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Knowledge and attitude regarding preventive and minimally invasive caries treatments: a cross-sectional survey among Dutch dental professionals.
| Τίτλος: | Knowledge and attitude regarding preventive and minimally invasive caries treatments: a cross-sectional survey among Dutch dental professionals. |
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| Συγγραφείς: | Elsenberg CPM; Department of Dentistry, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands. karen.elsenberg@radboudumc.nl.; Department of Oral Hygiene, Inholland University of Applied Sciences, Amsterdam, Netherlands. karen.elsenberg@radboudumc.nl., van der Veen MH; Research Group Collaborating on Oral Health, Inholland University of Applied Sciences, Amsterdam, Netherlands.; Department of Paediatric Dentistry, Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands., Kwakkenbos L; Department of Clinical Psychology, Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, Netherlands., Vreeken DD; Department of Cariology, Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands., Lagerweij MD; Department of Cariology, Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands., Volgenant CMC; Department of Preventive Dentistry, Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.; Department of Cariology, Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands. |
| Πηγή: | European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry [Eur Arch Paediatr Dent] 2026 Aug; Vol. 27 (4), pp. 1249-1259. Date of Electronic Publication: 2025 Nov 07. |
| Τύπος έκδοσης: | Journal Article |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| Στοιχεία περιοδικού: | Publisher: Springer Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101277157 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1996-9805 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 18186300 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Eur Arch Paediatr Dent Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Publication: 2013- : London : Springer Original Publication: Leeds, England : European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry, [2006]- |
| Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): | Dental Caries*/prevention & control , Dental Caries*/therapy , Practice Patterns, Dentists'*/statistics & numerical data , Dentists*/psychology , Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice* , Attitude of Health Personnel* , Dental Care for Children*, Humans ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Netherlands ; Female ; Male ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Adult ; Practice Guidelines as Topic |
| Περίληψη: | Introduction: The Dutch guideline "Oral care for children: prevention and treatment of caries" describes how to prevent, stabilise, or treat caries lesions using minimally invasive methods in children. The objectives of the present study were to 1) evaluate to what extent oral healthcare professionals (OHCPs) in the Netherlands apply preventive and minimally invasive caries management according to the guideline, 2) evaluate their attitudes towards these treatments, and 3) assess differences between OHCPs in general oral health practice and paediatric dentistry. Methods: In this cross-sectional survey study, OHCPs completed questions on guideline knowledge, and practice regarding primary (5 items), secondary and tertiary (9 items) caries prevention was asked using a 5-point Likert scale (1 = never, 5 = always). Attitude towards minimally invasive caries treatments was evaluated as sum score over six statements (range 6 [negative] to 30 [positive]). Results: Amongst 187 participants (36.7% paediatric dentists; 79.1% female), 134 (71.7%) OHCPs reported being familiar with the guideline content. OHCPs working in paediatric dentistry applied statistically significantly more primary and (partially) secondary and tertiary prevention than OHCPs in general oral health practice. Median score of attitude towards minimally invasive caries treatments was neutral at 17.2 (SD = 2.6). Conclusion: The majority of OHCPs in the present study reported being familiar with the guideline. However there is room for improvement in its implementation in practice. OHCPs working in paediatric dentistry reported greater familiarity with the guideline. Generally, OHCPs had a neutral attitude towards preventive caries management. (© 2025. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry.) |
| Competing Interests: | Declarations. Conflict of interest: The authors declare no competing interests. Ethical approval: This study protocol was reviewed and approved by the Internal Review Board (IRB) of the Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), the Netherlands (registration number (#2022–2303). Consent to participate: All participants provided written informed consent at the start of the survey for the use of the collected information. |
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| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: Attitude; Guideline; Minimally invasive caries management; Paediatric dentistry; Prevention |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20251107 Date Completed: 20260811 Latest Revision: 20261008 |
| Update Code: | 20261008 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s40368-025-01130-6 |
| PMID: | 41201776 |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: | MEDLINE |
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