Alhazzazi Turki Y, Alzebiani Nouran A, Alotaibi Samaher K, Bogari Dania F, Bakalka Ghaida T, Hazzazi Loai W, Jan Ahmed M, McDonald Neville J
Department of Oral Biology, King Abdulaziz University, Faculty of Dentistry, Building 14, P.O. Box 80200, 21589, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Endodontics, King Abdulaziz University, Faculty of Dentistry, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
BMC Oral Health. 2016 Jul 19;17(1):21. doi: 10.1186/s12903-016-0254-4.
The authors conducted a study aimed to assess the awareness and attitude among dental students and residents at King Abdulaziz University, Faculty of Dentistry (KAUFD) toward using dental magnification.
An e-questionnaire was formulated then sent to dental students and residents (n = 651). The questionnaire included questions that assessed both the awareness and attitude toward using dental magnification. Data were analyzed using IBM SPSS version 22. The chi-square test was used to establish relationships between categorical variables.
The response rate was 69.7 % (n = 454). Of those, 78.1 % did not use magnification during dental procedures. However, 81.8 % agreed that dental magnification could enhance the accuracy and quality of their dental work. Thus, 91.6 % thought it would be useful in endodontics and 46.3 % voted for surgery. Of the 21.9 % that used magnification, dental loupes were mostly used, 55.9 %. The majority (59.4 %) of the participants believed that using dental magnification should be introduced by faculty beginning in Year I of dental school.
Among our respondents, most of the undergraduate students did not use dental magnification nor attended courses in the use of dental magnifications. However, most of the students were aware of its significance in improving the accuracy and quality of their work.
作者开展了一项研究，旨在评估阿卜杜勒阿齐兹国王大学牙科学院（KAUFD）的牙科学生和住院医师对使用牙科放大镜的认知和态度。
编制了一份电子问卷，然后发送给牙科学生和住院医师（n = 651）。问卷包括评估对使用牙科放大镜的认知和态度的问题。使用IBM SPSS 22版软件对数据进行分析。采用卡方检验来确定分类变量之间的关系。
回复率为69.7%（n = 454）。其中，78.1%的人在牙科操作过程中未使用放大镜。然而，81.8%的人同意牙科放大镜可以提高他们牙科工作的准确性和质量。因此，91.6%的人认为它在牙髓病学中会有用，46.3%的人投票支持在外科手术中使用。在使用放大镜的21.9%的人中，大多数（55.9%）使用的是牙科放大镜。大多数参与者（59.4%）认为牙科教师应在牙科学校一年级就开始介绍使用牙科放大镜。
在我们的受访者中，大多数本科生未使用牙科放大镜，也未参加过牙科放大镜使用课程。然而，大多数学生意识到它在提高工作准确性和质量方面的重要性。
