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Removable prosthodontics: a survey of practices and attitudes among South Australian dentists. 1996

A J Coates, and K R Moore, and L C Richards

Department of Dentistry, University of Adelaide, South Australia.

All dentists registered in South Australia were surveyed in July 1993 in relation to removable prosthodontics. The replies indicated that removable prosthodontics constituted a significant part of most dental practices. Most dentists felt that removable prosthodontics should be an essential part of the undergraduate curriculum. They felt that more expertise is now required to manage the treatment of the ageing population with either their first or replacement removable prostheses. The majority of dentists felt that their own undergraduate training had equipped them well to manage removable prosthodontic treatment for their patients; however, many helpful suggestions were made on areas that they thought required more emphasis.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D010818	Practice Patterns, Physicians'	Patterns of practice related to diagnosis and treatment as especially influenced by cost of the service requested and provided.	Clinical Practice Patterns,Physician's Practice Patterns,Clinical Practice Pattern,Pattern, Clinical Practice,Patterns, Clinical Practice,Practice Pattern, Clinical,Practice Patterns, Clinical,Practice Patterns, Physician's,Prescribing Patterns, Physician,Physician Practice Patterns,Physician Prescribing Pattern,Physician Prescribing Patterns,Physician's Practice Pattern,Physicians' Practice Pattern,Physicians' Practice Patterns,Practice Pattern, Physician's,Practice Pattern, Physicians',Practice Patterns, Physician,Prescribing Pattern, Physician
D011476	Prosthodontics	A dental specialty concerned with the restoration and maintenance of oral function by the replacement of missing TEETH and related structures by artificial devices or DENTAL PROSTHESES.	Dentistry, Prosthetic,Prosthetic Dentistry
D003479	Curriculum	A course of study offered by an educational institution.	Curricula,Short-Term Courses,Course, Short-Term,Courses, Short-Term,Short Term Courses,Short-Term Course
D003780	Denture Repair	The process of reuniting or replacing broken or worn parts of a denture.	Denture Repairs,Repair, Denture,Repairs, Denture
D003823	Denture Rebasing	The process of refitting a denture by replacing the denture base material without changing the occlusal relations of the teeth. Rebasing may include adding to the denture base to compensate for resorptive changes to subjacent structures.	Denture Relining,Denture Rebasings,Denture Relinings,Rebasing, Denture,Rebasings, Denture,Relining, Denture,Relinings, Denture
D003824	Denture, Complete	A denture replacing all natural teeth and associated structures in both the maxilla and mandible.	Complete Denture,Complete Dentures,Dentures, Complete
D003832	Denture, Partial, Removable	A partial denture designed and constructed to be removed readily from the mouth.	Removable Partial Denture,Denture, Removable Partial,Dentures, Removable Partial,Partial Denture, Removable,Partial Dentures, Removable,Removable Partial Dentures
D004497	Education, Dental	Use for articles concerning dental education in general.	Dental Education
D005544	Forecasting	The prediction or projection of the nature of future problems or existing conditions based upon the extrapolation or interpretation of existing scientific data or by the application of scientific methodology.	Futurology,Projections and Predictions,Future,Predictions and Projections