443 - Pre-Doctoral Pediatric Dentistry Survey of Minimally Invasive Caries Management Techniques

Purpose: Minimally Invasive Dentistry (MID) techniques such as Silver Diamine Fluoride and Hall-style crowns are based on non-surgical caries management and provide alternative treatment options for carious primary teeth. The aim of this study was to assess the extent to which various MID techniques are incorporated in pre-doctoral dental school curriculum in U.S. and Canada. Factors associated with utilization and barriers were also evaluated.  

Methods: An anonymous 26-question survey, based upon current American Association of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) Recommendations and a previous survey of post-doctoral pediatric dentistry residency directors, was created in REDCap. In January 2022, the survey was emailed to those in charge of the pre-doctoral pediatric dentistry curriculum in all 78 U.S. and Canadian Dental Schools, as identified by the AAPD contact list. The survey was open for 4 weeks and 2 reminders were sent at 2 weeks and the day before it closed. Descriptive statistics were calculated using Microsoft Excel and SPSS.  

Results: Results are pending, but will be finalized and ready by the time of poster presentation.

Conclusions: To be finalized after data collection is complete.