleh Al Sweleh Dental Clinics, Dental University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence: Saleh Al Dhubayb; Fahad Saleh Al SwelehDental Clinics, University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaTel +966596600956Email salehaldhubayb@gmail.com; fsweleh@yahoo.co.ukObjective: To evaluate the ability of dentists and dental students to detect caries by using the International Caries Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS).Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in Riyadh city and in the College of Dentistry at King Saud University (KSU) in Saudi Arabia. The study sample included a cluster sampling of 50 private clinics (100 dentists) and all 3rd-, 4th-, and 5th-year students (393 students). Data were collected using an electronic questionnaire. The ability score of detecting caries for each group was identified by calculating the mean percentages of the score. The data were entered into SPSS Version 20. One-way ANOVA was used for comparing quantitative data.Results: The overall response rate of the survey was 64.5% (318/493). A total of 62.6% (199) of respondents know about ICDAS. All groups had difficulty assessing the activity of caries in Code 2. There were significant differences among all groups in the ability to detect caries (P-value: 0:00). Moreover, 4th- and 5th-year students had the highest mean of percentage ability score (53.8% and 57.6%, respectively) to detect caries using ICDAS compared to 3rd-year students and general practitioners (38.6% and 38.7%, respectively).Conclusion: Overall, detection of early dental caries limited to enamel was confusing and difficult. The abilities of dentists and dental students to detect caries using ICDAS were low and require improvement by continuing further clinical training.Keywords: ICDAS, dental caries, dental student, dentisthttps://www.dovepress.com/ability-of-dentists-and-students-to-detect-caries-by-using-the-interna-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-CCIDEicdasdental cariesdental studentdentist |
| spellingShingle | Al Dhubayb S Al Sultan M Al Sudairi S Hakami F Al Sweleh FS Ability of Dentists and Students to Detect Caries by Using the International Caries Detection and Assessment System Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dentistry icdas dental caries dental student dentist |
| title | Ability of Dentists and Students to Detect Caries by Using the International Caries Detection and Assessment System |
| title_full | Ability of Dentists and Students to Detect Caries by Using the International Caries Detection and Assessment System |
| title_fullStr | Ability of Dentists and Students to Detect Caries by Using the International Caries Detection and Assessment System |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ability of Dentists and Students to Detect Caries by Using the International Caries Detection and Assessment System |
| title_short | Ability of Dentists and Students to Detect Caries by Using the International Caries Detection and Assessment System |
| title_sort | ability of dentists and students to detect caries by using the international caries detection and assessment system |
| topic | icdas dental caries dental student dentist |
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