Meet AWOTILE OLOLADE ADENIKE, an Academic Staff of Lagos State University.
Restorative Dentistry
Associate Professor / Reader
Restorative Dentistry
At the Restorative Dentistry department office
Appointment on Visitation important
Topic: Improving Health Quality
Description: Improving the quality of health care by incorporating oral care into general health services and extending this opportunity to the rural areas.
| # | Certificate | School | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | M. Med Sci Master of Medical Sciences (Restorative Dentistry) | University of Sheffield Sheffield UK | 1995 |
AN AUDIT OF DENTAL AMALGAM RESTORATIONS AT A TERTIARY HEALTH CARE FACILITY: A THREE - YEAR RETROSPECTIVE STUDY
Background:The Minamata Convention publicizes a worldwide reduction and ultimate cessation of production and use of mercury-containing products, which will permanently change and have profound implications for dental practice through its requirement to phase-down amalgam usage.To effectively evaluate the implementation of this policy,it is crucial to assess data on amalgam use in the dental clinic.Objective:To determine the frequency of use of amalgam as a restorative material over a period of time.Methodology: his is a retrospective study to assess the frequency of amalgam use in comparison with tooth-colored restorations performed on patients over a 3-year(2021-2023) period by dental residents and undergraduate students. Relevant data that will be retrieved from patient treatment records are:Age, sex, patient’s occupation class of caries, tooth position, materials and types of restorations, cadre of clinician Results:Data would be collated and analyzed using a computer software program, Statistical (SPSS) Version 27.Associations between variables would be assessed using Chi-square and Fischer exact.P-value <0.05 would be assumed to be significant at 95% CI.Conclusion:This would be based on data findings.Keywords:Dental amalgam, Minamata convention, Composite, Glass Ionomer Cement
AWOTILE ADENIKE is a Associate Professor / Reader at the Department of Restorative Dentistry
AWOTILE has a M. Med Sci Master of Medical Sciences in Restorative Dentistry from University of Sheffield Sheffield UK
