Current Issue
December, 2024
- Vol. 12 No. 04
- Survey of Dental Infection Control in Southeast Asian Countries: Based on the Dental Infection Control Checklist of the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Objective: This study investigated the current status of dental infection control in Southeast Asian countries based on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) checklist, and to provide foundational data for developing appropriate infection control education programs ...
- Factors Associated with Empathy, Critical Thinking Disposition, Communication Ability among Dental Hygiene Students
Objective: This study was conducted to provide a reference base for developing a variety of tailored education programs to promote communication ability by identifying the relationship between communication ability, empathy, and critical thinking disposition among dental hygiene students ...
- Effect of Dental Service Quality on the Intention to Revisit Hospital and Satisfaction with Treatment
Objective: This study was aimed to confirm the relevance of treatment satisfaction, dental hygienists’expertise and communication, dental treatment procedures, dental hospital environment and intention to revisit, and identify factors that affect the intention to revisit and satisfaction with dental treatment ...
- Changes in Early Caries Lesions on Enamel according to Microcosm Biofilm Maturity
Objective: In this study, we attempt to mature biofilms using a microcosm biofilm model and analyze early carious lesions formed on enamel based on the degree of biofilm maturation ...
- Pilot Study on the Usefulness of Quantitative Light-Induced Fluorescence-Digital for Dental Plaque Assessment in a Rat Model of Periodontitis
Objective: This study quantifies dental plaque in an animal periodontitis model using quantitative light-induced fluorescence-digital (QLF-D), providing fundamental data for establishing diagnostic criteria for periodontitis ...
- Evaluation of Tooth Erosion of a Commercial Zero-Sugar Carbonated Beverages
Objective: This study aimed to compare the risk of tooth erosion between commercially available zero-sugar carbonated beverages containing synthetic sweeteners and conventional carbonated beverages ...
- Evaluation of Problem-solving Ability and Dental Hygiene Competency in Team-based Learning for Clinical Dental Hygiene
Objective: This study aimed to design a structured team-based learning (TBL) program in clinical dental hygiene and evaluate its impact on students’ problem-solving abilities and clinical dental hygiene competencies ...