To Extract or to Restore the Tooth? Color/Race and Clinical Decision Making among Undergraduate Dental Students from Southern Brazil
Pesqui. bras. odontopediatria clín. integr
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17(1): 3700, 13/01/2017. tab
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| ID: biblio-914446
ABSTRACT
Objective:
To evaluate whether the color/race of a hypothetical patient is associated with the clinical decision to extract or restore a specific tooth, as well as with the recommendation for additional procedures for its adequate treatment. Material andMethods:
Respondents assessed an anterior tooth with an extensive carious lesion and were asked whether it should be extracted or restored; how much time should be spent in the first consultation; whether or not root canal retreatment was necessary; and whether complementary exams should be requested. While a Black hypothetical patient was assessed in the first stage of data collection, a White individual was subsequently shown to the study respondents.Results:
The clinical decision on whether to extract or restore the decayed tooth was not associated with the patient's color/race (p=0.64). The mean time estimated for the first clinical consultation (p=0.28), the need for root canal retreatment (p=0.56), as well as the request for complementary exams were not associated with the patient's color/race (p=0.82). Analyses stratified by the participants' characteristics confirmed the lack of such an association.Conclusion:
As opposed to previously published findings in Brazil, the patient's color/race was not associated with clinical decision making among undergraduate dental students.
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Main subject:
Students, Dental
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Tooth Extraction
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Dental Restoration, Permanent
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Evaluation studies
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Practice guideline
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
Journal:
Pesqui. bras. odontopediatria clín. integr
Journal subject:
Dentistry
Year:
2017
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Federal University of Santa Catarina/BR
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