The phenomenological approach in dentistry - a narrative review.

Purpose: Phenomenology is a branch of philosophy that focuses on human lived experience. Illness including dental diseases can affect this living experience. Within the dental literature, there is very little reported on the use of phenomenology compared to other healthcare sciences.

Dental practitioners' knowledge, attitudes, and practices of ergonomics - a cross-sectional web-based survey.

Background And Aim: Dentistry is a profession known to have many occupational hazards, including biomechanical, ergonomic, and work factors. We aimed to evaluate dental practitioners' knowledge, attitudes, and practices of ergonomics and to evaluate the significant differences with age, sex, educational qualification and clinical experience.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional multi-centric web-based survey among dental practitioners of south India.