Objective: Examination and diagnosis of periodontal diseases are of the utmost importance in a dentist's approach to their patients. Likewise, oral hygiene practices are vital to lower the prevalence of periodontal diseases. This study aims to evaluate the knowledge and attitudes of Turkish general dentists and dental specialists in the examination and diagnosis methods of periodontal diseases and oral hygiene instructions (OHI) practices. Material and Methods: A total of 326 dentists participated in the study. A questionnaire consisting of 31 questions shared by the ''Google Forms'' application was administered to physicians. Sociodemographic information such as gender, years of experience, specialty, institution/organization of practice, number of patients seen daily, and examination time allocated to patients were recorded. The remainder of the questionnaire consisted of dentists' attitudes and behaviors towards periodontal examination, frequency of periodontal probe use, and OHI. Results: The percentage of dentists who performed periodontal examination was 76.40% (n=249) while the percentage of dentists using periodontal probes during periodontal examination was 51.50% (n=168). The percentage of dentists who provided OHI to their patients was 62.90% (n=205). Dentists with more than 20 years of experience (85%) performed the most frequent periodontal examinations. Dentists with more than 20 years of professional experience provide their patients the most amount of OHI. Conclusion: It was observed that both the general dentists and dental specialists with more experience, and less patient load, working in non-governmental clinics presented better knowledge and attitudes toward periodontal treatment and care to their patients.
Keywords: Practice patterns of dentists; oral hygiene; referral and consultation; oral health
Amaç: Periodontal hastalıkların muayenesi ve teşhisi, bir diş hekiminin hastalarına yaklaşımında son derece önemlidir. Aynı şekilde, oral hijyen uygulamaları da periodontal hastalıkların prevalansını azaltmak için hayati önem taşımaktadır. Bu çalışma, Türk diş hekimlerinin periodontal hastalıkların muayene ve teşhis metotları ile oral hijyen eğitimi uygulamaları konusundaki bilgi ve tutumlarını değerlendirmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Çalışmaya toplam 326 diş hekimi katılmıştır. Hekimlere ''Google Forms'' uygulaması ile paylaşılan 31 sorudan oluşan bir anket uygulandı. Cinsiyet, deneyim yılı, uzmanlık alanı, çalıştığı kurum/kuruluş, günlük bakılan hasta sayısı ve hastalara ayrılan muayene süresi gibi sosyodemografik bilgiler kaydedildi. Anketin geri kalanı diş hekimlerinin periodontal muayeneye yönelik tutum ve davranışları, periodontal sonda kullanım sıklığı ve ağız hijyeni talimatlarından [oral hygiene instructions (OHI)] oluşmuştur. Bulgular: Periodontal muayene yapan diş hekimlerinin oranı %76,40 (n=249) iken periodontal muayene sırasında periodontal sond kullanan diş hekimlerinin oranı %51,50 (n=168) idi. Hastalarına OHI sağlayan diş hekimlerinin oranı %62,90'dır (n=205). En sık periodontal muayeneyi 20 yıldan fazla deneyime sahip diş hekimleri (%85) gerçekleştirmiştir. Mesleki deneyimi 20 yıldan fazla olan diş hekimleri hastalarına en fazla oral hijyen eğitimini sağlamaktadır. Sonuç: Özel kliniklerde çalışan daha deneyimli ve daha az hasta yüküne sahip uzman diş hekimleri ve genel diş hekimlerinin hastalarına periodontal tedavi ve bakım konusunda daha iyi bilgi ve tutum sergiledikleri görülmüştür.
Anahtar Kelimeler: Diş hekimlerinin uygulama paternleri; ağız hijyeni; sevk ve konsültasyon; ağız sağlığı
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