Svenson B, Söderfeldt B, Gröndahl H G
Department of Oral Radiology, Postgraduate Dental Education Center, Orebro, Sweden.
Dentomaxillofac Radiol. 1996 Jun;25(3):151-6. doi: 10.1259/dmfr.25.3.9084264.
To develop a method of measuring dentists' attitudes towards radiation hazards and to describe their prevalence among Swedish general dental practitioners.
A questionnaire was mailed to 2000 randomly selected dentists listed in the register of the Swedish Dental Society, with a response rate of 69.3%. An index for measurements of attitudes towards radiation hazards was constructed.
Those dentists who showed high concern at radiation hazards also restricted their use of X-ray examinations. Years in practice and attendance at extended (one-week) courses in oral radiology both had significant associations with risk attitude. Inexperienced dentists showed less concern for radiation hazards compared with those more experienced and were less scrupulous in their choice of radiographic procedures. Gender, working alone, in the public dental health services or in private practice had no significant association with attitude. Dentists who considered regulations laid down by the Swedish National Institute of Radiation Protection as wholly adequate had a high care attitude.
It is possible to study the relationship between attitudes and clinical behaviour by postal survey. Experience and continuing education affect dentists' attitudes towards risk and these attitudes in turn influence their clinical behaviour.
开发一种测量牙医对辐射危害态度的方法，并描述瑞典普通牙科从业者中这些态度的普遍程度。
向瑞典牙科协会登记册中随机抽取的2000名牙医邮寄问卷，回复率为69.3%。构建了一个测量对辐射危害态度的指数。
那些对辐射危害高度关注的牙医也限制了他们对X射线检查的使用。从业年限和参加口腔放射学延长（一周）课程与风险态度均有显著关联。与经验更丰富的牙医相比，经验不足的牙医对辐射危害的关注较少，在选择放射照相程序时也不那么谨慎。性别、独自工作、在公共牙科保健服务机构或私人诊所工作与态度没有显著关联。认为瑞典国家辐射防护研究所制定的规定完全适当的牙医具有高度的谨慎态度。
通过邮寄调查研究态度与临床行为之间的关系是可行的。经验和继续教育会影响牙医对风险的态度，而这些态度反过来又会影响他们的临床行为。
