Teaching and practice of repair of resin composite restorations in dental institutions of Karachi

ABSTRACT

1.To determine the proportion of dental institutions' faculty teaching repair of composite restorations to dental students [undergraduate]. 2.To evaluate the factors that affect the decision making process of Resin Composite restoration repair. An 11 item questionnaire was presented to the faculty members of all the dental institutions in Karachi. Nine out of ten dental institutions participated in the survey and a total of 38 faculty members from the department of Operative Dentistry filled the questionnaire. About 90% of the respondents stated that composite repair is advisable whereas 70% of the respondents stated that they have performed such type of interventions and have achieved success. Around 40% stated that they teach such procedures to students and60%stated that the course of instruction is at clinical level. 1.The findings of the present study indicate that the teaching of the repair of defective composites has found a place in primary dental degree curricula in almost all the dental institutions in the Karachi. 2.Occlusal relationship and patient's existing oral hygiene appeared to be the most important factors in decision making process