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Dental Dam Utilization By Dentists In An Intramural Faculty Practice, Terence A. Imbery, Caroline K. Carrico
Dental Dam Utilization By Dentists In An Intramural Faculty Practice, Terence A. Imbery, Caroline K. Carrico
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Objectives: From casual observation of our colleagues, only a few individuals use the dental dam for operative procedures in their faculty practice. The purpose of this study was to obtain faculty perceptions of the dental dam, quantify its utilization in their intramural faculty practice, and determine the factors that influence dental dam usage.
Materials and Methods: A survey containing 11 questions was sent to 19 faculty members who teach full time and maintain an intramural dental practice involving operative dentistry. Thirty electronic dental health records of the 19 providers were reviewed to gather the following information from restorative procedures they …