Elfezary Mohamed Taha, Moteea Mohamed Elsayed, Abu Samadah Mohammed Said, Waly Ahmed S
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Al-Azhar University, Assiut, Egypt.
Sci Rep. 2024 Jul 17;14(1):16502. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-66834-z.
Conscious sedation is widely considered one of the techniques most commonly used to manage anxiety in both children and adults during dental procedures. The application of procedural sedation exhibits considerable variation globally. The purpose of the study was to determine the prevalence of conscious sedation in the current situation in the dental healthcare sector in Egypt and to identify the factors influencing it. An online cross-sectional analytical survey, consisting of nine multiple choice questions, was distributed through the contact lists of national dentists and social media platforms. 163 respondents completed the survey. Regarding the use of conscious sedation, only 25 (15.3%),95% confidence interval (10-21) utilized it. The percentage of participants who used conscious sedation was higher among dentists practicing pediatric dental specialists (n = 19, 76%). Academic qualification correlates significantly with the practice of conscious sedation (P = 0.002), but this was not reflected in multiple logistic regression. Indeed, while conscious sedation is part of the dental study curriculum in Egypt, its application rate is relatively low compared to other countries. This discrepancy could be attributed to a variety of factors, including resource availability, lack of training, reflecting the need to develop strategies to improve the implementation of conscious sedation in Egyptian dental practices.
清醒镇静被广泛认为是在牙科手术中用于管理儿童和成人焦虑的最常用技术之一。程序镇静的应用在全球范围内存在很大差异。该研究的目的是确定埃及牙科保健部门当前情况下清醒镇静的普及率，并确定影响其使用的因素。一项在线横断面分析调查通过全国牙医的联系人列表和社交媒体平台进行，该调查由九个多项选择题组成。163名受访者完成了调查。关于清醒镇静的使用，只有25人（15.3%），95%置信区间（10-21）使用了它。在从事儿童牙科专科的牙医中，使用清醒镇静的参与者比例更高（n = 19，76%）。学术资格与清醒镇静的实践有显著相关性（P = 0.002），但在多元逻辑回归中未体现这一点。事实上，虽然清醒镇静是埃及牙科学习课程的一部分，但与其他国家相比，其应用率相对较低。这种差异可能归因于多种因素，包括资源可用性、缺乏培训，这反映出需要制定策略以改善埃及牙科实践中清醒镇静的实施情况。
