Decision criteria and characteristics of Norwegian general dental practitioners selecting digital radiography.

Wenzel, Ann; Møystad, Anne

doi:10.1038/sj.dmfr.4600612

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“…This makes it evident that only a minority will probably not have access to digital radiographic examinations in the near future, which favors the transition process. According to a study conducted by Wenzel and Møystad,5 dental practitioners who made use of digital radiography had more computers in their offices, and a quarter of those who did not use digital radiographic examinations did not have computers in their work environment. Brian and Williamson4 showed that 36.7% of non-users of digital radiographic examinations planned to make it part of their clinical routine within 5 years, which is similar to the results of this study.…”

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Brazilian young dental practitioners' use and acceptance of digital radiographic examinations

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PurposeThe aim of this study was to investigate the use and acceptance of digital radiographic examinations by Brazilian dental practitioners in daily practice and to evaluate the advances that have occurred over the past 5 years.Materials and MethodsDental practitioners enrolled in extension courses at the Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas, Brazil, responded to a self-administered questionnaire in the years 2011 and 2015. They were asked about sociodemographic factors and their knowledge and use of digital radiographic examinations. Descriptive analysis was performed, as well as the chi-square and Fisher exact tests, with a significance level of 5% (α=0.05).ResultsA total of 181 participants responded to the questionnaire in the years 2011 and 2015. Most of the respondents worked in private practice, had graduated within the last 5 years, and were between 20 and 30 years old. In 2011, 55.6% of respondents reported having ever used digital radiographic examinations, while in 2015 this number increased significantly to 85.4% (p<.0001), out of which 71.4% preferred it to conventional images. Moreover, 21.4% of respondents reported having used digital radiographic examinations for more than 3 years. A significant increase in use of intraoral digital radiography (p=0.0316) was observed in 2015. In both years, image quality and high cost were indicated, respectively, as the main advantage and disadvantage of digital radiographic examinations.ConclusionThis study showed that digital radiology has become more common in Brazil over the past 5 years. Most of the Brazilian dental practitioners evaluated in 2015 used digital radiographic examinations.

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“…This has facilitated the acceptance of this imaging modality over film-based radiography by dental practitioners worldwide 23456. In many European countries and the United States, the practice of digital radiology is a reality; 24 however, dental practitioners in Brazil experience relatively less accessibility.…”

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“…This is dependent on the size of the population, the estimated variability of the results, the desired margin of error and the desired confidence level. For example, for the population of 3940 investigated by Wenzel and Møystad, 36 the authors could have been 95% confident that findings would be within ¡5% with a sample size of 350. 67 Therefore, it could be argued that Wenzel and Møystad 36 could have better employed their resources by choosing a much smaller sample and spending research funds on response enhancement strategies.…”

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“…An example from the dental literature is Wenzel and Møystad's study, 36 which evaluated Norwegian general dental practitioners' decision criteria and characteristics for choosing digital radiographic equipment. The authors reported that a questionnaire was sent to all the dental practitioners in Norway, a total of 3940 dentists.…”

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Questionnaire surveys of dentists on radiology

Shelley

Brunton²,

Horner³

2012

Dentomaxillofacial Radiology

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Objectives: Survey by questionnaire is a widely used research method in dental radiology. A major concern in reviews of questionnaires is non-response. The objectives of this study were to review questionnaire studies in dental radiology with regard to potential survey errors and to develop recommendations to assist future researchers. Methods: A literature search with the software search package PubMed was used to obtain internet-based access to Medline through the website www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed. A search of the English language peer-reviewed literature was conducted of all published studies, with no restriction on date. The search strategy found articles with dates from 1983 to 2010. The medical subject heading terms used were ''questionnaire'', ''dental radiology'' and ''dental radiography''. The reference sections of articles retrieved by this method were hand-searched in order to identify further relevant papers. Reviews, commentaries and relevant studies from the wider literature were also included. Results: 53 questionnaire studies were identified in the dental literature that concerned dental radiography and included a report of response rate. These were all published between 1983 and 2010. In total, 87 articles are referred to in this review, including the 53 dental radiology studies. Other cited articles include reviews, commentaries and examples of studies outside dental radiology where they are germane to the arguments presented. Conclusions: Non-response is only one of four broad areas of error to which questionnaire surveys are subject. This review considers coverage, sampling and measurement, as well as non-response. Recommendations are made to assist future research that uses questionnaire surveys.

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“…Wenzel ve ark. (14,15) ve Miles ve ark. (16) yapt›klar› anket çal›şmalar›nda bulgular›m›za benzer şekilde dijital radyografinin maliyetinin yüksek olmas›n› tercihi etkileyen en önemli faktör olarak saptam›şlard›r (14-16).…”

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Di̇şheki̇mleri̇ Ve Di̇şheki̇mli̇ği̇ Öğrenci̇leri̇ni̇n Di̇ji̇tal Radyografi̇ Hakkindaki̇ Bi̇lgi̇, Tutum Ve Davranişlarinin Değerlendi̇ri̇lmesi̇

Soğur¹,

Akdeniz²

2005

Ankara Üniversitesi Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi Dergisi

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The aim of this study was to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes and beliefs of dental students,general dental practitioners and academicians about intraoral digital radiography.For this purpose a questionnaire was administered to dental students, general dental practitioners and academicians investigating their understanding of the principles of digital radiography, their decision criteria to its use, and on the suitability of the topic in the undergradute dental curriculum. Demographic, clinical and electronic technology variables were recorded. Responsers were ranked on a six-point confidence scale with regard to their preference of digital radiography. Responses of three different groups were analysed using descriptive statistics and one-way analysis of variance.A total of two hundred ninety two dentists including 103 academicians (35%), 94 students (33%) and 95 private dentsists (32%) replied the questionnaire. Eighty three private dentists (87%), 91 students (97%) and 97 academicians (94%) chose digital radiography (DR). Gender, age and graduation year were not significant factors in determining their decision, whereas being an academician, student or private dentist was. The availability of computer technology was the most important variable in choosing DR(93%) followed by time saving (97%), avoidance of chemical use (90%) and archiving ability (88%), respectively. The reasons for not choosing DR were its expensiveness (56%), satisfaction with conventional radiography (50%) and deficient knowledge about DR (50%). Seventy eight percent of dentists agreed that DR should be included in dental curriculum.According to the results obtained it may be possible to conclude that being an academician, student or private dentist was the most significant factor in choosing digital radiography.Keywords: dental education; digital radiography, dental; curriculum

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Decision criteria and characteristics of Norwegian general dental practitioners selecting digital radiography.

Abstract: Working in a private or group practice or using multiple computers were significant factors in choosing digital radiography.

Cited by 39 publications

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Brazilian young dental practitioners' use and acceptance of digital radiographic examinations

Brazilian young dental practitioners' use and acceptance of digital radiographic examinations

Questionnaire surveys of dentists on radiology

Di̇şheki̇mleri̇ Ve Di̇şheki̇mli̇ği̇ Öğrenci̇leri̇ni̇n Di̇ji̇tal Radyografi̇ Hakkindaki̇ Bi̇lgi̇, Tutum Ve Davranişlarinin Değerlendi̇ri̇lmesi̇

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