KNOWLEDGE, AWARENESS AND PRACTICE OF FOUR HANDED DENTISTRY AMONG GENERAL PRACTITIONERS AND POST GRADUATES
Kaushik Rajkumar
Saveetha Dental College, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS), Chennai, Tamilnadu, India, Email Id: 151901010.sdc@saveetha.com
Dr Adimulapu Hima Sandeep
Associate Professor, Department of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics, Saveetha Dental College, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai – 600077
E-Mail ID: himas.sdc@saveetha.com
Nashwah Hinaz
Saveetha Dental College, Saveetha institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha university , Chennai, Email Id: nashwah.hinaz@gmail.com
FUNDING:
This research work was supported by saveetha dental college and Sarkav health services Pvt Limited, Chennai.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
This research was done under the supervision of the department Of research of Saveetha dental College and hospitals. We sincerely show gratitude to the corresponding guides who provided insight and expertise that greatly assisted the research. We thank Sarkav health services Private Limited, Chennai and Saveetha medical and technical sciences for funding the research
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST:
The authors declare that there were no conflicts of interest in the present study.
Abstract:
Introduction: Four-handed dentistry is where highly skilled individuals work together as a team in an ergonomically designed environment which improves productivity of the dental team and also improves the quality of care for dental patients while protecting the physical well-being of the operating team.
Materials and methods : an online-based question name has been spread online to dental professionals or practitioners. The dental professionals or practitioners are well informed about the online survey and answer the questions with their full potential. Then the results were collected and statistically analyzed.
Result: We come to the conclusion that four handed dentistry is better when compared to other methods.
Keywords: Assistance, convenience, quality, time consumed.