RESUMO
The purpose of the investigation was to assess the attitudes concerning water fluoridation among dentists actively engaged in the practice of dentistry in Sweden. A 25% random sample was selected from the aforementioned population of 6,669 dentists. A questionnaire was sent out by mail in 1974/75. The rate of return was 93%. A 99% confidence estimate indicated that 60-66% of Swedish dentists approved a water fluoridation; 58% would welcome fluoridation of their own community water supplies; 56% expressed a willingness to sign a petition to the Parliament requesting that water fluoridation again be permitted. Approximately 11% were not certain about the effectiveness of water fluoridation in preventing dental decay. One-third of the respondents were uncertain about the safety of the technical procedures; 20% were undecided concerning the possibility of combining procedures for topical application of fluorides with water fluoridation, and 15% stated that topical application of fluorides could not be combined with water fluoridation. More than 19% were not able to report the F-content of their own community water supplies.
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Atitude do Pessoal de Saúde , Odontólogos/psicologia , Fluoretação , Humanos , Inquéritos e Questionários , SuéciaRESUMO
The purpose of the investigation was to assess the attitudes concerning water fluoridation among Swedish dentists just having completed their dental education. All senior dental students (168) at the four Swedish dental schools were handed a questionnaire during the last week of November 1974. By the end of February 1975, 98% of the respondents, now dentists, had returned their questionnaires. Water fluoridation was considered by the average respondent to be quite economical and effective but only slightly advisable; 72% expressed approval and support of water fluoridation; 15% expressed indecisiveness; 12% expressed negative views. The negative attitudes were associated with misconceptions concerning economy, technical efficiency, safety and effectiveness. Many respondents, even those who expressed support of water fluoridation, displayed misconceptions concerning the effectiveness of water fluoridation in relation to topical application of fluorides and to the administration of fluoride tablets.
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Atitude do Pessoal de Saúde , Odontólogos , Fluoretação , Fluoretação/economia , Humanos , Inquéritos e Questionários , SuéciaRESUMO
The report has presented information about attitudes concerning Career in Dental Public Health of 722 dental students representing 19 American schools of dentistry. "Attitude" was operationally defined by the "attractiveness" of the concept as measured in 1969 with the semantic differential technic (exciting-dull, rewarding-frustrating, successful-unsuccessful).-6 The "attractiveness" of Career in Dental Public Health was compared with that of two other concepts: Career in Private Practice and Career in Dental Education. Specifications were made according to year of study, individual school, type of school (public or private control), geographical region of university town, and dental school relation to graduate schools of public health. Observed differences in student attitudes at the different schools were analyzed in relation to the emphasis each school placed in 1968-69 on instruction in (dental) public health, and to the amount of experieniced instruction in (dental) public health by each individual class.
