A new perspective to push forward  a stagnated dental world

Neves, Vitor C. M.

doi:10.1038/s41415-019-0518-x

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“…Recently, the authors published opinion pieces on how dentistry should focus on biology advance development of novel therapies and the need to expose young dentists to RD topics (7,8). Here, questionnaire data were presented to illustrate the level of RD awareness, beliefs, and possible strategies to implement further clinical-biological knowledge in the education of dentists.…”

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A Pilot Epidemiological Exploration of Regenerative Dentistry From the Perspective of Active Clinicians Working in the UK

Neves¹,

Jamal²

2021

Front. Dent. Med

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Innovation has always been part of dentistry and with that comes thinking outside the box to produce guidelines for implementation of new approaches. Regenerative dentistry (RD) is a young specialty within the profession, which gathers knowledge from stem cells, molecular biology, and tissue and material engineering to produce and apply novel biologically based therapies. Since RD is an emerging branch of dentistry, it is not yet understood whether active clinicians are aware of this field and know exactly what it does. The aim of this study is to explore the awareness, understanding, and beliefs about RD of active dentists. A random selection of active dentists in the UK was approached via e-mail and face-to-face and asked to fill in a questionnaire. A total of 45 responses were received and analyzed. The results showed that active dentists in the UK are aware of the field but are not prepared to apply personalized biologically based therapies and feel a desire to educate themselves about RD further. Also, the results shine a light on the opportunities for regulatory and educational bodies to work together to prepare the clinicians for this novel field. Our research suggests that active dentists are ill-prepared for an era of personalized biologically based dental treatments. Further thinking of how to implement basic and more advanced biological knowledge and their application in dentistry is needed, and suggestions are made here.

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