21 February 2023 : Clinical Research
Online Questionnaire-Based Study to Evaluate the Attitudes and Use of Rubber Dental Dams by Saudi Dental Practitioners
Saeed M. Alqahtani1ADEF, Saurabh Chaturvedi1ACEF, Ahmed Audah Alshahrani2ADFG, Abdulrahman Mushabbab Alqahtani3BDG, Afrah A. Almzher3BDG, Raghad Ayed Alqhtani3BDG, Bashayer Ali Alqhtani3BDG, Hanan Qasem Alfaifi3ABDG, Norah Mohammed Alshehri3BDG, Mohammed M. Al Moaleem45EG*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.938672
Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e938672
Table 3 Responses of the study participants to the questions.
| Variables | Subcategory | No. of participants (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | Female | 103 (34.33%) |
| Male | 197 (65.67%) | |
| Place of work | Government | 219 (73.0%) |
| Private | 81 (27.0%) | |
| Occupation | Dental intern | 51 (17.0%) |
| Dental resident | 32 (10.67%) | |
| General practitioner | 92 (30.67%) | |
| Specialist/consultant | 125 (41.67%) | |
| Speciality/consultant | Endodontics | 16 (12.8%) |
| Prosthodontics | 74 (59.2%) | |
| Restorative dentistry | 35 (28.0%) | |
| Years of practice | 1–5 | 188 (62.67%) |
| 6–10 | 47 (15.67%) | |
| More than 10 | 65 (21.67%) | |
| Is rubber dam necessary during post and core procedure? | I do not know | 8 (2.67%) |
| No | 38 (12.67%) | |
| Yes | 254 (84.67%) | |
| Do you think using of rubber dam during post and core procedure has an impact on the success of endodontically treated tooth? | I do not know | 17 (5.67%) |
| No | 23 (7.67%) | |
| Yes | 260 (86.67%) | |
| Do you think you can achieve adequate isolation without conventional rubber dam? | No | 173 (57.67%) |
| Yes | 127 (42.33%) | |
| Did you use rubber dam during prefabricated post and core procedure? | Always | 123 (41.0%) |
| Never | 43 (14.33%) | |
| Rarely | 35 (11.67%) | |
| Sometimes | 99 (33.0%) | |
| Did you use rubber dam during all steps of casted (indirect) post and core procedure? | Always | 77 (25.67%) |
| Never | 85 (28.33%) | |
| Rarely | 38 (12.67%) | |
| Sometimes | 100 (33.33%) | |
| What kind of isolation method/s you use? | Cotton roll | 76 (25.33%) |
| Liquid dam | 22 (7.33%) | |
| Saliva ejector | 60 (20.0%) | |
| I always use rubber dam | 68 (22.66%) | |
| Cheek retractor | 18 (6.0%) | |
| I use all the methods | 56 (18.66%) | |
| Either you use/not use rubber dam, what in your opinion may be the reason/s for others/you, for not using the rubber dam during post and core procedure? | Cost | 56 (18.66%) |
| Time consuming | 61 (20.33%) | |
| Remaining tooth structure | 85 (28.33%) | |
| I don’t have enough training for using rubber dam | 34 (11.33%) | |
| Lack of knowledge | 36 (12.0%) | |
| Rubber dam not available in clinic | 28 (9.33%) | |
| Is the location of tooth affect your decision for using rubber dam during post and core procedure? | No | 123 (41.0%) |
| Yes | 177 (59.0%) | |
| Which location of teeth you can achieve adequate isolation without using rubber dam (n=177) | Lower posterior teeth | 2 (1.13%) |
| Lower posterior teeth, lower anterior teeth | 4 (2.26%) | |
| Upper anterior teeth | 54 (30.51%) | |
| Upper anterior teeth, lower anterior teeth | 17 (9.6%) | |
| Upper anterior teeth, lower posterior teeth, lower anterior teeth | 2 (1.13%) | |
| Upper posterior teeth | 26 (14.69%) | |
| Upper posterior teeth, lower posterior teeth | 4 (2.26%) | |
| Upper posterior teeth, upper anterior teeth | 52 (29.38%) | |
| Upper posterior teeth, upper anterior teeth, lower anterior teeth | 12 (6.78%) | |
| Upper posterior teeth, upper anterior teeth, lower posterior teeth | 2 (1.13%) | |
| During your undergrad/residency do you feel you have enough training for using rubber dam? | No | 26 (8.67%) |
| To some extent | 113 (37.67%) | |
| Yes | 161 (53.67%) | |
| Do you want to know more about rubber dam and its application? | Maybe | 79 (26.33%) |
| No | 81 (27.0%) | |
| Yes | 140 (46.67%) | |
| What do you think the best way to enhance the knowledge about rubber dam? | Adding extra theory and clinical hours in bachelor of dental surgery training | 72 (24.0%) |
| Continuous dental education program lectures | 72 (24.0%) | |
| Workshops and hands-on training | 156 (52.0%) | |
| Do you recommend the use of rubber dam during post and core procedure? | Maybe | 51 (17.0%) |
| No | 13 (4.33%) | |
| Yes | 236 (78.67%) |