Nassani Mohammad Zakaria, Ibraheem Shukran, Shamsy Enass, Darwish Mahmoud, Faden Asmaa, Kujan Omar
Department of Restorative and Prosthetic Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Dar Al Uloom University, Riyadh 11512, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Prosthetic Dental Sciences, AlFarabi College of Dentistry and Nursing, Riyadh 11691, Saudi Arabia.
Healthcare (Basel). 2021 Jan 13;9(1):68. doi: 10.3390/healthcare9010068.
The application of computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) technology in dentistry has rapidly expanded. This survey aimed to investigate attitudes and current practice of dentists in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia regarding chair-side CAD/CAM technology. An online questionnaire was prepared and sent to a convenience sample of dentists in Riyadh. Questions related to practice aspects of chair-side CAD/CAM system, attitudes and training were presented. A total of 114 questionnaires were completed (77.6% response rate). Study population comprised dentists of a wide range of clinical experience who are working in the various regions of Riyadh city, Saudi Arabia. Of the participants, 27.2% indicated the presence of a chair-side CAD/CAM system at their current workplace and 57% used the chair-side CAD/CAM in the fabrication of dental crowns. The vast majority of participants (81%) believe that the overall quality of chair-side CAD/CAM restorations is at least as good as those fabricated by a lab technician or much better. Most responding dentists considered the chair-side CAD/CAM system as important in terms of time saving, boosting the number of visiting patients and income improvement. The willingness to dedicate the time and effort to learn the chair-side CAD/CAM technology was apparent amid a high proportion of dentists (75.4%). The findings of this pilot survey reflect broad satisfaction and positive attitude among the surveyed dentists towards use and outcome of chair-side CAD/CAM technology in the dental clinical practice. It seems that the CAD/CAM technology has infiltrated into the workflow of Saudi dental practices with speculations of growing implementation among the wider sector of dental practitioners in the future.
计算机辅助设计与计算机辅助制造（CAD/CAM）技术在牙科领域的应用迅速扩展。本调查旨在探究沙特阿拉伯利雅得市牙医对椅旁CAD/CAM技术的态度及当前使用情况。准备了一份在线问卷并发送给利雅得市的一个便利样本牙医。问卷提出了与椅旁CAD/CAM系统的实践方面、态度及培训相关的问题。共完成了114份问卷（回复率为77.6%）。研究人群包括在沙特阿拉伯利雅得市不同地区工作、具有广泛临床经验的牙医。在参与者中，27.2%表示其当前工作场所配备有椅旁CAD/CAM系统，57%在制作牙冠时使用椅旁CAD/CAM。绝大多数参与者（81%）认为椅旁CAD/CAM修复体的整体质量至少与实验室技术人员制作的一样好，甚至更好。大多数回复的牙医认为椅旁CAD/CAM系统在节省时间、增加就诊患者数量和提高收入方面很重要。很大比例的牙医（75.4%）明显愿意投入时间和精力学习椅旁CAD/CAM技术。这项初步调查的结果反映了受访牙医对牙科临床实践中椅旁CAD/CAM技术的使用及效果普遍满意且持积极态度。CAD/CAM技术似乎已渗透到沙特牙科实践的工作流程中，预计未来在更广泛的牙科从业者群体中应用会不断增加。
