title: Reported use of sealant restorations in a group of general practitioners in the west of Scotland.
abstract: A postal/telephone survey of 452 general practitioners working in the Greater Glasgow and Lanarkshire Health Board areas was carried out between March and June, 1989. The aim was to investigate the use of sealant restorations under section 6 of the National Health Service fee scale for general dental practitioners. Section 6 itemizes fees for fissure sealant, glass-ionomer cement plus sealant, composite resin plus sealant and the laminate restoration. A response rate of 83% was obtained. Eighty-one per cent of the respondents were placing sealant restorations, but less than half were using the laminate or sandwich technique. A wide variety of materials and curing lights were employed. Enamel etching times varied considerably and rubber dam was seldom used. Eighty-nine per cent indicated that they would welcome illustrated fact sheets demonstrating the use of sealant restorations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Conservative Dentistry/Child Dental Health, Glasgow Dental Hospital and School.
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Paterson
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Blinkhorn
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Paterson
mesh_terms: D000134:Acid Etching, Dental; D003188:Composite Resins; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000379:methods; D004363:Drug Utilization; D005792:General Practice, Dental; D005899:Glass Ionomer Cements; D006801:Humans; D008027:Light; D010895:Pit and Fissure Sealants; D012606:Scotland
chemical_list: D003188:Composite Resins; D005899:Glass Ionomer Cements; D010895:Pit and Fissure Sealants