TY  - JOUR
T1  - A Survey-Based Study on Dentists' Knowledge and Practices Regarding Lasers in Riyadh City
A1  - Meshari Abdulaziz AlHumaidi
A1  - Sultan Lafi AlJahdali
A1  - Mohammed Khalid Mohammed AlGab
A1  - Abdullah Ali AlRizqi
A1  - Abdullah Nawaf AlShammeri
A1  - Abdulaziz Abdullah AlQarni
JF  - Annals Journal of Dental and Medical Assisting
JO  - Ann J Dent Med Assist
SN  - 3062-3510
Y1  - 2022
VL  - 2
IS  - 1
DO  - 10.51847/E6TbI0HfXU
SP  - 8
EP  - 13
N2  - Since Planck tested the technology for the first time in 1900, the use of lasers in the medical field has been around for more than a century. Since then, there has been no turning back, as these developments have been used in many areas of health. The present study aimed to survey dentists' knowledge and practice regarding lasers in Riyadh city. The current study used a closed-ended questionnaire and is cross-sectional. Since the dental professionals of Riyadh city are the study's objective, any dentists who could be interested in participating were asked to fill out the questionnaire. When the replies were compared by designation, it was found that 55% of advisors thought that not employing anesthesia was one of the key justifications for utilizing lasers (P-value = 0.007), 47% of general practitioners were dissatisfied given their degree of expertise (P-value = 0.023), and laser use rose with designations (P-value = 0.008). There were no noteworthy comparisons found in the remaining questions. Dental professionals' general understanding of laser usage was found to be lacking.
UR  - https://tsdp.net/article/a-survey-based-study-on-dentists-knowledge-and-practices-regarding-lasers-in-riyadh-city-ndsop1oisgojrws
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