Knowledge and attitudes toward evidence-based cariology and restorative dentistry among Egyptian dental practitioners: a cross-sectional survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This is the first study to assess Egyptian dental practitioners' knowledge about conservative caries management approaches and investigate whether this knowledge transfers into clinical practice and the barriers to translating research into evidence-based practice.

Methods

A sample of dental practitioners was surveyed using an online questionnaire. Convenience and snowball sampling were used to collect data from February to June 2022. We included graduated dentists from Egyptian universities who practiced in Egypt. Data were analyzed with descriptive statistics, and the associations between variables were checked using Kruskal Wallis and Chi-Square tests.

Results

This study included 396 participants from throughout Egypt. There were significant correlations

SUBMITTER: Elkady DM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10474780 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature