title: Evaluation of senior dental students' general attitude towards the use of rubber dam: a survey among two dental schools.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the general attitude of senior dental students towards rubber dam use, specifically focusing on endodontic practices prior to starting to serve community. Questionnaires were distributed to senior year students of a private school and a state school in Istanbul. Questions were asked about areas where the students used rubber dam, its advantages and difficulties, and whether they agreed or disagreed with some aspects of the rubber dam. The private school students rated isolation whereas those of the state school selected prevention of aspiration which the top advantage rubber dam provides. Students of the state school agreed with the opinion that isolation cannot be achieved without rubber dam and it extended the procedure with a significantly higher ratio compared to the private school. Within the limitations of the present study, it can be concluded that the perceptions of dental students on rubber dam needs to be improved and strategies should be developed so that this valuable adjunct will comprise one of the indispensable elements of dental care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Yeditepe University, Bagdat Caddesi 238, Göztepe, 34728 Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Jale
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tanalp
authors.affiliation: Private Practice Limited to Endodontics, 34734 Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Müzeyyen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kayataş
authors.affiliation: Department of Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Yeditepe University, Bagdat Caddesi 238, Göztepe, 34728 Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Elif Delve Başer
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Can
authors.affiliation: Department of Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Yeditepe University, Bagdat Caddesi 238, Göztepe, 34728 Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet Baybora
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Kayahan
authors.affiliation: Department of Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Istanbul University, 34390 Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Tuğçe
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Timur
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D004708:Endodontics / Q000193:education* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019239:Practice Patterns, Dentists' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016733:Rubber Dams / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012575:Schools, Dental / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013335:Students, Dental / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014421:Turkey; D055815:Young Adult
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