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<Articles JournalTitle="Journal of Craniomaxillofacial Research">
  <Article>
    <Journal>
      <PublisherName>Tehran University of Medical Sciences</PublisherName>
      <JournalTitle>Journal of Craniomaxillofacial Research</JournalTitle>
      <Issn>2345-5489</Issn>
      <Volume>10</Volume>
      <Issue>3</Issue>
      <PubDate PubStatus="epublish">
        <Year>2023</Year>
        <Month>12</Month>
        <Day>09</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </Journal>
    <title locale="en_US">Knowledge, attitude and practice toward using dental magnification</title>
    <FirstPage>120</FirstPage>
    <LastPage>126</LastPage>
    <AuthorList>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Nooshin</FirstName>
        <LastName>Fakhari</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Endodontics, School of Dentistry, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Fatemeh</FirstName>
        <LastName>Ayatollahi</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Endodontics, School of Dentistry, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Zahra</FirstName>
        <LastName>Jafary Nodoushan</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Periodontics, School of Dentistry, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Sahar</FirstName>
        <LastName>Chokami Rafiei</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Periodontics, School of Dentistry, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Mohammad</FirstName>
        <LastName>Sadat</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Dentist, Yazd, Iran.</affiliation>
      </Author>
    </AuthorList>
    <History>
      <PubDate PubStatus="received">
        <Year>2023</Year>
        <Month>09</Month>
        <Day>02</Day>
      </PubDate>
      <PubDate PubStatus="accepted">
        <Year>2023</Year>
        <Month>11</Month>
        <Day>25</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </History>
    <abstract locale="en_US">Introduction: Dentistry is not only an evolving science but also an art with good eye-hand 
coordination. A variety of magnification devices are used in dentistry to increase the clarity and 
accuracy of examinations and surgeries. The purpose of this study is to evaluate knowledge, attitude 
and practice toward using dental magnification among dental residents and dental professors. 
Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional descriptive study, all professors and residents 
were studied by census. A questionnaire was administered to the clinical faculty to assess 
three parameters: knowledge, attitudes and practice of magnification devices among dental residents 
and masters. The questionnaire consisted of 4 parts: demographic information, knowledge 
(11 questions), attitude (7 questions), and practice (4 questions). Data were analyzed by SPSS 23 
statistical software and analyzed by T-tests and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Chi-
Square. 
Results: A total of 81 dentists completed the research questionnaire, of which 50 (61.7%) were 
male and 31 (38.3%) were female. Most dentists answered knowledge questions about depth and 
field of view changes with increasing magnification and the ability to adjust eye convergence under 
a microscope (74.1%). Also, the results of ANOVA statistical test did not show a significant difference 
between the scores of dentists&#x2019; attitudes according to the field of specialization. 
Conclusion: Although the skill of dentists was acceptable at using magnifying devices, they had 
little knowledge about the importance of this issue. The most important reasons were mentioned 
lack of access and high cost of using these devices. 
Keywords: Attitude; Dentistry; Knowledge; Magnifying devices; Practice.</abstract>
    <web_url>https://jcr.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jcr/article/view/454</web_url>
    <pdf_url>https://jcr.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jcr/article/download/454/386</pdf_url>
  </Article>
</Articles>
