Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Articles 1 - 1 of 1
Full-Text Articles in Medicine and Health Sciences
Silver Diamine Fluoride: Preventing Dental Caries, Renee S. Bingman
Silver Diamine Fluoride: Preventing Dental Caries, Renee S. Bingman
Dental Hygiene ETDs
Purpose
The study was designed to determine awareness and knowledge of silver diamine fluoride (SDF) among dental hygiene program directors and determine if schools have included SDF education to their curriculum.
Methods
A descriptive survey was used to gather information from all United States dental hygiene program directors.
Results
The survey had a max response from 39 school directors. With 92.31% of schools indicating SDF as a product of interest only 76.92% currently provided education to students. There are 76.92% of schools providing SDF education to students yet only 34.21% of those schools are providing SDF education to the faculty. …