Knowledge and attitudes toward evidence-based cariology and restorative dentistry among Egyptian dental practitioners: a cross-sectional survey

BMC Oral Health

Research

Dina M. Elkady¹  Ahmad G. A. Khater² 

[1] Conservative Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt;Health Affairs Directorate, Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population, 62511, Banisuif, Egypt;Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine, Ahram Canadian University, Giza, Egypt;

关键词: Attitudes;    Barriers;    Dental care;    Dental caries;    Dental practice;    Evidence-based dentistry;    Questionnaire survey;    Restorative dentistry;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12903-023-03333-z

 received in 2023-06-13, accepted in 2023-08-18,  发布年份 2023

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundThis is the first study to assess Egyptian dental practitioners’ knowledge about conservative caries management approaches and investigate whether this knowledge transfers into clinical practice and the barriers to translating research into evidence-based practice.MethodsA sample of dental practitioners was surveyed using an online questionnaire. Convenience and snowball sampling were used to collect data from February to June 2022. We included graduated dentists from Egyptian universities who practiced in Egypt. Data were analyzed with descriptive statistics, and the associations between variables were checked using Kruskal Wallis and Chi-Square tests.ResultsThis study included 396 participants from throughout Egypt. There were significant correlations between specialty and participants’ knowledge and behaviors toward evidence-based caries management (p = 0.002) and between specialization and tools used to detect carious lesions (p < 0.001). Most participants (59.1%) used G.V Black’s classification, and (80.8%) removed caries based on the feature of dentin hardness and color, whereas (67%) removed caries until hard dentine remained. The participants’ primary hurdle to staying up-to-date was their belief that the newly gained information would not be clinically applicable due to a lack of equipment or working in low-economic areas. Patient-related barriers were the major obstacles for participants in implementing evidence-based practice.ConclusionEgyptian dentists did not fully embrace minimal invasive approaches for caries management, and practitioners’ experiences continue to shape decision-making. It emphasizes the imperative to practically educate dentists using effective knowledge translation dissemination to promote evidence adoption in daily practice and advocate value-based dental care to address the economic crisis’s impact on Egypt’s healthcare.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
© BioMed Central Ltd., part of Springer Nature 2023

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