As the story goes, a group of dentists approached the physicians at the college of medicine about adding dental instruction to the curriculum.
Thus, the questionnaire was anonymous, short, developed in English, which is the language of instruction for dental education in Yemen, and included no questions of a sensitive nature.
Or what would they have made of the safe-sex display in my son's dormitory, featuring not only free condoms but free dental dams and instructions in dental-dam etiquette?
The four-unit course prepares students for work in a dental office with instruction in professional qualifications, compliance with legal and ethical issues, courteous and effective handling of patients, preparation and care of dental records, insurance, financial records and general management of a dental facility.
The local anaesthesia component included instruction on dental infiltration and block anaesthesia and the TDI component included instruction on the management of crown fractures, luxation and avulsion injuries.
Since orthodontists would be expected to use this method in conjunction with standard oral hygiene instructions, routine dental cleanings, and topical fluoride application, we decided to make sure both the test and control groups received such measures.
Management of intra-oral haemorrhage included instruction on suturing methods and management of dental infections included education on origin and spread of odontogenic infections and antibiotic choices.
The topics of tooth nomenclature and traumatic dental injuries(TDI) included instruction on the FDI (World Dental Federation) [ 13] and WHO (World Health organisation) [ 14] classifications respectively.
Dental students followed strictly the instructions on post preparations given by two clinical supervisors; who met and agreed on the technique before starting the study.
The procedure was standardized through formalized instructions to the dental staff to ensure that the questionnaire was completed by the patient him/herself before the clinical examination.
