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Behavior change due to COVID-19 among dental academics -The theory of planned behavior: Stresses, worries, training, and pandemic severity
(2020)
Objective:
COVID-19 pandemic led to major life changes. We assessed the psychological impact of COVID-19 on dental academics globally and on changes in their behaviors.
Methods:
We invited dental academics to ...
Knowledge of dental academics about the COVID-19 pandemic: a multi-country online survey
(2020)
Background:
COVID-19 is a global pandemic affecting all aspects of life in all countries. We assessed COVID-19 knowledge and associated factors among dental academics in 26 countries.
Methods:
We invited dental ...
Use of the Hall technique by specialist paediatric dentists: a global perspective
(2020)
Background:
The Hall technique (HT) is popular with UK paediatric dentists (PDs). Global PDs perception/use of HT is unknown.
Aim:
To investigate global PDs opinions/use of HT.
Materials and methods:
A ...
Emergency Management of Traumatic Dental Injuries: Knowledge of Dubai School Nurses
(2019-07-15)
Objective:
To assess the knowledge of school nurses in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, about the emergency management of Traumatic Dental Injuries (TDIs) at schools. Material and
Methods:
A cross-sectional questionnaire ...
Oral health status of pre-school children of incarcerated mothers in United Arab Emirates prison nurseries and oral health knowledge and attitudes of their caregivers
(2018-07)
Aim:
To evaluate the oral-health of preschool-children of incarcerated-mothers at nine United Arab Emirates (UAE) prison nurseries and assess the oral-health knowledge and attitudes of the prison nurseries’ caregivers.
Study ...
Knowledge of dental faculty in gulf cooperation council states of multiplechoice questions’ item writing flaws
(2020)
Abstract:
Multiple-Choice Questions provide an objective cost/time effective assessment. Deviation from appropriate question writing structural guidelines will most probably result in commonly ignored multiple-choice ...
Assessment of Paediatricians Oral Health Knowledge, Behaviour, and Attitude in the United Arab Emirates
(2020)
Aim:
Paediatricians’ oral health knowledge is essential for early detection of disease, appropriate advice, and proper referral. (erefore, this study aimed to evaluate the knowledge, behaviour, and attitude of paediatricians ...
Perceived Preparedness of Dental Academic Institutions to Cope with the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multi-Country Survey
(2021)
Abstract:
Dental academic institutions are affected by COVID-19. We assessed the perceived COVID-19 preparedness of these institutions and the characteristics of institutions with greater perceived preparedness. An ...
A study protocol of a single-center investigator blinded randomized parallel group study to investigate the effect of an acclimatization visit on children’s behavior during inhalational sedation in a United Arab Emirates pediatric dentistry postgraduate setting as measured by the levels of salivary Alpha Amylase and Cortisol
(2019)
Introduction:
Inhalation sedation is a proven safe method for reducing children’s dental anxiety and has been used worldwide for decades. There is controversy regarding the use of acclimatization or familiarization visits ...
Evaluating the Quality of Multiple Choice Question in Paediatric Dentistry Postgraduate Examinations
(2019)
Objectives:
This study aimed to evaluate the quality of multiple-choice question (MCQ) items in two postgraduate paediatric dentistry (PD) examinations by determining item writing flaws (IWFs), difficulty index (DI) and ...