UP Manila to Represent the Philippines in SEA Dental Student Research
Competition
MAKATI
– Dentistry students from University of the Philippines (UP) Manila placed
first and second last July 12 during the International
Association for Dental Research – Southeast Asia (IADR-SEA) Dentsply Student
Clinician Program (SCP) Country Level Competition.
Ten of twenty-three groups from different dental schools in the Philippines were chosen to compete. Third place was garnered by students from University of the East.
Two teams from UP Manila tied for second place: Nygel Shane Acosta with Effect of Phosphoric Acid Etching on the Shear Bond Strength of a Self-Etch Adhesive, whose fellow researcher was Carol May Llenado and advisers were Dr. Jessica Santos and Dr. Vicente Medina III; and Anne Margaret Cordero and Christeen Lim with Determinants of Dental Service Utilization among Public Elementary School Teachers in a Highly Urbanized City in the Philippines, whose adviser was Dr. Jessica Santos.
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| Nygel Shane Acosta |
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| Anne Margaret Cordero and Christeen Lim |
First prize
was bagged by Beatrice April Alcantara and Priscilla Grace Dimacali with their
research entitled Knowledge, Attitudes
and Practices of Philippine Basketball Association Players on Mouthguard Use in
Preventing Traumatic Dental Injuries. Their fellow researchers for the
study were Diana Dela Pasion and Paul Adrian Soriano, and their research
adviser was Dr. Arlene Alfaro. The winning group will represent the Philippines
in the IADR-SEA/DENTSPLY
SIRONA SCP Regional Competition
to be held in Taipei, Taiwan this coming August.
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| Priscilla Grace Dimacali, April Alcantara with Dr. Jessica Santos |
Dentsply Sirona is a world-renowned manufacturer and distributor of dental products and technologies. The objective of the IADR-SEA/Dentsply Student Clinician Program is to promote and support dental research by giving early exposure of research opportunities to undergraduate dental students. The countries entering the next leg of the competition include Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Vietnam.
Congratulations!
by Priscilla Grace Dimacali
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ABSTRACTS
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FIRST PLACE
TITLE:
Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Philippine Basketball Association Players
of Philippine Cup Season 2016-2017 on Mouthguard Use in Preventing Traumatic
Dental Injuries
Beatrice April Alcantara,
Diana Dela Pasion
Priscilla Grace Dimacali
Paul Adrian Soriano
Dr. Arlene Alfaro
University of the Philippines Manila
METHODS: A cross-sectional descriptive study design
utilizing self-administered questionnaires was used to obtain data on the
knowledge, attitudes and practices of Philippine Basketball Association (PBA)
players on mouthguards as a preventive measure against traumatic dental
injuries (TDI). From a total enumeration of a study population of 201 players,
170 respondents (rr=84.6%) were obtained.
RESULTS:
Among the players, 91.67% are knowledgeable on mouthguard use in preventing
TDI, most commonly because of medical professionals. The most familiar
mouthguard was the custom-made type. Only 34.55% of the participants have
experienced using mouthguards during their PBA career, most frequently because
of advice by a dentist or physician (42.19%) and for protection (43.75%).
Reasons for not using are (1) never thought about it (44.04%) and (2)
discomfort (43.12%). Among the players, 66.86% have experienced TDI in the PBA.
Soft tissue lacerations were the most frequent type of injury, although the sum
total of injuries confined to the teeth (n=104 of 113) outnumbered soft tissue
lacerations (n=96 of 113). While only 38.41% have a positive attitude towards
the PBA requiring mouthguard use, 79.63% have a positive attitude towards
educating and promoting mouthguard use among PBA players regardless of history
of TDI, preferably by either a dental professional (66.67%) or an athletic
trainer (46.51%).
CONCLUSIONS:
Almost all PBA players are knowledgeable on mouthguards in preventing TDIs;
however, majority have no experience of using mouthguards. Most common reasons
for wearing mouthguards are recommendation by a dentist or physician and
protection. Most common reasons for not wearing mouthguards are not having
thought about it and discomfort. While most of the players do not agree with
the PBA requiring mouthguard use, majority are willing to be educated on
mouthguard use by a dentist or an athletic trainer.
KEYWORDS: Basketball, mouth protector
Tied at SECOND PLACE:
TITLE:
Effect of phosphoric acid etching on the shear bond strength
(SBS) of a self-etch adhesive (SEA).
Acosta,
N.S., Llenado, C.M., Rebueno Santos, J., Medina III, V.O.
University
of the Philippines Manila
OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to compare the shear bond strengths to enamel and dentin of a
self-etch adhesive with and without acid etching.
METHODS:
40 bovine mandibular incisors were ground flat to obtain
enamel and dentin substrates. A one-step SEA (3M Single Bond Universal
Adhesive) was applied with and without preliminary acid atching to both enamel
and dentin. The prepared specimens were equally and randomly assigned to 4
groups as follows: group 1 (enamel unetched), group 2 (enamel etched), group 3
(dentin unetched) and group 4 (dentin etched). Composite
cylinders (3M Filtek Z250XT) were bonded
onto the treated tooth structure. The shear bond strength was evaluated after
24 hours of storage (room temperature) with a testing machine (Shimadzu
Autograph AG-X) at a speed of 1 mm/min. The data
was analyzed using a one-way ANOVA with a significance level of p<0.05.
RESULTS:
Preliminary acid etching resulted in higher mean SBS for
both enamel and dentin substrates. The highest mean SBS was obtained from the
samples with etched enamel (4.46 ± 1.28) while the lowest mean SBS was obtained
from the samples with unetched dentin (3.47 ± 1.95). However, the One-way ANOVA
(Table 4.2) analysis came up with a P-value greater than 0.05 (P-value = 0.81).
This means that the higher mean SBS values in the etched enamel and
dentin groups were not statistically significant.
CONCLUSION:
Preliminary acid etching of enamel and dentin prior to
application of a one-step SEA could increase the mean SBS, but the increase is
not statistically significant.
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Determinants of Dental Service Utilization among Public Elementary School teachers in a Highly Urbanized City in the Philippines
Anne Margaret P. Cordero
Christeen Grace R. Lim
Jessica K. Rebueno Santos, DDM, MCD
Christeen Grace R. Lim
Jessica K. Rebueno Santos, DDM, MCD
University of the Philippines Manila
Objective: This study aims to determine the factors that affect dental service utilization (DSU) of public elementary school teachers in Manila City, Philippines.
Materials and Methods: Data was collected via personal interviews with the participants.Visit with a private dentist within 12 months prior to the interview served as the dependent variable. Information was gathered on predisposing, enabling, and need factors for DSU based on Andersen and Newman’s Framework of Health Service Utilization. Stata SE version 13 software was used for data analysis. Quantitative variables were expressed as mean and standard deviation, while qualitative analysis as frequency and percentage. Logistic regression analysis was used to determine the factors associated with DSU.
Results: Of the 304 participants, 58.2% (n=177) have visited a private dental provider in the past 12 months. Oral health attitude, person to consult in case of a dental illness, number of contributors to household income, an OFW contributor to the household income, dental insurance, and a regular dental provider were the factors found to significantly affect DSU.
Conclusion: An increase in resources, i.e., additional income contributors, assist in overcoming the financial barrier to obtaining dental care. This study as with others before it has repeatedly associated dental insurance with increased DSU.Having a regular dental provider also significantly affects DSU, highlighting the importance of a dental home. Lack of time is another major barrier to DSU, but time can be set aside for matters perceived to be important enough. The two predisposing factors linked to DSU, Oral Health Attitude (OHA) and Self-medication in Case of Dental Illness, relate to the participant’s regard for oral health.
