@article{ijdsr2016442,
author={{Aljanakh, Mohammad and Mirza, Asaad Javaid and Siddiqui, Ammar Ahmed and Al-Mansour, Moazzy and Asad, Maaz},
title={Do Dentists in HaĦŻil Region Follow Contemporary Pulp Protection Protocols? A Saudi Based Study},
journal={International Journal of Dental Sciences and Research},
volume={4},
number={4},
pages={68--71},
year={2016},
url={http://pubs.sciepub.com/ijdsr/4/4/2},
issn={2333-1259},
abstract={<b>Objective:</b>  This study assessed the clinical implementation of contemporary pulp protection protocol among dentists in the HaĦŻil Region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). <b>Methods:</b>  A cross-sectional, paper based survey was conducted among dentists in the HaĦŻil Region. An easy-to- answer questionnaire was distributed among 200 licensed dentists in the region and recollected after more than a month. <b>Results:</b> The response rate was 47.5% (95 n) with majority (70.2%) of male respondents. The mean age of participants was 35.65 years Analysis of data reveals that majority of the dental clinicians did not clinically implement the contemporary protocols for pulp protection. <b>Conclusion:</b> Most of the dentists practicing in HaĦŻil region, KSA were not following current pulp protection protocol during operative dentistry procedures.},
doi={10.12691/ijdsr-4-4-2}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}