Dental practice in Northern Ireland, UK.
A postal survey concerning clinical practice by general practitioners in Northern Ireland U.K. had a response rate of 71.2%. There were little differences in practice between those who had graduated at the Dental School in Belfast (70%) and those who qualified elsewhere. Older dentists appear to undertake less ambitious dentistry and while this might be a reflection of their training, there were some practices of younger dentists such as not using a rubber dam for endodontic treatment which was certainly not taught to them at Dental School.
D002983:Clinical Competence; D003729:Dental Care / Q000379:methods*; D003815:Dentists; D004497:Education, Dental; D006801:Humans; D009660:Northern Ireland; D011364:Professional Practice