THE USE OF RUBBER DAM BY THE DENTAL PRACTITIONERS OF PESHAWAR
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https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v5i02.242Keywords:
Rubber dam, IsolationAbstract
Objective: To assess the current practicing habits of use of rubber dam in dental practices, in the city of Peshawar.
Material and Methods: Structured questionnaire was formulated to incorporate demographics of the dentist, attitude, knowledge and experience towards rubber dam of the private dental practitioners.
Results: A total of 80 private practitioners responded to the questionnaire, of these 83.8% were male dentists and 16.2% were female dentists. In the study, 52 (65%) of the respondents did not have a rubber dam kit at their private clinics. The most shared reason was of its difficulty in application. In the study, 42 (52.5%) had been taught theoretically as well as clinically, 36(45%) had only been taught theoretically.
Conclusions: Rubber dam is underused in the private practice in the city of Peshawar. The reason includes cost, lack of training, availability, and acceptance. There is a dire need to emphasize on the use of rubber dam in dental practices and to educate the dental practitioners, both theoretically and practically.
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