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Department of Oral and Craniofacial Biology, School of Dentistry.
J Dent Child (Chic). 2024 Jan 15;91(1):3-9.
To evaluate the current knowledge and usage of silver diammine fluoride (SDF) by general dentists in Louisiana and to identify primary barriers to the imple- mentation of SDF. A 16-item survey was emailed to 1719 Louisiana Dental Association members to identify factors influencing general dentists' usage of SDF. Eighty-two surveys were completed with a response rate of 4.8 percent, with 69 identified as general dentists. Over half of the respondents were male (53.6%) and their practice experience ranged from less than one year to 48 years. The majority were solo owners (43.5%) while 7.3 percent had jobs in the corporate setting. Most agreed/strongly agreed that their knowledge of SDF was from either dental journals or online resources, while fewer stated they were taught about SDF (25%) or used SDF (8%) in dental school. The majority knew the advantages and off-label usage of SDF. However, only 40 percent recognized that SDF was officially approved for tooth hypersensitivity only. The most reported perceived barrier to SDF implementation was not learning about SDF in dental school (36%). There is a lack of understanding of SDF usage among Louisiana general dentists. The main reason for not incorporating SDF into their practice is the lack of training in their dental education.
评估路易斯安那州普通牙医对银胺氟化物（SDF）的现有知识和使用情况，并确定实施 SDF 的主要障碍。向 1719 名路易斯安那州牙医协会成员发送了一份 16 项调查，以确定影响普通牙医使用 SDF 的因素。完成了 82 份调查，回复率为 4.8%，其中 69 份被确定为普通牙医。超过一半的受访者为男性（53.6%），他们的实践经验从不到一年到 48 年不等。大多数人是独资经营者（43.5%），而 7.3%的人在企业工作。大多数人同意/强烈同意他们对 SDF 的了解来自于牙科期刊或在线资源，而较少的人表示他们在牙科学校被教授过 SDF（25%）或使用过 SDF（8%）。大多数人了解 SDF 的优势和非标签用途。然而，只有 40%的人认识到 SDF 仅被官方批准用于治疗牙齿过敏。实施 SDF 的最大障碍是普通牙医在牙科学校没有学习 SDF（36%）。路易斯安那州的普通牙医对 SDF 的使用缺乏了解。不将 SDF 纳入其治疗方案的主要原因是他们在牙科教育中缺乏培训。
