Year : 2020

Volume : Volume 11

Issue : Issue 2

Address for correspondence :
Dr. Kuldeepsinh Jadeja.
kuldeepsinhjadeja@gmail.com

Abstract

Background:  This study aims to identify perception of general dental practitioners toward periodontal treatment in Jamnagar city and to evaluate current status of periodontal treatment in dental clinics, the protocol of maintenance therapy and awareness of the general dental practitioners toward periodontal care.  Materials and Method: In this survey 100 general dentists from Jamnagar city were included with a Bachelor of Dental Surgery degree. A self-administered close-ended questionnaire were prepared based on the current status of periodontal treatment in dental clinics, the protocol of maintenance therapy and the general awareness of the dental profession toward periodontal care. Result: 97% of the GPs performed phase-I therapy on their own, all of them carried out scaling, advised use of mouthwashes and proper brushing techniques. Thirty-two percent of the dentists carried out some periodontal surgical procedures on their own. Most of the general dentists believed that surgical periodontal treatment remains unaffordable to a large section of population.  Conclusion: The perception on periodontal disease among general dental practitioners gives us some sight about trends and pattern of dental treatment performed by them.

Keywords: General dental practitioner, periodontal disease, survey, Jamnagar city.