Knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of federal service and civilian dentists concerning minimal intervention dentistry

Elizabeth B Gaskin; Steven Levy; Sandra Guzman-Armstrong; Deborah Dawson; Jane Chalmers

doi:10.7205/MILMED-D-09-00140

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Knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of federal service and civilian dentists concerning minimal intervention dentistry

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Knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of federal service and civilian dentists concerning minimal intervention dentistry

Elizabeth B Gaskin, Steven Levy, Sandra Guzman-Armstrong, Deborah Dawson and Jane Chalmers

Military medicine, Vol.175(2), pp.115-121

02/2010

DOI: 10.7205/MILMED-D-09-00140

PMID: 20180481

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Abstract

Although minimal intervention dentistry (MID) is on the increase, little is known about the patterns of knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of dentists in the United States. Federal service and civilian dentists who were active members of the American Dental Association (N = 1,500) received a pretested questionnaire about their knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors concerning MID. Descriptive statistics and bivariate analyses were conducted to assess dentist personal and practice characteristics associated with the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors. Federal service dentists reported more knowledge of MID than civilian dentists (Cochrane Mantel Haenszel Ridit Scores), p < 0.0043, with similar attitudes toward fluoride (p = 0.11), and decisions regarding monitoring or restoring enamel caries (p = 0.22). Federal service dentists remineralized noncavitated carious lesions more (p < 0.0001) and had lower composite scores, indicating more MID tendency (Wilcoxon p < 0.0001). Federal service dentists reported more knowledge and clinical practices regarding minimal intervention dentistry compared to civilian dentists.

Multivariate Analysis

Cross-Sectional Studies

United States

Humans

Middle Aged

Military Dentistry - statistics & numerical data

Male

Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice

Practice Patterns, Dentists' - statistics & numerical data

Military Personnel - statistics & numerical data

Young Adult

Analysis of Variance

Clinical Competence - statistics & numerical data

Philosophy, Dental

Adult

Female

Surveys and Questionnaires

Aged

Health Care Surveys

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Title: Subtitle: Knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of federal service and civilian dentists concerning minimal intervention dentistry
Creators: Elizabeth B Gaskin - 11th Dental Company Detachment, Marine Corps Air Station, Iwakuni, Japan 96310
Steven Levy
Sandra Guzman-Armstrong
Deborah Dawson
Jane Chalmers
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Military medicine, Vol.175(2), pp.115-121
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED-D-09-00140
PMID: 20180481
NLM abbreviation: Mil Med
ISSN: 0026-4075
eISSN: 1930-613X
Publisher: England
Language: English
Date published: 02/2010
Academic Unit: Preventive and Community Dentistry; Epidemiology; Biostatistics; Pediatric Dentistry; Operative Dentistry
Record Identifier: 9984065982602771

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