Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of the Interns About Exfoliative Cytology in a Tertiary Care Dental Hospital in Bhubaneswar City: A Questionnaire-Based Survey.

The most significant accomplishment of dentists is the early detection of oral dysplasia or the rapid diagnosis of potentially malignant lesions. An additional test that assists in the diagnosis of numerous oral illnesses is exfoliative cytology. This study was conducted among dental professionals in the city of Bhubaneswar to assess their exfoliative cytology knowledge, attitudes, and practices. Fifty-eight dental interns participated in a cross-sectional, descriptive, Web-based questionnaire study. The findings reveal that while some interns were knowledgeable about some components of exfoliative cytology in oral cancer (OC) screening, they lacked a thorough understanding of other crucial elements. To enhance early diagnosis and lessen the prevalence of OC, it is critical that dental practitioners increase their understanding of and use of exfoliative cytology. To address the misconcepts found in the study, it draws attention to the necessity of patient education and public awareness campaigns. The study recommends more awareness and education among dental practitioners and emphasizes the need of tackling OC through preventive measures and appropriate diagnostic techniques such as exfoliative cytology.

Pedia tricks - Out-of-the-box thinking in paediatric dentistry.

Noncooperative behaviour faced by a paediatric dentist is the most common attribution towards behavioural manifestations of anxiety in children, and it had been observed that these relationships are long-deterministic and form part of the aforementioned belief system of the child. Forehead and Long in their study found that most uncooperative behaviour of the child is due to their strong will and these children are generally confident, persistent and independent. A fruitful method to deal with strong willed children is to violate the causal relationship by some magic tricks from preventive via curative to his/her follow ups visits. Tricks can be applied at three levels of their visit. Level 1 is preoperative tricks, which includes the preventive measures that teach and educate children for good oral health. Level 2 is operative tricks, which involves child preparedness for successful dental procedures. Level 3 is postoperative tricks, which involve positive reinforcement for regular follow ups. The purpose of this review is to make paediatric dentists think like magicians by using the science behind the magic and applying it in their practice for creating a positive attitude of a child toward dentistry and better procedural experience.