title: A survey of dental residents' expectations for regenerative endodontics.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The objective was to survey a group of dental residents regarding their expectations for using regenerative endodontic procedures as part of future dental treatments.
  
  
  METHODS
  After institutional review board approval, the opinions of 32 dentists who were having postgraduate residency training to become specialists in a dental school were surveyed. The survey had 40 questions about professional status, ethical beliefs, judgment, and clinical practice.
  
  
  RESULTS
  It was found that 83.9% of dentists had no continuing education or training in stem cells or regenerative endodontic procedures. Results showed that 96.8% of dentists are willing to receive training to be able to provide regenerative endodontic procedures for their patients. Of the total group, 49.1% of dentists already use membranes, scaffolds, or bioactive materials to provide dental treatment. It was determined that 47.3% of dentists agree that the costs of regenerative procedures should be comparable with current treatments. It was also found that 55.1% of dentists were unsure whether regenerative procedures would be successful.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Dentists are supportive of using regenerative endodontic procedures in their dental practice, and they are willing to undergo extra training and to buy new technology to provide new procedures. Nevertheless, dentists also need more evidence for the effectiveness and safety of regenerative treatments before they will be recommended for most patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endodontics, College of Dental Medicine, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Manguno
authors.forename: Peter E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Murray
authors.forename: Cameron
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Howard
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Madras
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mangan
authors.forename: Kenneth N
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Namerow
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004708:Endodontics / Q000193:education* / Q000941:ethics; D004990:Ethics, Dental; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D008297:Male; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D008875:Middle Aged; D061214:Patient Safety; D010506:Periodicals as Topic; D019239:Practice Patterns, Dentists'; D011364:Professional Practice; D011365:Professional Practice Location; D012038:Regeneration / Q000502:physiology; D044968:Regenerative Medicine / Q000193:education* / Q000941:ethics; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms; D013039:Specialties, Dental / Q000193:education*; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000502:physiology; D023822:Tissue Engineering; D054457:Tissue Scaffolds
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D008567:Membranes, Artificial