Sakka Salah, Alqhtani Nasser Raqe, Alqahtani Abdullah Saad, Nabhan Abdullah Bin, Eid Mohamed Kamal, Alagla Maram, Alfaifi Khalid, Nassani Mohammad Zakaria
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Dentistry, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Preventive Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia.
J Dent Sci. 2024 Oct;19(4):2315-2322. doi: 10.1016/j.jds.2024.02.008. Epub 2024 Feb 15.
BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: Exploration of early practicing dental professionals' awareness and attitude toward inferior alveolar nerve block IANB will directly inform efforts to improve clinical practices and ensure patient safety. The aim was to highlight the students, interns, and junior dentists' awareness and attitude toward the IANB, failure, and related complications in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).
An open web-based survey prepared according to the Checklist for reporting results of Internet e-surveys CHERRIES recommendations was designed and carried out across different regions of the KSA. The questionnaire was composed of four main sections including the participant's details, and qualifications; inferior alveolar nerve block delivery; participants' education, and training-related questions; and attitudes toward proposed solutions to overcome the related failure and complications.
262 participants completed the questionnaire (94 dental students, 79 interns, and 89 junior dentists). There was a significant difference in the following findings: males performed IANBs more frequently than females ( < 0.05); females, students, and private practice/University type showed less attendance to workshops and seminars on IANB with more need for training ( < 0.05); females were more in agreement with ''continuous education courses'' and ''workshops done by specialists'' to propose solutions to overcome IANB failure ( < 0.05). The multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that qualification and attendance of a training course were strong predictors of participants' readiness to manage IANB complications ( < 0.05).
The findings emphasize how crucial it is for early dental practitioners to participate in continuing professional development programs to enhance their capacity to administer IANB and handle complications.
背景/目的：探究早期执业牙科专业人员对下牙槽神经阻滞（IANB）的认识和态度，将直接有助于改进临床实践并确保患者安全。目的是突出沙特阿拉伯王国（KSA）的学生、实习生和初级牙医对IANB、失败情况及相关并发症的认识和态度。
根据互联网电子调查结果报告清单（CHERRIES建议）编制了一份基于网络的开放式调查问卷，并在沙特阿拉伯王国的不同地区开展。问卷由四个主要部分组成，包括参与者的详细信息和资质；下牙槽神经阻滞操作；参与者的教育和培训相关问题；以及对克服相关失败和并发症的建议解决方案的态度。
262名参与者完成了问卷（94名牙科学生、79名实习生和89名初级牙医）。在以下结果方面存在显著差异：男性进行IANB的频率高于女性（P<0.05）；女性、学生以及私人执业/大学类型的人员参加IANB讲习班和研讨会的次数较少，对培训的需求更大（P<0.05）；女性更赞同通过“继续教育课程”和“由专家举办的讲习班”来提出克服IANB失败的解决方案（P<0.05）。多因素逻辑回归分析表明，资质和参加培训课程是参与者处理IANB并发症准备情况的有力预测因素（P<0.05）。
研究结果强调了早期牙科从业者参与持续专业发展计划以提高其进行IANB操作和处理并发症能力的重要性。
