Development of a Web-Based Nationwide Korean Pediatric Dental Sedation Registry

Abstract

This is the first attempt to collect sedation data on a nationwide scale in the field of pediatric dentistry. The sedation database established with the registry may facilitate standardizing and improving pediatric dental sedation clinical practices.

The First Inherited Retinal Disease Registry in Iran: Research Protocol and Results of a Pilot Study

“…7,8 Registries are essential tools for providing information about the prevalence and natural history of a particular type of disease, discovering associated environmental and genetic factors, and prognosis related to different therapeutic approaches. [8][9][10][11] From administrative perspectives, patient and disease registries are efficient tools in improving health outcomes as well as reducing treatment costs. In addition, they may become useful in providing clinical guidelines and recruiting patients for clinical trial studies.…”

“…In addition, they may become useful in providing clinical guidelines and recruiting patients for clinical trial studies. [8][9][10][11][12][13] The number, size and scope of patient registries in the field of ophthalmology have been gradually growing all around the world during the last decade. 14 A comprehensive review by Tan et al showed that a total of 85 clinical registries have been established in various fields of ophthalmology, including blindness or low vision (n = 19), corneal transplantation (n = 10), glaucoma (n = 10), cataract or refractive surgery (n = 8), retinoblastoma (n = 7), endophthalmitis or uveitis (n = 6), ocular trauma (n = 6), age-related macular degeneration (n = 5), microphthalmia or congenital ocular anomalies (n = 4), diabetic retinopathy (n = 2) and retinal detachment or macular hole (n = 2).…”

“…A national patient registry for IRDs has the potential to identify disease prevalence along with genetic inheritance patterns, diseasecausing genes and mutations as well as clinical outcomes and to set a framework for applying possible therapeutic approaches. [8][9][10][11][12][13] The drive to learn more about these aspects in our patient population resulted in the development of our first national registry for IRDs with the research protocol described below and the initial results of the pilot phase.…”

Effect of Virtual Reality During Periodontal Treatment of Patients with Anxiety

“…The dental sedation teacher groups (DSTG) system and visual analog scale (VAS, pain during work) were used to measure the patients' anxiety during SRP. (17,18) The patients' satisfaction with the treatment was assessed using a questionnaire about their pain and discomfort levels, and the responses were recorded in categories of good, moderate, and low.…”