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Use of surgical telescopes by senior dental students: A survey
Author(s) -
Hagge Mark S.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of prosthodontics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.902
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1532-849X
pISSN - 1059-941X
DOI - 10.1016/s1059-941x(03)00103-7
Subject(s) - fixed prosthodontics , dentistry , medicine , purchasing , family medicine , prosthodontics , medical education , psychology , business , marketing
This survey examined the use of surgical telescopes (STs) in a large senior dental student class. The percentage of students who purchased STs, factors that influenced those purchases, frequency/patterns of use, and purchase satisfaction were investigated. The survey return rate was 85.3% (128 of 150). Among the respondents, 86% had purchased STs and 14% had not. The most frequent motive for ST purchase was advice received from others (43%); ergonomic reasons were cited by 21% of users. Fixed‐lens designs were selected more frequently (70%) than flip‐down systems (30%). Nearly all ST purchases were made during the first year of dental school (95%), and low‐power magnification (× 2–2.5) was chosen by 88% of purchasers. STs were used more often for operative dentistry, fixed prosthodontics, endodontics, and pediatric dentistry than for practice in other disciplines. ST users expressed a high level of satisfaction with their purchases (84%). The most common reason given for not purchasing STs was being able to see well enough without them (9 of 18; 50%).