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Perceptions of Private Dental Practitioners of Specialist Prosthodontic Dental Services in Gujarat: A Survey
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Shah, Rachana J. Shah, Sujal G. Vyas, Sneha Patel, Ghanshyam C. |
| Copyright Year | 2014 |
| Abstract | To identify the perceptions towards and utilization of specialist Prosthodontic services among Private Dental Practitioners (PDPs) of Gujarat state. To study the influence of presence or absence of a Prosthodontic post graduate course during the PDP’s dental education and years of experience in practice on the decisions to treat Prosthodontic cases themselves or to utilise Prosthodontic speciality services. A postal questionnaire examined by a panel of Prosthodontists, piloted on 15 PDPs, was sent to 150 randomly selected private dental practitioners of Gujarat state. The collected data were subjected to descriptive and Chi-square statistical analysis. Though 78.64 % dentists considered the treatment provided by the Prosthodontist to be effective, only 34.95 % of them availed their services. 33 % PDPs without a Prosthodontic post graduate course in their institute were significantly more likely to refer patients to a Prosthodontist. Years of experience had no influence on utilization of Prosthodontic speciality service. 18.44 % PDPs had a Prosthodontic speciality clinic in their region, 65.04 % did not have, whereas 11.65 % were not aware of such clinic. PDPs have high regards for the Prosthodontic speciality but their reported demand was less as compared to other specialities indicating a need for the Prosthodonitst to put in efforts to make the PDPs aware of their services. |
| Related Links | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4502017/pdf |
| Ending Page | 23 |
| Page Count | 6 |
| Starting Page | 18 |
| File Format | XHTML |
| ISSN | 09724052 |
| e-ISSN | 19984057 |
| DOI | 10.1007/s13191-013-0345-8 |
| Journal | The Journal of Indian Prosthodontic Society |
| Issue Number | S1 |
| Volume Number | 14 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Medknow |
| Publisher Date | 2014-12-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Dentistry and Oral Surgery Prosthodontic Speciality Service Private Dental Practitioner Consultant Survey Gujarat The Journal of Indian Prosthodontic Society, Volume 14, Supplement 1 |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Oral Surgery |
