Amalgam safety and dentists' attitude: a survey among a Subpopulation of Nigerian dentists.
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Auteurs : Christopher Udoye [Nigeria] ; Emmanuel AguwaSource :
- Operative dentistry [ 0361-7734 ]
Descripteurs français
- KwdFr :
- Amalgame dentaire (effets indésirables), Attitude du personnel soignant (MeSH), Dentistes (psychologie), Enquêtes et questionnaires (MeSH), Enseignement dentaire (MeSH), Femelle (MeSH), Humains (MeSH), Intoxication au mercure (diagnostic), Mercure (effets indésirables), Mercure (pharmacocinétique), Mâle (MeSH), Nigeria (MeSH), Odontologie générale (MeSH), Poumon (métabolisme), Satisfaction des patients (MeSH), Spécialités dentaires (MeSH), Sécurité (MeSH), Études transversales (MeSH).
- MESH :
- diagnostic : Intoxication au mercure.
- effets indésirables : Amalgame dentaire, Mercure.
- métabolisme : Poumon.
- pharmacocinétique : Mercure.
- psychologie : Dentistes.
- Attitude du personnel soignant, Enquêtes et questionnaires, Enseignement dentaire, Femelle, Humains, Mâle, Nigeria, Odontologie générale, Satisfaction des patients, Spécialités dentaires, Sécurité, Études transversales.
- Wicri :
- geographic : Nigeria.
English descriptors
- KwdEn :
- Attitude of Health Personnel (MeSH), Cross-Sectional Studies (MeSH), Dental Amalgam (adverse effects), Dentists (psychology), Education, Dental (MeSH), Female (MeSH), General Practice, Dental (MeSH), Humans (MeSH), Lung (metabolism), Male (MeSH), Mercury (adverse effects), Mercury (pharmacokinetics), Mercury Poisoning (diagnosis), Nigeria (MeSH), Patient Satisfaction (MeSH), Safety (MeSH), Specialties, Dental (MeSH), Surveys and Questionnaires (MeSH).
- MESH :
- chemical , adverse effects : Dental Amalgam, Mercury.
- geographic : Nigeria.
- diagnosis : Mercury Poisoning.
- metabolism : Lung.
- chemical , pharmacokinetics : Mercury.
- psychology : Dentists.
- Attitude of Health Personnel, Cross-Sectional Studies, Education, Dental, Female, General Practice, Dental, Humans, Male, Patient Satisfaction, Safety, Specialties, Dental, Surveys and Questionnaires.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE
To investigate Nigerian dentists' perception of amalgam safety and to highlight the dentists' attitude toward amalgam.
METHODS
A cross-sectional survey of all dentists in Southeastern Nigeria was done using a self-administered, structured questionnaire.
RESULTS
The report recorded a 90.9% response rate. More specialists (95.7%) than general dentists (74.5%) agreed to the safety of amalgam. Furthermore, more patients seen by the general dentists (85.1%) than by specialists (34.88%) agreed with amalgam safety. Undergraduates' education (82.9%) was the highest source of awareness of the amalgam controversy, followed by inquires (64.3%), colleagues (47.1%), TV/radio (41.4%), conferences (27.1%) and continuing dental education (15.7%). About 37% of respondents knew all the signs and symptoms of amalgam toxicity, while 47.1% of respondents knew that the lung is the fastest route for mercury absorption. About 81.0% of dentists do not support an amalgam ban and 84.3% would not even recommend an alternative to amalgam. Amalgam is well accepted by both dentists and patients in the studied population.
DOI: 10.2341/07-123
PubMed: 18666507
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