Students' perceptions of dental anatomy course at the university of Jordan

Purpose: The aim of this study was to assess the students' perception of the Dental Anatomy practical module course teaching modalities to evaluate their usefulness and the need for future changes or improvement of the course with the goal of developing the course to meet the needs of the students

Methods: Students' opinions were sought upon completion of the Tooth Morphology sessions using a questionnaire that probed into their views about different aspects of the course

Results: The replies to the questionnaire suggest that students were generally satisfied with the course and instructors; they had positive attitudes towards the carving excercise though they had some comments about the quality of material used for tooth carving and the demonstration given in addition to the overall grading

Conclusion: It was concluded that new methods for teaching dental anatomy need to be implemented keeping, at the same time, the old techniques which are important for the development of manual skills. Innovative changes have already been introduced to the course that is hoped to help meet the students' learning needs

Assessment of self-medication of antibiotics in a Jordanian population

To assess the extent of self-medication with antibiotics [SMA] in a Jordanian population, and to evaluate the sociodemographic factors affecting this behaviour. Subjects and Methods: Face-to-face interviews were conducted with 477 patients aged 16-65 years attending the Department of Dentistry, University of Jordan Hospital. Socio-demographic data were collected and interviewees were asked about their SMA behaviour during the last 6 months, the reasons and motives for this behaviour, and the source and dose of the antibiotics were noted. The prevalence rate of SMA in the sample during the 6 months preceding the interview was 40.7% [194/477]. Patients aged 36-55 years and those in the middle-class income group were most likely to perform SMA. SMA was mainly for sore throats, common colds and dental infections, and community pharmacies were the major source [104, 53.6% cases]. Amoxicillin was the most commonly used antibiotic, and only 73 [37.6%] patients followed the correct dosage guidelines. Previous experience with similar illness and saving time were the most common reasons for SMA. Ninety-four [19.7%] patients admitted that they consulted another physician to obtain antibiotics when their first physician did not prescribe any. The findings showed that SMA was a frequent practice among Jordanians, signifying the need for an educational campaign on the proper use of antibiotics in this population

Combination of surgery followed by intralesional steroids in treatment of aggressive mandibular giant cell granuloma: a case report

Central giant cell granuloma [CGCG] is an intraosseous lesion consisting of cellular fibrous tissue that present clinically as an expansile lesion affecting the jaws, which may severely thin the cortices, including the inferior border of the mandible, displace teeth, resorb intrer-radicular bone, and has a relatively high rate of reccurrence, The combination of surgical debulking followed by injection of intralesional corticosteroids is employed to treat a case of aggressive CGCG of the left posterior mandible in a 15 year old female as an alternative for radical surgery, which is the recommended treatment in conditions with such behavior. The lesion was treated successfully by 2 courses of intralesional corticosteroids injections with a follow up of 3 years with no evidence of recurrence. We found that the use of intralesional corticosteroids following debulking to treat the presented aggressive variant of CGCG is a safe, minimally invasive and reversible option that spares patients the high morbidity associated with radical surgical treatment and can be repeated in large CGCG lesions if satisfactory regression was not evident following the primary treatment