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| Title |
Managing the phase-down of amalgam: part I. Educational and training issues
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|---|---|
| Published in |
British Dental Journal, August 2013
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| DOI | 10.1038/sj.bdj.2013.737 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
C. D. Lynch, N. H. F. Wilson |
| Abstract |
Following the recently agreed Minamata Convention, a phase-down in the use of dental amalgam will become a priority for the profession. With a lead-in period of a number of years, important changes in the mind-set of the profession are required to ensure that patient safety is not compromised. Posterior composites have been a viable, and in many cases preferable, alternative to amalgam for many years. However, notwithstanding considerable developments in dental school teaching on the application and placement of posterior composites, growing evidence to support the use of composites in the restoration of posterior teeth and advances in composite systems, many practitioners remain reluctant to place composite rather than amalgam. This paper considers the present and future use of posterior composites and highlights ways in which dental school teaching and continuing professional development (CPD) may contribute to the successful phase-down, and now inevitable discontinuation, in the use of dental amalgam. |
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The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 40 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 10 | 25% |
| Spain | 4 | 10% |
| United States | 4 | 10% |
| Ireland | 2 | 5% |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 3% |
| Chile | 1 | 3% |
| Canada | 1 | 3% |
| Portugal | 1 | 3% |
| Australia | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 15 | 38% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 24 | 60% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 16 | 40% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 68 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 67 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 11 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 10 | 15% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 6 | 9% |
| Professor | 4 | 6% |
| Other | 4 | 6% |
| Other | 15 | 22% |
| Unknown | 18 | 26% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 42 | 62% |
| Materials Science | 3 | 4% |
| Environmental Science | 1 | 1% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 1 | 1% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 1 | 1% |
| Other | 2 | 3% |
| Unknown | 18 | 26% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 32. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 10 January 2015.
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