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 |
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1. | M. Med Sci Master of Medical Sciences (Restorative Dentistry) | University of Sheffield Sheffield UK | 1995 |
FACTORS INFLUENCING SELECTION OF RESTORATIVE MATERIALS FROM DENTISTS PERSPECTIVE: A NATIONAL SURVEY
Background: The restorative intervention should be accomplished with restoration of tooth form, function, esthetics, and occlusal stability. In order to achieve these objectives, choice of suitable restorative material is very important and varies with individual cases.Objective: To investigate the factors influencing the selection of dental restorative materials among dentists in Nigeria.Methodology: A cross-sectional study using an online survey to determine the factors influencing the choice of restorative material among dentists in Nigeria. This would be sent to practicing Nigerian dentists via Twitter, WhatsApp, Telegram, and email. The questionnaire consists of 4 sections. The first section includes questions related to demographic characteristics of the participants. The second section consists of questions that assess the knowledge of the types of restorative materials. The third section assesses the perception of dentists about their use of preferred restorative materials. The fourth section assesses factors influencing choice of restorative materials .Results: Data would be collected and analyzed using 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
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