Brazilian young dental practitioners’ use and acceptance of digital radiographic examinations
Rovaris Karla, Vasconcelos Karla de Faria, Nascimento Eduarda Helena Leandro, Oliveira Matheus Lima, Freitas Deborah Queiroz, Haiter-Neto Francisco,
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( Rovaris Karla ) - University of Campinas (UNICAMP) Piracicaba Dental School Department of Oral Diagnosis Division of Oral Radiology
( Vasconcelos Karla de Faria ) - University of Campinas (UNICAMP) Piracicaba Dental School Department of Oral Diagnosis Division of Oral Radiology
( Nascimento Eduarda Helena Leandro ) - University of Campinas (UNICAMP) Piracicaba Dental School Department of Oral Diagnosis Division of Oral Radiology
( Oliveira Matheus Lima ) - University of Campinas (UNICAMP) Piracicaba Dental School Department of Oral Diagnosis Division of Oral Radiology
( Freitas Deborah Queiroz ) - University of Campinas (UNICAMP) Piracicaba Dental School Department of Oral Diagnosis Division of Oral Radiology
( Haiter-Neto Francisco ) - University of Campinas (UNICAMP) Piracicaba Dental School Department of Oral Diagnosis Division of Oral Radiology
Abstract
Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the use and acceptance of digital radiographic examinations by Brazilian dental practitioners in daily practice and to evaluate the advances that have occurred over the past 5 years.
Materials and Methods: Dental practitioners enrolled in extension courses at the Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas, Brazil, responded to a self-administered questionnaire in the years 2011 and 2015. They were asked about sociodemographic factors and their knowledge and use of digital radiographic examinations. Descriptive analysis was performed, as well as the chi-square and Fisher exact tests, with a significance level of 5% (α=0.05).
Results: A total of 181 participants responded to the questionnaire in the years 2011 and 2015. Most of the respondents worked in private practice, had graduated within the last 5 years, and were between 20 and 30 years old. In 2011, 55.6% of respondents reported having ever used digital radiographic examinations, while in 2015 this number increased significantly to 85.4% (p<.0001), out of which 71.4% preferred it to conventional images. Moreover, 21.4% of respondents reported having used digital radiographic examinations for more than 3 years. A significant increase in use of intraoral digital radiography (p=0.0316) was observed in 2015. In both years, image quality and high cost were indicated, respectively, as the main advantage and disadvantage of digital radiographic examinations.
Conclusion: This study showed that digital radiology has become more common in Brazil over the past 5 years. Most of the Brazilian dental practitioners evaluated in 2015 used digital radiographic examinations.
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Radiography; Digital; Dental; Knowledge; Dentists; General Practice; Dental
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