Clinical trial NCT06111703: Knowledge, Attitude and Practice in Utilization of Vital Pulp Therapy in Permanent Teeth by Pediatric Dentists in Egypt
Official title: Knowledge, Attitude and Practice in Utilization of Vital Pulp Therapy in Permanent Teeth by Pediatric Dentists in Egypt: A Cross-sectional Study
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Conditions: Vital Pulp Therapy
Keywords: Vital Pulp Therapy
Permanent Teeth
Pediatric Dentists
Lead sponsor: Cairo University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2023-11-01
Enrollment: 323
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 24
Maximum age (years): 60
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Observational model: ECOLOGIC_OR_COMMUNITY
Time perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL
Sampling method: PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: Pediatric Dentists in Egypt

Brief summary: Conducting this questionnaire will help in collecting information about the extent of knowledge, attitude, and practice of utilization of vital pulp therapy in permanent teeth among pediatric dentists in Egypt. This will aid in identifying the knowledge gap, interest, attitude, and practice challenges regarding vital pulp therapy.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Pediatric dentists who work in Egypt.
* Dentists who finished any postgraduate study in pediatric dentistry.
* The workplace should be anywhere in Egypt

Exclusion Criteria:

* Dentists who did not practice for the last 5 years.
* Responses with incomplete information

Primary outcomes:
measure: Knowledge of Vital Pulp Therapy in Permanent Teeth
timeFrame: From the 1st of December- 2023, to the 29th of February- 2024.
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Attitude and Practice towards Vital Pulp Therapy in Permanent Teeth
timeFrame: From the 1st of December- 2023, to the 29th of February- 2024.
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