Badner V M, Rosenberg D
J Dent Educ. 1986 Nov;50(11):656-60.
A survey of 2,800 general dentists from six licensing regions was conducted to determine the current rate of pit and fissure sealants and topical fluoride use. The response rate was 56 percent. Seventy percent of general dentists used sealants on newly erupted secondary teeth and 20 percent of general dentists had never used sealants. Sixty-five percent of general dentists used topical fluorides on pedodontic patients at six-months intervals and 25 percent used them at one-year intervals. Dentists with more frequent use of sealants tended to be recent graduates who used new procedures, spent more practice time in pedodontics, came from the central region, had a hygienist in their practice, and belonged to the Academy of General Dentistry. Dentists with more frequent use of topical fluorides tended to perform frequent recall examinations. Those who performed frequent recall examinations were more likely to come from Florida and the Southeast, to believe caries spread rapidly, to be recent graduates, and to have a greater percentage of patients with insurance.
对来自六个许可区域的2800名普通牙医进行了一项调查，以确定目前窝沟封闭剂和局部用氟化物的使用比例。回复率为56%。70%的普通牙医在新萌出的恒牙上使用封闭剂，20%的普通牙医从未使用过封闭剂。65%的普通牙医每六个月为儿童患者使用一次局部用氟化物，25%的牙医每年使用一次。更频繁使用封闭剂的牙医往往是刚毕业的学生，他们采用新的治疗程序，在儿童牙科方面花费更多的执业时间，来自中部地区，诊所配有保健员，并且是全科牙科协会的成员。更频繁使用局部用氟化物的牙医倾向于进行频繁的复诊检查。那些进行频繁复诊检查的牙医更有可能来自佛罗里达州和东南部地区，认为龋齿传播迅速，是刚毕业的学生，并且有更高比例的有保险的患者。
