International Dental Journal of Student Research

51-54

Authors: Soumboundou Sankoung*,Khalifa Dieng,Mamadou Lamine Ndiaye,Lamine Sane,Babacar Toure

The working conditions are a set of parameters that influence the satisfaction found daily at this activity. Dental assistants play an invaluable part in the dental team by improving the dentist's efficiency in delivering oral health care and by increasingly influencing the productivity of the dental office through interpersonal relationships and competence these techniques. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the working conditions and to determine the degree of satisfaction. Material and Methods:This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted with dental assistants listed in the registries of the Association of Dental Assistants of Senegal. This is a self-administered survey with a three-part form. The study lasted two months and the 140 participants were informed of the nature and purpose of the survey and their participation was anonymous and voluntary. A total of 113 responded to the questionnaire, datawas collected and analyzed with SPSS 18 for Windows (SPSS Inc., Chicago, Illinois, USA). The comparison of the data was made with the chi-square tests X2 and Pearson and a significance threshold p ? 0.05was retained. Results: The results of this study conducted with Senegalese dental assistants show very precarious working conditions resulting in low salary levels; 53.1% earn less than 200 euros for 40 hours of work per week and 46% work without a contract. Despite a very stressful work environment, a statistically significant difference could not be established between salary and job satisfaction. Conclusion:The results of this study show a precarious profession with very low pay levels and almost non-existent work contracts.

61-65

Authors: Mukundan Vijayan,Rini Rajendran,R. Sreevatsan*

Aim: Aim of this study was to evaluate microhardness of a relatively new material Giomer as compared to other commonly used resin based restoratives; Compomer, Hybrid Composite and Resin modified glass ionomer (RMGIC). Material and Methods:Ten sample discs were made from each of the four restorative materials using stainless steel moulds. The surface microhardness of the Giomer, Compomer, Hybrid Composite and RMGIC were measured on each side using a Vicker’s microhardness tester at a magnification 500X. A 100g load with a holding time of 15 seconds was used for all the samples. The size of the indentations was used to measure the microhardness of the test materials. Statistical Analysis:The data was analysed using the one-way ANOVA (Analysis of variance) test. The result is considered statistically significant if the ‘p’ value obtained is <0> Results:The microhardness of all the four materials differed significantly from each other (p<0> Conclusion:The order of hardness from highest to lowest is as follows: Giomer> Composite> RMGIC> Compomer.

68-69

Authors: Abhishek Singh,Vikash Jha,Neha Jha,Poonam Majumder Singh*

It is commonly observed that multiple impacted permanent teeth are usually linked to syndromes, hormonal and metabolic disorders. Nevertheless some cases of impaction of multiple teeth are non syndromic. In the present case report, we confer about a 22-year-old female non syndromic patient with missing teeth. Radiological investigation from OPG revealed multiple impacted permanent teeth, though medical and family history along with physical examination was not suggestive of any syndromes.