Article Per Year (5 Year)
p-Index From 2021 - 2026
0.444
P-Index
This Author published in this journals
All Journal Journal of Dentomaxillofacial Science
Rasmidar Samad
Department of Public Dental Health, Faculty of Dentistry, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia
Dentistry

Published : 2 Documents Claim Missing Document
Claim Missing Document
Check
Articles

Found 2 Documents
Search

 1 
An overview of the knowledge, perception and experience of dentists about the utilization of teledentistry as a dental care media in Makassar, Indonesia Rasmidar Samad; Burhanuddin D. Pasiga; Nursyamsi Nursyamsi; Alex Aryanto
Journal of Dentomaxillofacial Science Vol. 6 No. 3 (2021): (Available online: 1 December 2021)
Publisher : DiscoverSys Inc.

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15562/jdmfs.v6i3.1251

Abstract

Objective: To describe the characteristics, knowledge, perceptions and experiences of dentists regarding the use of teledentistry in Makassar, Indonesia.Methods: A cross-sectional survey with 87 dentists in Makassar as respondents. The service was carried out by distributing questionnaires in the form of statements and questions regarding the use of teledentistry as a dental care medium. This study used univariate analysis.Results: Most of the respondents were aged 31-40 years (43.7%) and 71.3% of the respondents were women. As many as 60.9% of respondents have good knowledge about the use of teledentistry. As many as 80.5% of respondents have a good perception of the use of teledentistry. As many as 58.6% of respondents have no experience in using teledentistry. Conclusion: Generally dentists in Makassar already have a good knowledge in understanding teledentistry as utilization. dental care media. Generally dentists in Makassar have a good perception in interpreting the use of teledentistry as dental care media. Most of the dentists have no experience in the use of teledentistry as dental care media.
Correlation of depression, anxiety and stress symptoms with xerostomia symptoms among medical and dentistry students in pre-clinical and clinical phase Qushay U. Malinta; Anandha W. Yustika; Rasmidar Samad
Journal of Dentomaxillofacial Science Vol. 7 No. 1 (2022): (Available online: 1 April 2022)
Publisher : DiscoverSys Inc.

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15562/jdmfs.v7i1.1312

Abstract

Objective: to observe whether symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress correlates with symptoms of xerostomia among medical and dentistry students. Material and Methods: this was a cross-sectional study involving 772 medical and dentistry students in pre-clinical and clinical phase of Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia in January 2022. Chi-square test and Spearman correlation analysis were performed on the data that were obtained online via Google Form. DASS 21 questionnaire was used to identify symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress. Fox’ questionnaire was used to identify symptoms of xerostomia. Results: There were mild but significant correlations between occurrence of depression (r=0.100; p=0.006), anxiety (r=0.118; p=0.001), and stress (r=0.096; p=0.008) symptoms with symptoms of xerostomia among medical and dentistry students. Xerostomia symptoms was significantly higher (p<0.05) among dentistry students compared with medical students in both pre-clinical (64.9% vs 44.8%) and clinical (40.4% vs 27.7%) phase. In both pre-clinical and clinical phase, occurrence of depression and anxiety symptoms among medical students were not significantly different from dentistry students (p<0.05). Moderate to severe stress tend to occur more among dentistry students (p<0.05). Conclusion: Symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress correlates with symptoms of xerostomia among medical and dentistry students.
Co-Authors Alex Aryanto Anandha W. Yustika Burhanuddin D. Pasiga Nursyamsi Nursyamsi Qushay U. Malinta