Table 3 Management considerations and continuing education aspects
Questions | GDPs N (%) | PDs N (%) | DSs N (%) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Do you believe that early examinations are important to treat MIH? | Yes No Not sure | 239 (93.0%) 5 (1.9%) 13 (5.1%) | 107 (97.3%) 0 (0) 3 (2.7%) | 129 (97.0%) 0 (0) 4 (3%) | 0.168 |
Are you comfortable providing management care for children with MIH? (yes) | 96 (37.4%) | 89 (80.9%) | 28 (21.1%) | < 0.001* | |
Would you refer a child who has signs of MIH to a pediatric dentist for treatment? | Yes No Sometime | 190 (73.9%) 13 (5.1%) 54 (21.0%) | 55 (50.0%) 22 (20.0%) 33 (30.0%) | 94 (70.7%) 5 (3.8%) 34 (25.6%) | < 0.001* |
What type of material do you frequently use in treating these teeth? | Amalgam Composite Resin GIC Resin modified GIC Compomer Preformed crowns Cast restorations Others (never treated a case) | 9 (1.8%) 173 (34.1%) 70 (13.8%) 126 (24.8%) 16 (3.1%) 90 (17.7%) 20 (3.9%) 4 (0.8%) | 3 (1%) 82 (27.2%) 38 (12.6%) 61 (20.2%) 16 (5.3%) 87 (28.8%) 15 (5.0%) 0 (0) | 5 (1.8%) 115 (42.0%) 34 (12.4%) 54 (19.7%) 17 (6.2%) 31 (11.3%) 17 (6.2%) 1 (0.4%) | < 0.001* |
Would any of the following be a barrier to you for managing MIH teeth? | Dental treatment that need long time to be accomplished Child's behavior Difficulty in achieving local anesthesia Insufficient training to treat children with MIH Others: Lack of bonding Non restorable Financial constraints | 66 (12.6%) 211 (40.3%) 77 (14.7%) 168 (32.1%) 2 (0.4%) 0 (0) 0 (0) | 39 (19.9%) 74 (37.8%) 43 (21.9%) 9 (19.9%) (0) 0 (0) 1 (0.5%) | 19 (7.5%) 105 (41.3%) 38 (15.0%) 91 (35.8%) 0 (0) 1 (0.4%) 0 (0) | < 0.001* |
Are you receiving any information on MIH? (yes) | 135 (52.5%) | 95 (86.4%) | 87 (65.4%) | < 0.001* | |
If yes, what is/are your source/s? | Dental Journals Continuing education Brochures or Pamphlets Internet Books | 31 (12.1%) 66 (25.8%) 2 (0.8% 122 (47.7%) 35 (13.7%) | 49 (32.0%) 41 (26.8%) 0 (0) 39 (25.5%) 24 (15.7%) | 47 (35.1%) 24 (17.9%) 0 (0) 52 (38.8%) 11 (8.2%) | < 0.001* |
Would you like clinical training regarding tooth hypomineralization? (yes) | 247 (96.1%) | 94 (85.5%) | 102 (76.7%) | < 0.001* | |
If yes, in which part/s do you think you need further training? | Diagnosis Etiology Treatment | 167 (32.9%) 107 (21.1%) 234 (46.1%) | 50 (29.2%) 31 (18.1%) 90 (52.6%) | 44 (25.7%) 26 (15.2%) 101 (59.1%) | 0.053 |