Alajlan Ghadah, Alshaikh Hessa, Alshamrani Lamar, Alanezi Malak, Alarfaj Salma, AlSwayyed Tariq
Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Clin Cosmet Investig Dent. 2020 Sep 30;12:399-407. doi: 10.2147/CCIDE.S270562. eCollection 2020.
This study assessed the knowledge on and attitude toward silver diamine fluoride among Saudi dental practitioners in Riyadh public hospitals.
A cross-sectional study was done, data were collected between July and October 2019 using a validated, and the published questionnaire was analyzed. A sample size of 278 public hospital dental practitioners in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, was used. Participants who agreed to the study completed a 3-section questionnaire of Likert scale comprising multiple questions regarding demographic data, knowledge on silver diamine fluoride, potential, and actual use of SDF in dental practitioner's own professional life. Finally, respondents were asked about the future usage of SDF.
A total of 278 Saudi dentists in Riyadh public hospitals completed the survey. The mean knowledge of SDF among participants was averagely 3.1. About half of the participants (50.4%) agreed that SDF could be used to arrest cavitated lesions. The majority of respondents showed a positive attitude toward SDF by accepting it as a good alternative treatment for individuals with behavioral problems or medical issues (>50%). The most frequently reported barrier to the use of SDF was black discoloration (55.39%). A high number of respondents have not experienced the application of SDF, in their practice (>60%), or dental school (65.5%). However, 57.9% expect an increase in the future use of SDF. The correlation between knowledge and attitude among different dental specialties was statistically significant (<0.05). The restorative specialty was observed to have the highest mean of knowledge (3.26), while advanced education general dentistry had the highest mean (3.67) of attitude toward SDF.
The aim of the study was achieved as the knowledge on, and attitude toward silver diamine fluoride among Saudi dental practitioners in Riyadh public hospitals was assessed. The response was average, with means of 3.1 and 3.3 for knowledge and attitude, respectively, among the participants.
本研究评估了利雅得公立医院沙特牙科医生对氟化银胺的知识掌握情况和态度。
开展了一项横断面研究，于2019年7月至10月期间收集数据，使用经过验证的已发表问卷进行分析。采用沙特阿拉伯利雅得278名公立医院牙科医生作为样本量。同意参与研究的参与者完成了一份由李克特量表组成的包含三个部分的问卷，其中包括多个关于人口统计学数据、对氟化银胺的知识、其在牙科医生自身职业生涯中的潜在和实际使用情况的问题。最后，询问受访者关于氟化银胺未来的使用情况。
利雅得公立医院共有278名沙特牙医完成了调查。参与者对氟化银胺的平均知识水平为3.1。约一半的参与者（50.4%）同意氟化银胺可用于阻止龋损。大多数受访者对氟化银胺持积极态度，认为它是行为问题或医疗问题患者的良好替代治疗方法（>50%）。最常报告的使用氟化银胺的障碍是牙齿变黑（55.39%）。大量受访者在其临床实践中（>60%）或牙科学校（65.5%）未经历过氟化银胺的应用。然而，57.9%的人预计未来氟化银胺的使用会增加。不同牙科专业之间知识与态度的相关性具有统计学意义（<0.05）。修复专业的知识平均得分最高（3.26），而高级教育普通牙科对氟化银胺的态度平均得分最高（3.67）。
本研究的目的得以实现，因为评估了利雅得公立医院沙特牙科医生对氟化银胺的知识掌握情况和态度。参与者的知识和态度平均得分分别为3.1和3.3。
