assessment of the awareness and satisfaction concerning dental insurance among employees in Riyadh, kingdom of Saudi Arabia

The main objective of this study was to assess the level of awareness as well as satisfaction regarding dental insurance coverage among employees working in different companies in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The survey questionnaires were distributed among 800 employees with health insurance coverage. Chi-square tests were used to analyze significant association between age, gender, Nationality, marital status, level of education, and monthly income with awareness related questions. The association between the socio-demographic variables and the satisfaction criteria were analyzed using Kruskal Wallis and the Mann-Whitney tests. Six hundred and seventy five employees responded to the questionnaire with a response rate of about 84%. Graduates, married and males respondents demonstrated better awareness about their dental insurance. Age and monthly income were also positively related to the level of awareness. Low income groups were least satisfied with the dental insurance policy. Although great majority of the respondents in this study had dental insurance coverage, the level of awareness varied between different socio-demographic subgroups

attitude of private dental practitioners towards treatment and management of children in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

The aim of this investigation was to conduct a survey among private dental practitioners in Riyadh concerning their attitude towards treatment of children including those with special care needs. The sample was drawn from dentists working in private dental clinics in Riyadh for a questionnaire survey. A 5 point Likert-type scale was used to describe the participants' response to questions concerning adequacy of undergraduate training, preference of behavior modification techniques, barriers preventing dentists from treating children and the most suitable incentive options for dentists in treating children. A total of 204 responses were returned with a response rate of 20.4% which provided valid and usable information. The sample included 96.1% Non-Saudi and 3.9% Saudi dentists, 58.1% male and 41.9% female dentists 64.7% general practitioners, 30.5% specialists and 4.7% consultants. Among the 204 respondents, 85% treated children, 65.7% reported time consumption and financial loss as a major barrier in treating children and 60.8%favored tell-show-do as the preferred method of behavior management technique. Our study suggests that majority of private practitioners have a positive attitude towards treating children but time consumption and financial loss was found to be a major barrier in treating children and those with special health care needs effectively