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Acceptability and Utilization Frequency of Hall Technique among a Group of Egyptian Pediatric Dentists

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Last updated: 24 Dec 2024

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Pediatric dentistry

Abstract

Introduction: Pediatric dentists around the world have been implementing Hall technique for the management of primary carious molars. However, there is a lack of information regarding adopting Hall technique among Egyptian pediatric dentists. Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the knowledge, attitude, and factors associated with the utilization of Hall technique among a group of Egyptian pediatric dentists. Methods: A cross-sectional questionnaire was distributed to active pediatric dentists members of the Egyptian Dental Syndicate. Results: Out of 191 responses, 94.2% were familiar with Hall technique, 67% were within the age group of 31-60 years, and 73.8% were females. 43.5% held a Master's degree while 23.0% held a Ph.D. and 50.8% practiced for less than 5 years. Several factors including practicing status, practice setting, qualification, work experience, and the number of patients seen per week were found to be significantly associated with the utilization of Hall technique. Dentists who had higher qualifications, worked in multiple locations and saw more than 12 patients per week were more likely to use Hall technique. Moreover, practice settings, higher qualifications, and number of pediatric patients seen per week were identified as the only statistically significant predictors. Conclusions: Hall technique has recently been embraced by Egyptian pediatric dentists for carious primary molars. Further training courses & research are needed, particularly for young dentists to promote and facilitate the widespread use of Hall technique.

DOI

10.21608/dsu.2024.288630.1235

Keywords

Pediatric Dentist, Hall technique

Authors

First Name

Yomna

Last Name

Mohamed

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Affiliation

Pediatric Dentistry Department,Newgiza, University,Giza,Egypt

Email

yomnasaid81@gmail.com

City

Giza

Orcid

0009-0002-7573-8395

First Name

Dalia

Last Name

Moheb

MiddleName

S

Affiliation

Pediatric Dentistry Department, cairo University ,Newgiza University, Giza,Egypt

Email

dmoheb@ngu.edu.eg

City

Giza

Orcid

0000-0002-5116-2769

Volume

5

Article Issue

2

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50136

Issue Date

2024-09-01

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2024-05-10

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2024-09-01

Page Start

473

Page End

483

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2636-3836

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2636-3844

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772

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Journal

Publication Title

Dental Science Updates

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https://dsu.journals.ekb.eg/

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Acceptability and Utilization Frequency of Hall Technique among a Group of Egyptian Pediatric Dentists

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24 Dec 2024