Jennifer Rebecca, Thomas F Dennis
Dunlap and Associates, Inc., USA.
J Dent Hyg. 2007 Fall;81(4):82. Epub 2007 Oct 1.
The present study was conducted in order to explore dental Hygienists' perceptions of the advantages and disadvantages of loupes, and the extent to which dental hygienists believe loupes should be utilized in the educational setting.
Dental hygienists were contacted through a popular dental hygiene website and were asked to participate in a survey regarding the use of loupes. Eight hundred sixty-eight valid surveys were completed. Participants were asked to indicate the extent to which they use loupes, the environments in which they have used loupes, when they think loupes should be introduced to students in dental hygiene school, and the advantages and disadvantages of using loupes.
Results indicated approximately 60.5% of practicing dental hygienists surveyed for the study always or sometimes use loupes, however only 21% had actually used loupes as a student. A number of differences were found between those respondents who use loupes and those who do not use loupes in regards to how they believe loupes should be used in education. Alleged advantages of using loupes received much greater support than alleged disadvantages. Members of the American Dental Hygienists' Association (ADHA) were much more likely to always use loupes than non-ADHA respondents.
Dental hygienists participating in the survey believe that loupes should be introduced to dental hygiene students, although many believe using loupes should be an option while in school. Wide agreement exists among dental hygienists in regards to the advantages of using loupes. The authors contend that loupes are a vital tool that students should learn how to use, but the use of loupes should be optional once a student has learned how to use them properly.
开展本研究以探讨口腔保健员对头戴放大镜优缺点的看法，以及口腔保健员认为头戴放大镜在教育环境中应被使用的程度。
通过一个热门的口腔卫生网站联系口腔保健员，邀请他们参与一项关于头戴放大镜使用情况的调查。共完成了868份有效调查问卷。参与者被要求指出他们使用头戴放大镜的程度、使用头戴放大镜的环境、他们认为应在何时向口腔卫生学校的学生介绍头戴放大镜，以及使用头戴放大镜的优缺点。
结果表明，参与该研究调查的在职口腔保健员中约60.5%总是或有时使用头戴放大镜，但只有21%在学生时代实际使用过头戴放大镜。在如何在教育中使用头戴放大镜方面，使用头戴放大镜的受访者和不使用头戴放大镜的受访者之间存在一些差异。使用头戴放大镜的所谓优点比所谓缺点得到了更多的支持。美国口腔保健员协会（ADHA）的成员比非ADHA受访者更有可能总是使用头戴放大镜。
参与调查的口腔保健员认为应向口腔卫生专业学生介绍头戴放大镜，尽管许多人认为在校期间是否使用头戴放大镜应是一种选择。口腔保健员在使用头戴放大镜的优点方面存在广泛共识。作者认为，头戴放大镜是学生应学习如何使用的重要工具，但一旦学生学会正确使用头戴放大镜，其使用应是可选择的。
