Pediatric dentistry, prosthodontics, and oral and maxillofacial surgery residents' stress, career satisfaction, and gender-based discrimination/harassment.

Objectives: Dental residents experience high stress in their demanding programs and gender-based harassment/discrimination can contribute to their stress. The objectives were to compare stress, satisfaction, experienced sexual harassment and observed discrimination of women in dental graduate programs with high, medium, and low percentages of women and to explore relationships between these constructs of interest.

Methods: Note that, 112 pediatric dentistry (PD), 44 prosthodontics, and 56 oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMS) residents responded to a survey.

Parents of Children With Versus Without Special Health Care Needs and Oral Health Promotion: Challenges and Best Practices.

Oral health care is a leading unmet health care need of children with special health care needs (CSHCNs). The purposes of this study were to: (1) compare the responses of parents (parents, caregivers) of children with versus without special health care needs (SHCNs) concerning their child's functioning, oral health-related knowledge, attitudes, and behavior; and (2) assess which information parents received/wanted to receive from dentists. Methods: A total of 122 parents of CSHCNs and 115 parents of children without SHCNs responded to the surveys.

Impact of Reduced Operating Room Access on Dental Departments in Children's Hospitals.

Access to hospital operating rooms (HORs) for pediatric dental patients worsened with the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of hospital operating room denials for dental patients on service and teaching missions in selected US children's hospitals (CHs). A 12-question online survey was sent to administrative heads of 34 CH dental departments.

Safety Training in US Pediatric Dentistry Advanced Education Programs: A Survey of Program Directors.

Incorporation of patient safety and quality improvement into the educational framework of all health care trainees, including those in dentistry, is growing. The purpose of this study was to characterize the current state of patient safety training and education in US pediatric dentistry residency programs. A 19-item web-based survey was emailed to all US pediatric dentistry residency program directors in 2021.

Oral Health Advocacy Education Impacts Future Engagement: Exploration at a Midwestern US Dental School.

With the emergence of COVID-19, and the potential inclusion of dental benefits in Medicare, it is critical that dentists are able to engage in legislative advocacy to support public oral health. Dental education has an opportunity to teach advocacy skills to future dentists, although advocacy training in predoctoral dental education has been largely ignored. The purpose of this study was to evaluate fourth-year dental student's attitudes toward advocacy, identify the type and extent of advocacy experiences during dental school, and assess their future intentions to engage in advocacy.

Silver Diamine Fluoride and Progression of Incipient Approximal Caries in Permanent Teeth: A Retrospective Study.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the progression of incipient approximal caries lesions in permanent teeth of children and adolescents with and without silver diamine fluoride (SDF) application. A retrospective analysis of dental records and radiographs was performed. Baseline and follow-up bitewing radiographs were evaluated and scored using International Caries Classification and Management System (ICCMS) criteria to assess lesion progression.

Aspiration of an exfoliated primary molar in a child with cerebral palsy: A case report.

Foreign body aspiration is a concern in children which may occur with anything introduced to the oral cavity and can result in significant morbidity and mortality. Food and foreign objects are the most commonly aspirated objects in young children. Aspiration of a normally exfoliated primary tooth is thought to be extremely rare, if not unheard-of.

Restorations Versus Stainless Steel Crowns in Primary Molars: A Retrospective Split-Mouth Study.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the treatment outcomes of multisurface caries in primary molars treated with intracoronal restorations versus stainless steel crowns (SSCs) through a retrospective split-mouth study. Dental records were screened for patients who had treatment of one primary molar with a multisurface restoration and one primary molar with an SSC. Teeth were followed until a loss to follow-up, exfoliation, or failure.

Contemporary predoctoral paediatric behaviour guidance education in the United States and Canada.

Purpose: To determine the contemporary educational experiences of predoctoral dental students in the United States and Canada regarding behaviour guidance (BG) of the child patient and assess trends from a previous study in 2004.

Methods: Data were collected from 32 predoctoral paediatric dentistry programme directors in the United States and Canada via a web-based survey.

Results: The didactic curriculum hours devoted to the teaching of BG techniques in 2019 are similar to 2004.

Contemporary appraisal of factors influencing pediatric dental program directors' selection of residents.

Purpose: With the increasing number of applicants and changes to information available in applications, pediatric dentistry program directors must adapt the resident selection process. The evaluation approach was significantly impacted when the National Board Dental Examination (NBDE) changed to a pass/fail grading system. The purposes of this are study to examine what criteria pediatric dentistry program directors now use to select residents, and to evaluate current criteria against those used in the past.

Mineral Trioxide Aggregate and Diluted Formocresol Pulpotomy: Prospective and Retrospective Study Outcomes.

Unlabelled: Mineral Trioxide Aggregate (MTA) has been used in many endodontic procedures with success. We hypothesized that MTA as a pulpotomy medicament elicits outcomes no different than that of the diluted formocresol (DFC).

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare the outcomes of grey MTA and DFC in primary molar pulpotomies at a teaching institution and a pediatric dental practice.

Clinical Evidence for Regenerative Endodontic Procedures: Immediate versus Delayed Induction?

Clinicians face many challenges when treating immature permanent teeth in young patients. Immediate blood clot induction can be a successful option as described by some case reports. No experimental studies or clinical trials have addressed this question.

Antibiotics and Local Anesthetics: Drug Considerations for the Child Patient.

A primary concern of dental care for the child patient is patient safety. Antibiotics and local anesthetics are very commonly used in dental care, making it critical that providers take into account the special considerations when these drugs are used with the child patient. Considerations in medication selection, indications for use, appropriate and safe dosing, suitable prescribing and administration, and potential deleterious effects are discussed.

The antimicrobial potential of stevia in an in vitro microbial caries model.

Purpose: To determine the effect of stevia on caries development when incorporated into a cariogenic diet in a controlled microbial caries model.

Methods: 56 bovine tooth specimens (4 x 4 mm) were divided into four groups, each secured in a caries-forming vessel. All vessels were placed on an electric stirrer inside a 37°C incubator.

Effect of Silver Diamine Fluoride (SDF) Application on Microtensile Bonding Strength of Dentin in Primary Teeth.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of silver diamine fluoride (SDF) on the microtensile bonding strength of resin composite to the dentin of primary molars.

Methods: Twelve primary molars were randomly assigned to either the control or the SDF groups, and microtensile bonding strength (mTBS) was measured. The surface morphology was evaluated by visual inspection and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) imaging.

Etiology, Classification and Management of Ectopic Eruption of Permanent First Molars.

Ectopic eruption of a permanent tooth involves abnormal resorption of a portion or all of the adjacent primary tooth. Among the most commonly ectopically erupted teeth are the permanent first molars. Ectopically erupting molars may require intervention to allow for full eruption, or they may spontaneously self-correct and erupt into occlusion.

Michigan Dentists' Attitudes toward Medicaid and an Alternative Public Dental Insurance System for Children.

Purpose: Healthy Kids Dental (HKD) was created as a pilot program of the Michigan State Medicaid program to increase access to care for Medicaid-eligible children. The purpose of this study was to evaluate dentists' attitudes toward Healthy Kids Dental and Medicaid in Michigan.

Methods: An online survey was sent to practitioners with an email address registered with the Michigan Dental Association (n=4,285).

Periodontal Considerations for the Child and Adolescent. A Literature Review.

The primary etiology of periodontal disease is bacterial plaque and its byproducts in a susceptible host. Although the prevalence of plaque-induced periodontal disease is relatively low for the child and adolescent, destructive periodontal disease may be a manifestation of an underlying systemic disease. In some cases, childhood periodontal destruction may be the first sign of systemic disease, making appropriate recognition and determination of etiology critical in this population.

Physical Properties of an Ag-Doped Bioactive Flowable Composite Resin.

The aim of this work was to study the physical and antibacterial properties of a flowable resin composite incorporating a sol-gel derived silver doped bioactive glass (Ag-BGCOMP). The depth of the cure was calculated by measuring the surface micro-hardness for the top and bottom surfaces. The volumetric polymerization shrinkage was measured by recording the linear shrinkage as change in length, while the biaxial flexural strength was studied measuring the load at failure.

Educating parents of children receiving comprehensive dental care under general anesthesia with visual AIDS.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine if educating parents with visual aids after their child's treatment under general anesthesia would improve attendance at follow-up appointments, oral health outcomes, and treatment satisfaction.

Methods: Fifty-four parent-child dyads were recruited and randomly assigned to two groups. The control group received verbal education, and the intervention group received verbal and visual education.

Nursing and dental students' and pediatric dentistry residents' responses to experiences with interprofessional education.

Interprofessional education (IPE) has received increasingly more attention over recent years. The objectives of this study were to assess 1) how nursing students' considerations concerning their own oral health and oral health-related knowledge changed from before to after experiencing IPE; 2) how nursing students', dental students', and pediatric dentistry residents' IPE-related attitudes and Readiness for Interprofessional Learning Scale (RIPLS) scores changed after experiencing an IPE rotation; and 3) how these groups' attitudes and RIPLS scores were related. Data were collected from three groups who participated in an IPE rotation: thirty-eight of forty third-year dental students (95 percent response rate), all thirty-three nursing students (100 percent), and all six pediatric dentistry residents (100 percent) prior to the rotation, and 100 percent of each group after the rotation.

Michigan dentists' attitudes toward Medicaid and an alternative public dental insurance system for children.

Purpose: Healthy Kids Dental (HKD) was created as a pilot program of the Michigan State Medicaid program to increase access to care for Medicaid-eligible children. The purpose of this study was to evaluate dentist's attitudes toward Healthy Kids Dental and Medicaid in Michigan.

Methods: An online survey was sent to practitioners with an e-mail address registered with the Michigan Dental Association (N=4,285).

Avulsion of the immature permanent tooth: case report and review.

Traumatic dental injuries are common among children in the mixed dentition. A case is described outlining treatment of avulsion of immature maxillary and mandibular incisors in an 8-year-old child. Resources to aid the dentist to easily locate the most recent evidence-based treatment recommendations are described.

Oral health literacy: awareness and practices among pediatric dentists.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine pediatric dentists' awareness and experiences with oral health literacy and to identify communication techniques used with parents.

Methods: Active North American members of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry were invited to participate in the survey. Descriptive statistical analyses were completed, and Pearson's chi-square crosstabs tests were used to compare categorical data between groups.

Pediatric dentists' job satisfaction: results of a national survey.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine pediatric dentists' level of job satisfaction and to explore which factors (demographic and practice/work/patient characteristics) are related to their satisfaction.

Methods: Data were collected with mailed surveys from 385 and with web-based surveys from 966 pediatric dentists in the United States. Professional satisfaction was measured with the Professional Satisfaction Scale and the Dentists' Satisfaction Scale.