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North Sydney Dental Specialists
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Publisher: Allied Academies
Date: 2019
Publisher: Mark Allen Group
Date: 02-02-2023
DOI: 10.12968/DENU.2023.50.2.101
Abstract: With public health orders restricting movement and changes to routine endodontic practice during the COVID-19 pandemic, many patients chose to wait, in the range of 12-18 months, before returning to complete their root canal treatment. This report describes several cases of non-vital and infected teeth that showed positive healing responses from having endodontic treatment using calcium hydroxide paste as an intracanal medicament and an apical enlargement technique to further reduce bacterial numbers. This indicates healing of peri-apical lesions may occur with a longer observation period. CPD/Clinical Relevance: Endodontic treatment for peri-apical infection may allow a patient time to decide upon treatment options.
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 07-11-2019
DOI: 10.1111/EDT.12518
Abstract: Education in dental trauma is extremely important to promote knowledge on the assessment and management of a traumatized tooth. Medical doctors are normally only required to manage the emergency phase of traumatic dental injury (TDI) treatment before referring to a dentist, endodontist or oral and maxillofacial surgeon for continuing care. Medical doctors who possess sufficient theoretical knowledge and are competent enough clinically to handle TDI can provide a higher standard of treatment care and ultimately achieve a better patient outcome. The aim of this literature review was to assess the extent of medical doctors' knowledge of dental trauma management for injuries in the following four areas: (a) tooth structure (b) to the supporting bone (c) to the periodontal tissues and (d) to the soft tissues. Based on the findings from this literature review, an overall deficiency in knowledge and confidence in managing dental trauma has been identified. Knowledge and understanding to categorize TDI using the same classification of dental injuries commonly used amongst dentists would allow medical doctors to better manage and communicate with dental colleagues concerning referral for further care. If the medical education curriculum provided medical doctors with more information and skills for the management of dental trauma and an understanding of the importance of early management, then more favourable outcomes may prevail for dental trauma patients.
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 06-2008
DOI: 10.1111/J.1600-9657.2007.00543.X
Abstract: This article reviews the available literature on the investigation of dentists' management of dental trauma injuries and their perceptions of barriers to providing care. The levels of knowledge demonstrated by surveys of dentists were not high and dentists perceive inadequate financial remuneration as the main barrier to trauma management. With only a limited number of new dental traumatic injuries occurring annually, dentists may not be competent in providing appropriate care. The management of dental trauma and any hesitations that dentists might have in terms of knowledge and skills are important to investigate to formulate an approach to overcome their reluctance. There is a deficiency of literature on this subject.
Publisher: Corpus Publishers
Date: 08-09-2022
DOI: 10.54026/OAJDOS/1039
Abstract: This exemplar case highlights the importance of conservative treatment to protect the pulpal health of an invasive cervical resorption of a mandibular molar tooth with pulpal exposure. The resorptive site was explored and trichloroacetic acid (TCA) was placed on the localized defect. Following curettage of the resorptive tissue, a small pulp exposure occurred. Direct pulp capping with Dycal, a calcium hydroxide-based material, was used, and the molar was restored with glass ionomer cement. At the 18-month review, the molar tooth demonstrated both clinical (positive pulpal response) and radiographic (absence of any periapical radiolucency) success. Clinical relevance Direct pulp capping with calcium hydroxide cement is an inexpensive, conservative, and easy treatment option for pulpal exposure during the management of a Class 2 invasive cervical resorption case. Objective To demonstrate the importance of preserving the pulp in the management of a Class 2 invasive cervical resorption lesion.
Publisher: Corpus Publishers
Date: 03-02-2021
DOI: 10.54026/OAJDOS/1016
Abstract: Introduction With the growth of available video and multimedia resources, there is a need to revisit the relevance of illustrations in contemporary dental education. Knowing whether online illustrations help students self-learn will provide information for educators on whether illustrative materials are self-explanatory in the study topic of interest. Materials and methods This literature review followed the “Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis” (PRISMA) guidelines. Scopus was the selected database as it includes Medline, Embase and Compendex coverage of studies published to July 2020. The search strategy consisted of a string of important keywords: 1) Type of activity “Learning”: (learn OR educat OR stud) 2) Medium of learning “Online”: (e-learning OR online OR virtual OR internet) 3) Field of study “Dentistry”: (dental OR dentistry) and 4) Type of material “Visual”: (visual OR photo OR image OR illustrat OR manual skills). Results Three studies met the inclusion criteria. Two studies were conducted as questionnaire-based surveys and one was carried out as a focus group discussion. Evidence suggests students found online illustrative materials important, helpful and they enhance confidence in their learning. Conclusion Visual learning is important in education and based on these review findings, students found online illustrations useful. This allows us to reaffirm the importance of including pictures and illustrations during our learning course.
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 09-2007
DOI: 10.1111/J.1834-7819.2007.TB00491.X
Abstract: Perceived barriers in the treatment of dental trauma may influence the optimum management of dental trauma. Any hesitation that dentists might have in managing dental trauma is important to investigate. The aim of this study was to investigate dentists' perceptions of barriers to providing care of dental trauma to permanent maxillary incisors in children. A self-completion questionnaire survey containing six questions on demographic data and 15 questions relating to barriers to treating dental trauma was mailed to 693 dentists in Victoria, Australia. The response rate achieved was 61 per cent. Of the respondents, 90 per cent had no hesitation in treating dental injuries and 80 per cent of these frequently agreed that dentists should treat all dental trauma. Approximately half the dentists (51.5 per cent) frequently found uncooperative children to be the main barrier to providing care. The overall consensus from the present study was that treating dental trauma is not unappealing for dentists in general practice.
Publisher: Allied Academies
Date: 2020
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 16-03-2021
DOI: 10.1111/AEJ.12507
Abstract: Many medical doctors are not confident in managing traumatic dental injuries (TDI). This is probably due to a lack of education and training in dental trauma. The existence of inadequate TDI knowledge by doctors should provide the catalyst to establish a dental anatomy and trauma course within the medical curriculum.
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 13-07-2021
DOI: 10.1111/AEJ.12545
Abstract: This article aims to demonstrate how an expert feedback process was used to identify emerging issues within a prototype extracurricular course on dental trauma and show how the feedback was addressed prior to piloting the course more widely. Dowse’s Design Research Model was adapted for the design and development of a prototype dental trauma e‐learning course. This paper will focus on step five, gathering expert feedback and the evaluation process. Four critical features emerged from the feedback that ought to be incorporated into the e‐learning course design, namely, 1) keep resources clinically relevant 2) keep resources simple to learn 3) make resources easy to understand and 4) support self‐learning. The results demonstrate the value of an expert feedback process for improving a prototype designed to address a major gap in knowledge among medical doctors identified in the literature.
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 21-01-2020
DOI: 10.1111/EDT.12541
Abstract: It is important for medical doctors to be equipped with the requisite knowledge and skills to manage dental trauma cases when patients present to them in an emergency. The aim of this paper is to identify facilitators (factors that enhance learning) that may impact on the ability and competency of medical doctors, who are expected to treat traumatic dental injuries (TDI), to appropriately treat and manage such cases. A change in medical curricula that is more inclusive of dental education and TDI management is imperative to promote effective teaching and learning of the treatment and management of dental trauma cases.
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 08-12-2019
DOI: 10.1111/EDT.12530
Abstract: The literature identifies that medical students receive little or no formal dental trauma assessment and management teaching during medical school. The result of this is that many medical doctors are unaware of the urgency of emergency dental trauma care for patients. To bridge this important gap in medical education, medical educators should look to introduce basic dental trauma teaching into undergraduates’ final year of medical school. This initiative would benefit medical doctors in either general medical practice or specialties that assess and manage trauma. This opinion article aims to present the authors’ reasons for strongly supporting dental trauma teaching being included and suggests an e‐learning approach for its integration into the medical education curriculum.
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 17-12-2021
DOI: 10.1111/AEJ.12601
Abstract: With dental trauma education not commonly offered in medicine programmes, offering an online learning course may fill the knowledge deficiency for medical students. The aim of this study is to evaluate medical students’ perceptions of an online dental trauma course. This was a cross‐sectional questionnaire study conducted among medical students at an Australian University. Exploratory factor analysis was used to identify the underlying factor structure within the items. Cronbach’s alpha was employed to estimate the factors’ reliability. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to assess construct validity SPSS v22 and AMOIS v22 were used for data analyses. Exploratory factor analysis identified two distinct factors: 'visual' and 'content', with excellent reliability for visual (Cronbach's alpha = 0.911) and good reliability for content (Cronbach's alpha = 0.755). This research supports the findings that medical students perceived the online dental trauma course to be easily understood for self‐learning this topic.
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 20-01-2020
DOI: 10.1111/EDT.12542
Abstract: This proposal aims to tackle the common poor management of traumatic dental injury (TDI) by medical doctors and subsequent poor healthcare outcomes for patients. The literature reports that most medical doctors, in either private practice or hospital emergency departments, lack the knowledge, skills, and confidence needed to adequately assess and manage victims of TDI. This is due to little or no clinical dentistry and dental trauma education being included in their medical studies. From a review of the literature, there is a clear lack of learning provision for medical students on the topic of dental anatomy and trauma. In addition, there appears to be no formal university theoretical and clinical training during medical school. The introduction of dental trauma into the medical curriculum will provide students with a better understanding of the importance of early management for better patient outcomes. Medical doctors competent in managing emergency dental trauma procedures will be able to provide a higher standard of care that could prevent potentially lifelong negative repercussions for the patient.
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 20-06-2021
DOI: 10.1111/EDT.12696
Abstract: A literature review identified a knowledge deficit among medical doctors about dental trauma management. To overcome this knowledge gap, a proposal to integrate dental traumatology teaching into the medical curriculum was made to raise medical students' awareness of, and familiarity with managing dental injuries. Despite the challenges of teaching dental trauma, online courses are viewed as a practical learning approach for students to access course material during their busy university schedules. In focusing on the constructivist model, this article details the design and development of the online dental trauma course. It is an ex le of a learner‐led, fully online course. The six steps involved in the course development were as follows: (1) structured order from preclinical to clinical topics (2) content covering all essential information on TDI diagnosis and management (3) illustrative materials to support engagement and motivation to complete the course (4) feedback processes to evaluate the learning process (5) interactions between peers, educators, and learning materials to help facilitate learning and (6) content that encompasses mainly visual learning styles. The online dental trauma course has the potential to make important contributions to medical education.
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 17-05-2023
DOI: 10.1111/AEJ.12767
Abstract: Traumatic dental injury (TDI), a topic not normally offered in the medical curriculum is made available through the medical school as an online learning course. Online learning provides an educational pathway for cross‐disciplinary learning without any change to the existing curriculum. This research identified important key features that should be included in the design of an online course to provide a positive online learning experience for medical students. Ten important features were identified for medical educators to consider when they develop an online course to introduce dental trauma. These features are (1) prioritising information to TDI, (2) providing specific facts and information to TDI, (3) information must be easily retrieved, (4) providing career‐related information, (5) promoting self‐confidence, (6) promoting learning of new knowledge, (7) easy‐to‐understand content materials, (8) establishing a logical sequence of learning, (9) visual illustrations to complement written text and (10) promoting self‐directed learning.
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 17-07-2008
DOI: 10.1111/J.1600-9657.2008.00609.X
Abstract: Trauma to anterior teeth in children could become a long-term problem to dental health. To a large extent, the management actions of the dentists involved will determine the clinical outcome and, in turn, these actions will be related to their levels of knowledge. The aim of this study was to investigate dentists' knowledge of managing traumatic injuries to maxillary permanent incisors in children. A self-completion questionnaire containing 19 questions on management methods of treating dental trauma was mailed to 693 dentists in Victoria, Australia. The response rate achieved was 61%. This survey found that some of the respondents had adequate management knowledge for the different types of traumatic injuries, while others did not have the correct information. Approximately half the dentists considered milk as the preferred extraoral storage medium of choice for avulsed teeth and a period of 7-10 days splinting after replantation. A large proportion of dentists showed inadequate knowledge with regard to understanding the biological mechanisms causing replacement root resorption (61%) and external inflammatory root resorption (74%). Overall, the respondents to this survey demonstrated only a moderate level of knowledge in management of traumatic injuries to maxillary permanent incisors in children. Continuing professional development programmes may be a means of improving this deficient knowledge base.
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 03-2007
DOI: 10.1111/J.1834-7819.2007.TB00523.X
Abstract: Following a definitive diagnosis of the need for root canal treatment, the treatment planning stage should be straightforward if a logical sequence of decision-making is followed. Very few contra-indications exist for providing root canal treatment, but the planning must include several aspects. Firstly, is root canal treatment best for the patient to maintain a functional dentition long term? Secondly, who should provide the treatment? Thirdly, what are the restorative options that will ensure the best long-term prognosis? The sequencing of root canal treatment generally occurs early in a typical treatment plan, and prompt restoration after treatment is crucial to long-term survival of the tooth.
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 17-08-2022
DOI: 10.1111/EDT.12782
Abstract: The aim of this paper is focused on expanding medical students' knowledge and understanding of a non‐core curricular subject not normally offered in the medical curriculum. The critical juncture explored how to introduce a health‐related subject into medical education that complements without competing for space/time in medical students' core studies. Using dental trauma as an ex le, this paper supports the opportunity for medical students to learn online about managing dental injuries and to raise their awareness of the need for accurate diagnosis and treatment of traumatic dental injuries before they graduate as medical doctors.
Location: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Location: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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