Impact of COVID-19-Related Personal Protective Equipment Changes on Dental Education: A Qualitative Study to Explore Faculty and Student Perspective.

Background: COVID-19 pandemic and its related personal protective equipment have impacted all aspects of dental education. The qualitative study assesses the impact of COVID-19-related changes and their effects on students' clinical learning from student and faculty perspectives.

Methods: This qualitative study involved third- and fourth-year predoctoral dental students and full-time dental clinical faculty.

Evaluation of bipolar Transurethral Enucleation and Resection of the Prostate in terms of efficiency and patient satisfaction compared to retropubic open prostatectomy in prostates larger than 80 cc. A prospective randomized study.

Objectives: To compare the outcomes of bipolar Transurethral Enucleation Resection of the Prostate (TUERP) and simple retropubic prostatectomy in patients with prostate volumes larger than 80 cc.

Patients And Methods: A prospective randomized study included all patients amenable to surgeries for benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) with prostate size over 80 cc at a tertiary care hospital between January 2020 to February 2022. Bipolar TUERP and Retropubic open prostatectomy techniques were compared regarding patients' demographics, intraoperative parameters, outcomes, and peri-operative complications.

The relationship between children's oral health behaviours and oral health-related quality of life: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Understanding oral health behaviour s and their impact on Oral Health-Related Quality of Life (OHRQoL) may serve as an instrument to articulate the conventional oral health policy framework, thereby ameliorating the overall health of young individuals in the long term.

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between children's oral health behaviour s and Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in the capital governorate, Kuwait.

Methods: A cross-sectional study involving 607 children aged 12-14 years, randomly selected from schools in Kuwait Capital Region.

Erectile function after different techniques of bulbar urethroplasty: does urethral transection make a difference?

Purpose: We aimed to compare the impact of urethral transection after different techniques of bulbar urethroplasty on erectile function outcome.

Materials And Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the records for 245 patients who underwent different urethroplasty techniques for bulbar urethral stricture between February 2013 and January 2021. The comparison between the transecting and non-transecting cohorts included patients' demographics, clinicopathological features of the urethral stricture, post-urethroplasty erectile function, and success of urethroplasty.

A cross-sectional study of dental students perception of dental faculty gender differences.

Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate students' perceptions of differences in learning from faculty of different gender.

Method: This cross-sectional study involved pre-doctoral dental students (years 2 to 4) who had a simulation and/or clinical experience working with dental faculty for at least one year. Students completed a self-administered questionnaire with three sections: demographic, difference between faculty related to their knowledge, skill, critical thinking, acceptance of cultural differences, and students' preferences in working with faculty in specialty clinics.

Impact of brushing with charcoal on tooth color and enamel loss: An in vitro study.

Purpose: To evaluate the whitening efficacy of charcoal powder compared to a whitening toothpaste and the surface loss using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and confocal laser scanning microscope (CLSM).

Methods: 60 human extracted teeth were randomly assigned to two groups: Treatment (T, charcoal group: Premium Nature) and Control (C, whitening toothpaste group: Colgate Optic White). Teeth in the treatment group were brushed with a charcoal paste.

A proposed community caries index of treatment need derived from the international caries detection and assessment system.

Objective: To examine the accuracy of a short version of the International Caries Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS) in predicting caries treatment need for children.

Methods: The study is a validation study using data from three previously published cross-sectional studies. Participants were children with different dentitions from Kuwait, Brazil, and Spain.

Efficacy of MI Paste® on Bleaching-Related Sensitivity: Randomized Clinical Trial.

Background: To evaluate the effectiveness of MI Paste® in reducing sensitivity associated with vital tooth bleaching.

Methods: This randomized controlled split-mouth clinical trial included 45 subjects that were randomly divided into two groups. In Group 1, the maxillary arch was the control arch (only bleaching), while the mandibular arch was the intervention arch (bleaching and MI Paste®).

Factors affecting pre-doctoral dental students' selection of advanced dental education: A cross-sectional study.

Context: Understanding the motivators and obstacles behind pursuing advanced dental education is essential in planning pedagogy, mentorship programs, and curricula that support dental students to achieve their future career goals.

Purpose: The objective of this study was to investigate factors influencing dental student's choice to pursue a postgraduate specialization at University of New England College of Dental Medicine with a focus on student personality. Factors examined include demographics, religious affiliations, prior education, dental experiences, expected debt, past career choices, beliefs about the process of specialization, and personality types.

Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior to Predict Dental Attendance and Caries Experience among Children of Newcomers.

This study aimed to explore the predictors of regular dental attendance behavior and caries experience among children of newcomers to Canada using the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB). A total of 274 newcomer parents with a child aged 1 to 12 years old who had lived in Canada for 10 years or less participated in this cross-sectional study. Children underwent a dental examination to measure their deft/DEFT, and parents completed a self-administered questionnaire.

Impact evaluation of a school-based oral health program: Kuwait National Program.

Background: This study evaluated the relationship between enrolment in a school-based oral health prevention program (SOHP) and: 1) children's dental health status and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL), and 2) mothers' oral health (OH) knowledge, attitude, practice, and OHRQoL.

Methods: This cross-sectional study, in the Kuwait Capital, included 440 primary school children aged 11 to 12 years and their mothers. Participants were classified into two groups: SOHP and non-SOHP.

Oral Cancer Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices among Primary Oral Health Care Dentists in Kuwait.

Background: Oral cancer signifies a public health concern of international importance. Early detection of oral cancer can improve the prognosis and the 5-year survival rate. Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the level of oral cancer knowledge, opinion, attitudes and practices among dentists working at the primary oral health care centers in Kuwait.

Integrating preventive dental care into general Paediatric practice for Indigenous communities: paediatric residents' perceptions.

This qualitative study aimed to explore paediatric residents' perceptions of the feasibility of incorporating preventive dental care into a general paediatric outreach clinic for a First Nations community. Four focus groups were conducted with paediatric residents and attending paediatricians. Interviews were recorded, transcribed verbatim and analysed using a basic interpretive qualitative approach.

Caries reporting in studies that used the International Caries Detection and Assessment System: A scoping review.

Objective: To explore how caries was reported in studies that employed the International Caries Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS).

Methods: A systematic database search up to August 2017 was carried out using PubMed, Ovid MEDLINE, Cochrane library and ISI Web of Science electronic databases. Only studies that used the ICDAS for dental caries examinations were included.

Identifying a Potential Summary Measure for Overall Caries Level in Children Examined with the International Caries Detection and Assessment System.

Objective: To identify a potential summative summary measure that reflects a patient's overall caries level in children examined with the International Caries Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS).

Subjects And Methods: Participants were 1- to 15-year-old children from Kuwait, Brazil, and Spain. Children's teeth were examined using the ICDAS.

Relationship Between Oral Health Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Primary School Teachers and Their Oral Health-related Quality of Life: A Cross-sectional Study.

Purpose: To measure oral health (OH) knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) of primary school teachers and to evaluate the relationship between these measures and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL).

Materials And Methods: A total of 1013 school teachers from all regions of Kuwait were randomly selected in this cross-sectional study. A questionnaire on demographics, knowledge, attitude, practices and OHRQoL was used.

Success Rate of Treatments Provided for Early Childhood Caries under General Anesthesia: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess the success rate of various treatments provided under general anesthesia for early childhood caries (ECC) over three-year follow-up period.

Methods: ECC children no older than 72 months at the time of dental surgery, who had completed a three-year follow-up, were included. The success rate of every treatment was evaluated.

Factors Affecting Dental Attendance of Children of New Immigrant Parents: A Cross-Sectional Study.

To explore factors affecting children's dental attendance among new immigrants. Participants in this cross-sectional study were 314 new immigrant child-parent pairs. Parents' demographics, oral health knowledge, perceptions, child's caries status, and oral health behaviours were analysed as determinants for dental attendance.

Sealant versus Fluoride in Primary Molars of Kindergarten Children Regularly Receiving Fluoride Varnish: One-Year Randomized Clinical Trial Follow-Up.

Objectives: The objectives of this study were to measure the caries preventive effect of sealants applied to occlusal surfaces of primary molars compared to fluoride varnish applications, and to assess the retention rate of sealants after 1 year.

Methods: 147 first-grade pupils from two kindergarten schools in Kuwait, whose parents gave their written consent, were included. The children were examined by one dentist using the International Caries Detection and Assessment System.

Impact of dental health on children's oral health-related quality of life: a cross-sectional study.

Background: To assess the impact of children's dental health status (DHS) on their oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL).

Methods: Participants were 11- and 12-year-old children attending public schools in the Kuwait Capital Region. Children's DHS was evaluated by clinical examinations and presented using decayed, missed, filled teeth/surface (DMFT/dmft, DMFS/dmfs); restorative (RI), plaque (PI); and pulp, ulcers, fistula, abscess (PUFA) indices.

Pulp canal obliteration after replantation of avulsed immature teeth: a systematic review.

Background: Avulsion of permanent teeth is one of the most serious dento-alveolar traumatic injuries. Pulp canal obliteration (PCO) is one of the consequences after replantation of avulsed immature teeth. The aim of this systematic review was to determine when calcification following replantation of an avulsed immature tooth begins and to evaluate the prevalence of PCO in these cases.

Long-Term Effects of School-Based Oral Health Program on Oral Health Knowledge and Practices and Oral Health-Related Quality of Life.

Objective: To evaluate the effects of exposure to the School Oral Health Program (SOHP) during primary school years on the current oral health (OH) knowledge and practices and OH-related quality of life (OHRQoL) of Kuwait University students.

Subjects And Methods: 300 university students, aged 17.6-24.

Factors affecting utilization of dental services during pregnancy.

Background: The aim of this study is to identify and evaluate factors affecting utilization of dental services during pregnancy.

Methods: Participants in this cross-sectional study were mothers visiting a community health center for their infants'/toddlers' immunization. Data were collected through a questionnaire about demographics, oral health knowledge, attitude, and practices, as well as barriers to dental visits during pregnancy.

Effects of short-term xylitol gum chewing on the oral microbiome.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the effects of short-term xylitol gum chewing on the salivary microbiota of children.

Materials And Methods: The study was a randomised, controlled, double-blind trial. Healthy children used xylitol chewing gum (xylitol group, n = 35) or sorbitol chewing gum (control group, n = 38) for 5 weeks.

Relationship between daily habits, Streptococcus mutans, and caries among schoolboys.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine the associations between daily habits, Streptococcus mutans, and caries using International Caries Detection and Assessment System Caries Index (ICDAS CI); and compare it to the DMF index.

Subjects And Methods: Altogether 122 children were examined and interviewed. Saliva and plaque samples were collected and analyzed by Dentocult SM(®) Strip Mutans test.