Original Article

Year : 2021 | Volume : 09 | Issue : 2 | Page : 156 - 159

Use of Dental Lasers among Teaching Faculty of Private Dental Colleges in Chennai – A Questionnaire-Based Cross-Sectional Study

S. Vaishnavi, V. Indra Priyadarshni1 , Soundarya Prabhakar, B. Kumara Raja

Department of Public Health Dentistry, Tagore Dental College and Hospital, Rathinamangalam, 1 Department of Public Health Dentistry, Priyadarshini Dental College and Hospital, Pandur, Tamil Nadu, India

Address for correspondence:

Dr. S. Vaishnavi,

Tagore Dental College and Hospital, Rathinamangalam, Tamil Nadu, India.

E‐mail: vaishnaviprashanth1@gmail.com

S. Vaishnavi, V. Indra Priyadarshni1, Soundarya Prabhakar, B. Kumara Raja

Department of Public Health Dentistry, Tagore Dental College and Hospital, Rathinamangalam, 1 Department of Public Health Dentistry, Priyadarshini Dental College and Hospital, Pandur, Tamil Nadu, India

Abstract

Background:

Lasers were developed with the hope of overcoming some of the drawbacks posed by conventional methods of dental procedures.

Aim:

The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practices of lasers among teaching faculty of private dental colleges in Chennai.

Materials and Methods:

The cross‐sectional survey was conducted among teaching faculty of several private dental colleges in Chennai. The self‐administered validated questionnaire consisting of 15 questions regarding the dental lasers was designed and answered by 150 teaching faculty. Pearson Chi‐square test was used for statistical analysis.

Results:

Overall, 126 (84%) responded that lasers should be the part of undergraduate curriculum and 131 (87.3%) felt that cost factor is the main reason for not using lasers in dentistry.

Conclusion:

Most of the dental faculty felt that they have sufficient knowledge about lasers and hands‐on courses in continuous dental education (CDE) program will be the efficient method to gain knowledge about dental lasers.

Keywords: Dental lasers, private dental colleges, teaching faculty

Financial support and sponsorship

This was a self‐funding study.

Conflicts of interest

There are no conflicts of interest.

How to cite this article: Vaishnavi S, Priyadarshni VI, Prabhakar S, Raja BK. Use of dental lasers among teaching faculty of private dental colleges in Chennai – A questionnaire-based cross-sectional study. Int J Community Dent 2021;9:156-9.