title: Information resources and material selection in bonded restorations among Korean dentists.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To elucidate how dentists access knowledge sources when choosing adhesive agents for bonded restoration and whether these resources influenced the selection of materials.
  
  
  METHODS
  A national survey was carried out involving dentists in South Korea. The questionnaire included the status of the operator, clinical techniques, and materials. A total of 12,193 e-mails were distributed, 2632 were opened by recipients, and 840 responses were collected.
  
  
  RESULTS
  For primary information resources in material selection, 55.8% (n = 469) of the responders mentioned continuing education. This selection criteria varied according to the working status of the clinician (p < 0.0001). The choice of bonding system was influenced by of the length of the career (p < 0.0001), and the preferred bonding systems differed according to the source of the information (p = 0.035).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The popular bonding systems were not ranked according to the bonding strategy, but a preference was found for specific brands or manufacturers. To decrease the confusion of clinicians related to the selection of bonding materials, evidence-based guidelines need to be comprehensibly organized and efficiently approached in clinics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Conservative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University, Seoul National University Dental Hospital, Seoul, South Korea.
authors.forename: Juhea
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Hae-Young
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Byeong Hoon
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: In Bog
authors.initials: IB
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Ho Hyun
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Son
mesh_terms: D001840:Dental Bonding / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003738:Dental Cements; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D057226:Information Seeking Behavior; D008297:Male; D019239:Practice Patterns, Dentists' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D056910:Republic of Korea; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D003738:Dental Cements