Fissure sealants: Knowledge and practice of Yemeni dental practitioners.

Objectives: This study was conducted to evaluate Yemeni dental practitioners' knowledge and practices concerning fissure sealants.

Materials And Methods: A modified questionnaire consisted of 25-items was distributed to 500 dentists working in Sana'a City. Descriptive statistics and Chi-square/Fisher's exact tests were used for statistical analyses.

Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practice of Infection Control among Dental Students at Sana'a University, Yemen.

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding infection control procedures among senior dental students.

Materials And Methods: A questionnaire-based cross-sectional survey was conducted among 145 4(th)- and 5(th)-year dental students at the Faculty of Dentistry, Sana'a University, Yemen. The self-administered questionnaire was comprised of 20 open- and close-ended items regarding barrier techniques, vaccination status, infection control practices, and awareness.

Oral mucosal lesions in elderly dental patients in Sana'a, Yemen.

Objectives: With aging, the oral mucosa becomes more susceptible to external stimuli. The aims of this study were to obtain baseline data on the prevalence of oral mucosal lesions (OMLs) in a population of elderly Yemeni patients and to investigate differences in the presentation of these findings in relation to age, gender, education level, and the wearing of dentures.

Patients And Methods: The prevalence of OMLs was assessed by clinical examination of a sample of 310 elderly Yemeni patients aged 60 years and older.