FACULTY OF DENTISTRY
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Item Perceived Health Effects of Dental Amalgam among Dentists in Selected South Western State of Nigeria(2015) Ajayi,D.M.,; Iwaola, M.O.; Abiodun-Solanke, I.F.Objective: To investigate the level of use of amalgam and perceived health effects of the material among selected dentists from southwestern state in Nigeria. Material & Methods: A descriptive study involving all consenting registered practicing dentists in both public and private health institution in 3 out of 6 southwestern states. Using a structured questionnaire, the information obtained included the socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents, frequency of use of amalgam, dentist's knowlfedge of the signs and symptoms of amalgam toxicity and perceived health effects of amalgam. The questions on amalgam toxicity were made up of 16 responses, with the score of one (1) given to a correctly answered question while zero was given to wrongly answered Results: The availability of amalgam was the most frequently (50.4%) mentioned reason for using the material, followed by the financial capability of the patient (24.4%) and the frequency of use was still much higher in tertiary hospitals. Majority (82.3%) agreed to the safety of amalgam, while 17(12.5%) perceived that amalgam was not safe out of which only two (11.8%) agreed to an outright ban of the material. Majority (88.9%) were aware of the controversy concerning the use of amalgam with undergraduate education being the commonest source of awareness as seen in 63.5%, followed by information from journals /textbooks (52.6%), colleagues (18.5%) , continuing dental education 17.8% and conferences 12.6% indicating more than one source of information in some people Conclusion: Dental amalgam is still perceived to be a safe restorative material in Nigeria. , ____'_____________________________________________________________________Item Burden of Undergraduate Dental Training in Nigeria(2014) Abiodun-Solanke, I.F.; Ajayi, D.M.; Dosumu,O.O.Background: Training of dental students at all levels has been found to be far more expensive than what is required to train their medical counterparts. The extra cost is expected to be provided by the prospective students of which they are usually unaware of at the point of admission. Objectives: This study was designed to assess the sociodemographic status of dental students in Nigerian Universities as well as factors affecting the amount a dental student spent buying required instruments and other materials needed for their clinical training. Methods: A self-administered questionnaire which was a modified version of that used in Canada and United State to investigate students financial issues was used in this study. The modified structured questionnaire was sent to . the clinical (400-600levels) students in the oldest and well established dental schools in Nigeria. Results: The age range of participants was 19 to 36 years with a mean age of 25±2.7years; 57.3% were males, while 42.7% were females. More than a third (38.2%) of the respondents fathers were in the high class, while 42.2% of the respondents mothers belonged to the middle class. About forty five percent of the total respondents admitted to have spent greater than N30.000 buying their hand instruments out of whom 61.3% belonged to the middle socioeconomic class. The relationship between the amount spent in -purchasing instruments and the socioeconomic status was statistically significant (p=0.001). About half of the respondents admitted they had no idea of extra cost required for their clinical training. Conclusion: The financial burden for undergraduate dental training in Nigeria include tuition, costs of expensive dental textbooks, instruments and other consumables which many students were not aware of by the time they entered the program.Item Sociobehavioural risk factors of dental caries among selected adolescents in Ibadan, Nigeria(Elsevier Ltd, 2014) Ajayi D.M; Abiodun-Solanke, I.F.Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the influence of sociodemographic and behavioural factors on the prevalence of dental caries among the adolescents in Ibadan. Method: Multistage sampling method was used to select participants from six secondary schools. In each school, an arm was selected randomly from each class and 30 students also randomly chosen per arm, with equal distribution of males and females. A structured questionnaire was administered. It consisted two parts, the first part assessed information on the sociodemographic characteristics, oral health behaviours and snacking habits of respondents, while the second part consisted of intra-oral examination to determine the caries status and oral hygiene (OH) levels of respondents. Result: The age range of the participants was 10e19 years with a mean of 13.73 2.02 years. The father’s level of education had a statistically significant association with dental caries; prevalence of dental caries was high in the 10e14-years age group, in children of parents from high socio-economic (SE) class, those who reported brushing twice daily, those with poor OH and those who ate snacks in between their meals. Conclusion: This study reveals that high SE status, poor OH and daily consumption of biscuits were important factors in caries experience among the school children studied. Copyright ª 2014 The Japanese Society of Pediatric Dentistry. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.