The objective of this study was to investigate the usage of digital technologies by dental students in Saudi Arabia and improve dental education outcomes. At random, electronic surveys were distributed to Saudi dental students. Eight hundred sixteen completed questionnaires were returned, with sixteen incomplete questionnaires not analyzed. The questionnaire requested information on gender, age, and level of study, and participation in the study was completely voluntary. Students were asked to complete the questionnaires based on their observations and experiences. Descriptive statistics such as numbers and percentages were used to analyze the collected data. The Chi-square and Fisher's Exact tests were used to assess the results. Among 778 students, 758 (97.43%) had an idea about digital dentistry; however, only 20 (2.6%) did not know about digital dentistry. Intern and clinical students revealed higher knowledge levels than preclinical students (p < 0.01). The majority of the students, 715 (91.9%), get knowledge from college. Regarding digital dentistry during clinical practice, the majority, 677 (87.0%), of the subjects answered yes; however, 101(13.0%) said no. For digital technology use, the majority, 695 (89.3%) of the issues, answered that digital dentistry is helpful in diagnosis; however, only 79 (10.2%) thought that digital dentistry could achieve clinical treatment. The majority of the 766 individuals (98.5%) believed that digital dentistry improved the quality of dental procedures. The majority of students, 737 (94.7%), said that digital dentistry would eventually replace traditional dental services. Regarding higher learning outcomes and the need for skill and training, most sample 765 (98.3%) replied yes to both questions. It can be concluded that students have good knowledge about digital technology, which may have motivated them to practice.
E-cigarette use has been reported to be 7% among pregnant women. Nearly half believe they are less dangerous than regular cigarette smoking, which might encourage individuals to give up or cut back on traditional cigarette use while pregnant. However, studies has found a correlation between using e-cigarettes while pregnant and a higher risk of low birth weight and fetal development limitation. This is an updated systematic analysis of publications from 2019 to 2022 that explored the adverse effects of e-cigarette smoking on pregnancy outcomes compared to no e-cigarette use. Google scholar and PubMed databases were used for systematic literature search using keywords "e-cigarette, pregnancy, adverse effects, exposure to e-cigarettes, and lack of e-cigarette exposure." The inclusion criteria were the original research that detailed the adverse effects of e-cigarette smoking on pregnancy outcomes compared to no e-cigarette smoking and full-text articles. Among 160 articles collected, just 9 met the inclusion requirements. Seventy-six thousand four hundred ninety-seven people were involved in all the studies, six of which were cross-sectional, one prospective, and one qualitative. Few pregnant women believe e-cigarettes are a healthy alternative to conventional smoking. However, half of the participants thought vaping was harmful to both them and their developing fetuses. On the other hand, several studies revealed that infants exposed to cigarette and e-cigarette smoke had significantly more defective reflexes. Their younger age influenced women's use of e-cigarettes, lack of marriage, fewer years of formal education, living with a smoker, long-term smokers, high school education or more, an income of $30,000, being white and not of Hispanic origin.
Aims: to assess the HIV/AIDS-related knowledge and attitude among dental students and dentists in KSA, to explore the association between the dental students’ knowledge toward HIV, their age, gender, and academic year and to compare the level of knowledge among dental students, interns, and dentists. Study design: This is an observational cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Conducted in Saudi Arabia at Jeddah, Riyadh, Almadina, Hail, Dammam, Jazan, and Sakaka cities from December 2020 to August 2021. Methodology: Self-administered questionnaires were used to collect data. Background information and HIV/AIDS-related knowledge and attitudes were collected using a self-administered -based questionnaire, the first section assessed demographic data, while the second section assessed knowledge and attitudes towards dental treatment for HIV/AIDS patients. Results: The total number of participants was 461. The percentage of age distribution 49.7% were 30 years. Following; knowledge-based group 50.5%, 1.5% and 47.1% 14 considered blood, saliva are possible HIV origins. 83.3% believe that HIV is transfusion origin. 15 While, 3.3% considered disease is contiguous and 4.8% believe it is due to sharing of food. Conclusion: Current study reveals a lack of knowledge and attitude among dental students 17 and dentists, with insignificant variations. More education regarding AIDS patients is needed 18 in dentistry community.
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