[Patients' satisfaction of dental care provided in Shiraz dental school]

Evaluation of patients' satisfaction could be a good index for assessing and improving the future dental care and it has a positive role in elimination of defaults. This study was designed to measure satisfaction rate of those patients who referred to Shiraz Dental School with a hope to solve some of the problems in this school. In this cross-sectional study, 300 patients with different age ranges, filled in a questionnaire containing demographic information such as age, sex, career and education and also some questions about the students' behaviors toward patients and their ability in handling dental care, personnel's behavior, hygiene conditions of different departments and guide signs helping patients in finding related departments. The results were analyzed statistically using ANOVA. 21 graphs in relation to 21 questions were prepared. Comparison of satisfaction rate among different departments was shown by 7 graphs. 87.5% of the patients were completely satisfied with the health care provided.%84.5 noted that they would prefer to choose this center for further dental care, if needed. Thirty seven percent were satisfied with the appointments procedures. 44.5% were satisfied since all their dental needs were performed in dental school. Fitly five percent were satisfied with the student's clinical capabilities. Pediatric department gained the first rank among other departments in this satisfaction evaluation. Most of the patients were satisfied with their dental care provided in Shiraz dental school, but in some instances such as student's clinical capabilities, pain control and students- patient relationship, there were some deficits that should be considered in course plans

Bifid mandibular canal [a case report]

Bifid mandibular canal is a rare condition that has been reported by researchers in different countries. According to the present data, comprehensive evaluation of such cases has not been yet performed in Iran. It seems that examination of patient with bifid mandibular canal has its own scientific importance. This is a case of a 35 years old man who referred to Shiraz Dental School for routine dental treatment. Panoramic radiograph of the patient showed a bilateral ascending accessory manibular canal. According to the complications of such an anomaly like inadequate anesthesia in the affected side, infringing of wisdom teeth in the accessory canal, bleeding, traumatic nuroma, etc and due to rarity of such cases this case was selected to be reported as a case-report

[Analytic evaluation of the prevalence of head and neck cancers among patients with different kinds of cancers visited in radiotherapy department of Nemazee hospital, 2003-2004]

Statement of Problem: Head and neck cancers represent approximately 2-5% of neoplasms which is more in some countries. For example, 50% of cancers in India are of oral cavity and pharyngeal origin. Head and neck cancers are more prevalent in men, but in some regions of oral cavity, this ratio may be reversed. The majority of patients diagnosed with Head and neck cancers were over the age of 40 years

Purpose: This study was undertaken to determine the number of persons with head and neck cancer who were admitted in Radiotherapy Department of Nemazee Hospital during 2003-2004. Materials and Methods: In this retrospective study from 2003 to 2004, 496 subjects with head and neck cancers referred to Radiotherapy Department of Nemazee Hospital were evaluated. All patients were categorized according to sex, age, dose of irradiation and localization of the tumor

Results: The mean age of patients was 49 for men and 43 years for women. The most common site of the head and neck cancers was the brain [228 cases, 46%], followed by neck [57 cases, 11.5%] and larynx [56 cases, 11.3%]. Squamous cell carcinoma [SCC] was the most common tumor followed by astrocytoma, meningioma and lymphoma. It was shown that, comparison with other results, there were some similarities as well as differences in some instances

Conclusion: This research revealed that approximately 13.5% of patients who were admitted in Radiotherapy Department of Nemazee Hospital suffered from head and neck cancers. Due to complications of radiotherapy specially osteoradionecrosis, proper dental management plans before and after treatment seems necessary