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    Clinical Experience, Knowledge, Attitudes and Practice of Turkish Pediatric Dentists during the COVID-19 Pandemic
    (MDPI, 2021-10-21) AKYÜZ, SERAP HATİCE; Koc, Yelda; Akyuz, Serap; Aksit-Bicak, Damla
    Background and Objectives: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a critical public health problem that has affected all fields, including dentistry. The dental management of children has become even more difficult during the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the current knowledge, attitudes and practices of Turkish pediatric dentists who have been providing dental treatments to children during the COVID-19 pandemic. Materials and Methods: After receiving ethical approval, this cross-sectional study was conducted using the Google Forms online survey instrument. An online questionnaire link was sent to all the members of the Turkish Society of Paediatric Dentistry by e-mail and through social media. Statistical analyses were performed using descriptive statistics and Chi-square test; a p-value less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: A total of 200 pediatric dentists participated in this study and most of them (82%) only performed emergency dental treatments, whereas 18.5% performed both emergency and routine dental practices during the COVID-19 pandemic. The vast majority (72.5%) of pediatric dentists prescribed antibiotics and analgesics to their patients who were not cooperative with non-pharmacological behavior management techniques. The findings of the current study showed that the Turkish pediatric dentists had a good level of knowledge about COVID-19, satisfactorily conducted most of the infection control measures before and after the dental treatments, and attached importance to the use of PPEs; however, infection control measures during the dental treatments could be implemented better. Conclusions: Along with all precautions, the vaccination of healthcare workers and requesting a recent test result from patients showing a lack of COVID-19 disease before dental appointments could be used as effective infection control measures. Additionally, pediatric dentists should continue to follow local and universal guidelines, and education programmes should be frequently implemented in order to keep their COVID-19 management strategies up to date.
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    Prevalence of Black Stain and Dental Caries in Children Attending a University Pediatric Dentistry Clinic in Istanbul
    (AVES PRESS LTD, 2015) AKYÜZ, SERAP HATİCE; Akyuz, Serap; Garan, Aysun; Kaya, Mustafa Sarp
    Objective: The purpose of the present study is to investigate the prevalence of black stain and dental caries in Istanbul schoolchildren attending a university pediatric dentistry clinic and compare it with the literature findings from other countries. Methods: Presence of black stain and WHO df-t/DMF-T scores were recorded from randomly selected 325 (boys: 167, girls: 158) schoolchildren between 5 to 13 years of age who reside in Istanbul and attend Marmara University Pediatric Dentistry Clinic. Results: Black stain was observed in 60 children (27 boys, 33 girls). The overall percentage of children affected by black stain was 18.5%. The mean df-t, DMF-T scores for children with black stain (3.67 +/- 3.25; 1.39 +/- 1.68) did not differ from children without black stain (4.29 +/- 3.48; 1.79 +/- 2) (p>0.05). Number of children with and without black stain did not differ according to DMF-T and df-t scores, gender, parental education levels and toothbrushing frequency (p>0.05). Conclusions: The mean df-t and DMF-T scores were not statistically different between the groups with stain and without stain. Black staining and df-t, DMF-T scores were not associated with each other. The prevalence of staining in our sample was found higher than the prevalence reported from Brazil, Italy, Germany, Spain, Poland, Philippines, India, Greece, and China but lower than those reported from Switzerland and United Kingdom.