Integration of Regenerative Dentistry Into the Dental Undergraduate Curriculum

Jamal, Hasan; Elhussein, Mustafa

doi:10.3389/fdmed.2020.596189

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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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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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“…Materials are only fully utilized in practice when clinicians understand their properties, advantages, and disadvantages, thus becoming comfortable using them. As SDCs are a fairly recently introduced material, there is limited information in the literature regarding its use and teaching in undergraduate dental programs worldwide [14]. This study aims to look at the attitude of newly graduated dentists (NGDs) about SDCs, thus giving an impression regarding the likelihood of their usage in clinical practice.…”

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Knowledge and Attitude of Recent Dental Graduates towards Smart/Bioactive Dental Composites

Hasanain

Yeslam

Khaleefa

2021

JPRI

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Aims: The purpose of this study was to explore the knowledge and attitude of dental interns vs newly graduated dentists (NGD) towards recently introduced smart/bioactive dental resin composites (SDCs). Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Restorative Dentistry Department, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia from March 2018 to June 2018. Methodology: An online questionnaire was distributed among randomly chosen interns and NGDs in multiple countries (n= 164). The questionnaire was formulated using Google Forms. Statistical analysis of the results was conducted using percentages and frequencies and compared using Chi-square test (P<0.05). Results: 59.15% of all respondents expressed interest in perusing restorative dentistry as a specialty. A statistically significant lower proportion of NGDs compared to interns reported a good understanding of dental restorative materials (P=.022), hearing of SDCs (P=.033), or ever using SDCs (P=.006). 50% of NGDs reported thinking that SDCs effectively regenerate dental hard tissue was significantly (P=.016) lower than interns (70.5%). 97.6% of NGDs and 96.7% of interns reported willingness to attend a training workshop and/or a continuing education course about SDCs. Conclusion: Interns showed a significantly higher positive attitude towards SDCs use. Knowledge and effective use of SDCs by interns and NGDs could be improved by more training such as that offered in workshops/courses.

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