.Lagos State University, College of Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Restorative Dentistry, Ikeja, Lagos PMB 21266, Nigeria. Email address:
.Restorative Dentistry, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Dental Centre, Department of Restorative Dentistry, Ikeja, Lagos.
West Afr J Med. 2024 Jul 30;41(7):783-788.
When fabricating a removable dental prosthesis, clear and sufficient communication between the dentist and dental laboratory technologist is crucial to ensure a successful outcome.
To evaluate the quality of communication between dentists and dental laboratories via work authorizations for the fabrication of removable prosthesis across the six geographical zones in Nigeria.
A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted among dental technologists in Nigeria. A 22- item, online survey questionnaire was sent to all the participants through their respective states and the National Dental Technologist Association across the six geographical zones in the country. Data obtained were analyzed. Association between variables was carried out using the Chi-square test. Binary logistic regression was used to predict group membership.
A total of 62 dental technologists participated in this study; the highest percentage of respondents, 29.1% was from South West. Only 21% of the respondents reported that they received work authorizations with adequate information to complete a denture setup most time. Also, 16.1% of the technologists received casts with adequate rest seats and guide planes prepared on the abutment teeth. Eighteen respondents (29%) stated that the authorization card does not contain all the required information. Fabrication of more than 7cast RPDs could be used to predict dental technologists who hold a positive view on the provision of quality work authorization by dentists. (P≤0.05).
在制作可摘义齿时，牙医和牙科技术人员之间清晰、充分的沟通对于确保治疗成功至关重要。
通过对尼日利亚六个地区制作可摘义齿工作授权书的评估，来研究牙医与牙科实验室之间的沟通质量。
本研究为横断面描述性研究，在尼日利亚的牙科技术人员中进行。通过国家牙科技术人员协会向参与者发送了一份 22 项在线调查问卷调查表，涵盖了该国六个地区的所有参与者。对所获得的数据进行分析。采用卡方检验进行变量间的相关性分析。采用二元逻辑回归预测组间关系。
共有 62 名牙科技术人员参与了这项研究，其中 29.1%来自西南地区。只有 21%的受访者报告说，他们收到的工作授权书包含足够的信息，大多数时候可以完成义齿修复。此外，16.1%的技术人员收到的牙冠以制备了足够的支托凹和引导平面。18 名受访者（29%）表示授权卡没有包含所有必要的信息。制作超过 7 个 RPD 模型可以用来预测对牙医提供高质量工作授权持积极态度的牙科技术人员。（P≤0.05）。
