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I S Hay

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PubMed1993

The future role of dental therapists in the UK: a survey of District Dental Officers and General Practitioners in England and Wales.

A postal questionnaire concerning the opinion of the dental profession as to the future role of dental therapists in the UK was sent to a random sample of 30 District Dental Officers and 70 General Dental Practitioners. In total 76 questionnaires were returned, 26 from DDOs, 50 from GDPs, giving corrected response rates of 86.7% and 57.1% respectively. Returns revealed that 69.2% of District Dental Officers predicted a future role for dental therapists in the Community Dental Service. A total of 47.5% of General Dental Practitioners stated they would like to see therapists working in general dental practice, with 40% of this group willing to employ a therapist providing the current legislation was changed. The most popular predicted role in both services appears to be an equal division between the provision of clinical care and dental health education. Recently qualified General Dental Practitioners were more in favour of the employment of therapists than older members of the profession, which suggest that with time, the demand for this auxiliary in general dental practice could increase.

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Caries in pre-school children in Camden 1993/94.

Previous surveys carried out in the inner city area of Camden between 1966 and 1986 gave indication of a deterioration in dental health in pre-school children during the 1980s. Four hundred and six children were included in the current survey, which used the same sampling and methodology as previously. The aims of the present survey were to determine the current prevalence of caries and of rampant caries and to relate prevalence to social factors, to infant feeding habits and to the use of sweetened comforters, and to determine the extent of dental care received. Caries affected 11% of 2-year-old children and 29% of 3-year-olds, rampant caries affected 6% and 14% respectively. A higher likelihood of caries occurred in children of Asian origin and those given a sweetened comforter. For rampant caries, likelihood was greater amongst those of Asian origin and those given a sweet drink in a bottle for 2 years or longer. Comparison with results of the last study provides little evidence of improvement in dental health in young children in this low fluoride area, with a small proportion suffering relatively severely from caries.

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