Clinical trial NCT06806254: Attitude and Practice for Deep Caries Management Between Egyptian and Indian Dentists : a Cross Sectional Study
Official title: Attitude and Practice for Deep Caries Management Between Egyptian and Indian Dentists. a Cross -Sectional Study
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Conditions: Deep Dental Caries
Keywords: Deep Caries
Dentine caries
Lead sponsor: Cairo University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2025-02-04
Enrollment: 766
Sex: ALL
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Observational model: OTHER
Time perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: Dentists (at various levels of education and years of practice) practicing in Egypt and India: Educational Background: Various qualifications, such as dental degrees and specialized training. Years of Practice: Categories of experience: less than 5 years, 5-10 years, and over 10 years. Geographic Location: Dentists from diverse urban and rural regions.

Brief summary: Study type: Observational Study To assess and compare the attitudes, and practices of dentists in Egypt and India regarding the removal of deep dentin caries and preferred restorative strategies. In addition to correlate between dentist's understanding of caries and its treatment and factors such as age, gender, degree of education and clinical setting.

Detailed description: Study type:Observational study To evaluate and compare the views and practices of dentists in Egypt and India concerning the removal of deep dentin caries and their preferred restorative approaches. Additionally, the study aims to examine the relationship between dentists' understanding of caries and its treatment, along with factors such as age, gender, level of education, and clinical environment.

primary outcome-Attitudes, and practices of dentists in Egypt and India regarding the removal of deep dentin caries and their preferred restorative strategies.

secondary outcome:The relationship between dentists' attitudes and their practices in managing deep caries treatment may be affected by factors such as age, gender, education level, and clinical experience.

comparison groups: Population (P1): Dentists practicing in Egypt

- Population(P2) : Dentists practicing in India

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Inclusion: Licensed dentists actively practicing in Egypt or India.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Exclusion: Dentists not currently practicing or recent graduates without practical experience

Primary outcomes:
measure: Attitude of practicing patient in Egypt and India regarding deep caries management
timeFrame: Through study completion,an average of 3 months
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Practice of Egyptian and Indian dentist to deep caries management practices
timeFrame: Through study completion,an average of 3 months
measure: Impact of demographic data on dentist attitude and practice regarding deep caries management
timeFrame: Through study completion,an average of 3 months
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Cairo
country: Egypt
facility: Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo university
Study officials:
affiliation: Professor of Conservative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry Cairo University
name: Iman El Sayad, Iman El Sayad
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
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