Primary Health Care Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
College of Dental Medicine, QU Health, Qatar University, Office 160C, Building H12, Doha, Qatar.
Eur Arch Paediatr Dent. 2024 Dec;25(6):845-853. doi: 10.1007/s40368-024-00943-1. Epub 2024 Oct 4.
To assess the knowledge, practice, and concerns about the Hall Technique among pediatric dentists (PDs) and general dental practitioners (GDPs) working in primary care settings in the State of Qatar.
A prospective questionnaire-based survey was distributed to all GDPs and PDs working at different Primary Health Care Corporation centers in Qatar between 1 November and 10 December 2023. Descriptive data analysis was carried out.
The response rate was 49% among GPDs and 100% among PDs. Approximately 85% of PDs and 48% of GDPs were familiar with the HT although only 58% of the PDs and 4% of the GDPs applied HT preformed metal crowns (HTPMCs) in their current primary care practice. Majority of both PDs and GDPs did not consider HTPMCs as the treatment of choice for restoring asymptomatic carious primary molars and preferred applying the HT for cavitated carious lesions over non-cavitated lesions. Regarding HT practices, 57.7% of PDs and 48% of GDPs always planned on taking a pre-operative radiograph before the procedure, while only 15.4% of PDs and 8% of GDPs would always consider using an orthodontic separator prior to placing an HTPMC. The main concerns among the respondents about the HT included sealing in caries (PDs 31%; GDPs 50%), high occlusion (PDs 57.7%; GDPs 53.3%), and gingival damage (27% PDs; 47% GDPs.) Endorsement by professional bodies and further research evidence were seen as ways to promote wider adoption of the HT.
The HT is recognised but not widely used among primary care dentists working in the State of Qatar. HTPMCs are often seen as secondary options for restoring carious primary molars with dentists still having a number of concerns regarding the HT.
评估在卡塔尔初级保健机构工作的儿科牙医（PDs）和普通牙科医生（GDPs）对 Hall 技术的了解、实践和关注。
2023 年 11 月 1 日至 12 月 10 日期间，对卡塔尔不同初级保健公司中心的所有 GDPs 和 PDs 进行了一项基于问卷的前瞻性调查。进行了描述性数据分析。
GPDs 的回复率为 49%，PDs 的回复率为 100%。大约 85%的 PDs 和 48%的 GDPs 熟悉 HT，尽管只有 58%的 PDs 和 4%的 GDPs 在当前的初级保健实践中应用 HT 预成金属冠（HTPMCs）。PDs 和 GDPs 中的大多数人并不认为 HTPMCs 是修复无症状龋齿乳磨牙的首选治疗方法，并且更喜欢将 HT 应用于龋齿病变而不是非龋齿病变。关于 HT 实践，57.7%的 PDs 和 48%的 GDPs 总是计划在手术前进行术前放射照相，而只有 15.4%的 PDs 和 8%的 GDPs 总是在放置 HTPMC 之前考虑使用正畸分离剂。受访者对 HT 的主要担忧包括龋齿密封（PDs 31%；GDPs 50%）、高咬合（PDs 57.7%；GDPs 53.3%）和牙龈损伤（27%PDs；47%GDPs）。专业机构的认可和进一步的研究证据被视为推广 HT 广泛应用的方法。
HT 在卡塔尔从事初级保健的牙医中得到认可，但并未广泛使用。HTPMCs 通常被视为修复龋齿乳磨牙的次要选择，牙医对 HT 仍有许多担忧。
