fa Atraumatic Restorative Treatment (ART) in Pediatric Dentistry Residency Programs: A Survey of Program Directors کودکان Pediatric Dentistry پژوهشي Research <p> <strong>Purpose:</strong> </p><p> The purpose of this study was to investigate the extent of clinical training on atraumatic restorative treatment (ART) among pediatric dentistry residency programs and assess program directors' attitudes toward ART. </p><p> <strong>Methods</strong>: </p><p> All U.S. Pediatric Dentistry residency programs' directors were asked to complete a web-based survey. Sixty-one of the 76 directors (80 percent) completed the survey, with no significant response bias. </p><p> <strong>Results:</strong></p><p>  Eighty-nine percent of the responding programs provided clinical instruction on ART. Of these, 30 percent provided ART training often/very often. ART was used mostly in single-surface cavities (43 percent) and as an interim treatment in primary teeth (57 percent). Factors associated with ART clinical training included not placing amalgams in primary teeth (P<.03) and having directors with positive attitudes toward ART (P<.001). Factors associated with directors' positive attitudes included believing that child's caries risk (P<.006), professional guidelines (P<.003), and patient insurance status (P<.04) were all important in selecting restorative treatment.</p><p> <strong> Conclusions</strong>:</p><p>  Atraumatic restorative therapy appears to be underused in pediatric dentistry residency programs in the United States. Residency directors' attitudes were highly predictive of the amount of clinical training provided, suggesting that directors need to be better informed about the use of ART. </p><hr><p></p><p> <strong>Source: </strong>Journal of American Academy of ‍ Pediatric Dentistry</p><p> <a href="http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/aapd/pd/2013/00000035/00000007/art00004"><font color="#0000ff">Full Text</font></a></p> DENTAL ATRAUMATIC RESTORATIVE TREATMENT; PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY/EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRES 0 0 http://idai.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-32-2599&slc_lang=fa&sid=1 Elham Kateeb elham-kateeb@uiowa.edu 100319475328460012266 100319475328460012266 Yes Assistant professor, Al Quds University School of Dental Medicine and a research associate at the University of Iowa John Warren 100319475328460012267 100319475328460012267 No Professors, Department of Community and Preventive Dentistry, at the University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa Peter Damiano 100319475328460012268 100319475328460012268 No Professors, Department of Community and Preventive Dentistry, at the University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa Elizabeth Momany 100319475328460012269 100319475328460012269 No Associate research scientist, Public Policy Center, at the University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa Michael Kanellis 100319475328460012270 100319475328460012270 No Professor, at the University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa Karin Weber-Gasparoni 100319475328460012271 100319475328460012271 No Associate professor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, at the University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa Tim Ansley 100319475328460012272 100319475328460012272 No Associate professor, Department of Psychological and Quantitative Foundations, at the University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa