DOI: 10.17567/currresdentsci.1572745 ISSN: 2822-2555

Evaluation of Turkish Dental Technicians' Perspectives on Digital Technology: A WEB-Based Survey

Nazire Esra Özer, Zeynep Şahin, Barış Filiz Erol, Nurten Baysal
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Objective: To determine the degree of knowledge, acceptance and use of CAD/CAM technology by investigating the sociodemographic characteristics of dental technicians participating in the survey.Methods: A web-based questionnaire consisting of a total of 25 questions and consisting of 4 sections was applied to 153 dental technicians. The first part of the questionnaire includes demographic information, the second part includes digital technology knowledge, the third part includes digital technology usage and the last part includes questions about the future of digital technology. In addition to descriptive statistics, the Pearson Chi-Square test and Fisher's Exact test were used to examine the effect of various variables.Results: The 43.2% of the participants were female and 56.8% were male. The 61% of the male dental technicians had significantly more professional experience than the female participants (P<.001). 57.5% of the participants had a diploma and the proportion of females was significantly higher than that of males (P<.001). 49% of the participants stated that their level of professional knowledge was sufficient and there was no significance in terms of gender or educational status (P>.05). 64.7% of the participants stated that they actively use digital technological devices regardless of gender and educational status. 98.3% of dental technicians stated that they would prefer to use new technological devices in the future.Conclusion: Most of the participants are actively using CAD/CAM technology and almost all of them plan to use it soon.Keywords: Dental technician, digital technology, 3D, CAD/CAM, survey.

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