Shah Altaf Hussain, Sheddi Faisal Mohammed, Alharqan Mesfer Saad, Khawja Shabnam Gulzar, Vohra Fahim, Akram Zohaib, Faden Asmaa Ahmed, Khalil Hesham Saleh
Associate Professor, Department of Preventive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Dar Al Uloom University , Riyadh, Saudi Arabia .
Dental Supervisor of Public Health at Qunfudah region, Previous Demonstrator College of Dentistry, Dar Al Uloom University , Riyadh .
J Clin Diagn Res. 2016 Jul;10(7):ZC90-4. doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2016/20543.8207. Epub 2016 Jul 1.
Minimally Invasive Dentistry (MID) emphasizes conservative caries management strategies resulting in less destruction of tooth structure, a deviation of the traditional GV Black's restorative principles. However, there seems to be either deficiency in knowledge or little intention by general dental practitioners to adopt these principles.
The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge and attitude among general dental practitioners towards minimally invasive dentistry in Riyadh and AlKharj cities of Saudi Arabia.
Self-administered structured questionnaires were handed to general dental practitioners (GDPs) in the cities of Riyadh and AlKharj in Saudi Arabia. Several questions, including Likert-type scale response categories (1-5), were used. The questions assessed the respondents' levels of agreement regarding diagnostic, preventive and restorative techniques such as use of caries risk assessment, use of high fluoride tooth paste, Atraumatic Restorative Treatment and tunnel preparations.
Out of 200 respondents, 161 GDPs with overall response rate of 80.5% completed the questionnaires. The GDPs showed significantly different approach with regards to the use of sharp explorer for caries detection (p = 0.014). Almost 60% of the participants had received no special education regarding minimally invasive procedures. Moreover, GDPs who had received MID training showed significantly better knowledge and attitude in adopting minimally invasive techniques for both diagnosis and treatment of dental caries.
Although GDPs possess knowledge about the benefits of MID; however, study showed deficiencies in their attitudes towards caries detection methods and application of minimally invasive dentistry procedures.
微创牙科（MID）强调保守的龋病管理策略，从而减少对牙齿结构的破坏，这偏离了传统的GV Black修复原则。然而，普通牙科从业者似乎要么知识不足，要么几乎无意采用这些原则。
本研究的目的是评估沙特阿拉伯利雅得和哈吉尔市普通牙科从业者对微创牙科的知识和态度。
自行填写的结构化问卷被分发给沙特阿拉伯利雅得和哈吉尔市的普通牙科从业者（GDPs）。使用了几个问题，包括李克特量表式反应类别（1 - 5）。这些问题评估了受访者对诊断、预防和修复技术的认同程度，如龋病风险评估的使用、高氟牙膏的使用、非创伤性修复治疗和隧道制备。
在200名受访者中，161名GDPs完成了问卷，总体回复率为80.5%。GDPs在使用尖锐探针进行龋病检测方面表现出显著不同的方法（p = 0.014）。几乎60%的参与者未接受过关于微创程序的特殊教育。此外，接受过MID培训的GDPs在采用微创技术进行龋齿诊断和治疗方面表现出明显更好的知识和态度。
尽管GDPs了解MID的益处；然而，研究表明他们在对龋病检测方法的态度以及微创牙科程序的应用方面存在不足。
