Do you use self-etching bonding agents for all applications? |
1092 total votes |
|
36% |
Yes |
|
64% |
No |
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What type of bonding agent are you using for bonding light-cured composites? |
611 total votes |
|
36% |
Total Etch |
|
62% |
Self etch |
|
2% |
Other |
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What type of bonding agent are you using for self- and dual-cured composite applications such as buildups and cementation? |
604 total votes |
|
50% |
Total Etch |
|
45% |
Self etch |
|
5% |
Other |
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Which self-etching bonding agent is your choice for situations in which you use a self etcher? |
554 total votes |
|
45% |
Clearfil SE Bond |
|
2% |
Clearfil LinerBond 2V |
|
9% |
Prompt-L Pop |
|
6% |
Simplicity |
|
5% |
Touch & Bond |
|
9% |
Brush & Bond |
|
2% |
AdheSE |
|
5% |
I-Bond |
|
17% |
Other |
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In situations where you do NOT use a self-etching bonding agent, why do you return to use of a total-etch product? |
510 total votes |
|
27% |
My favorite self-etching bonding agent cannot be used with self- and dual-cured materials |
|
55% |
I do not trust any self-etching bonding agents in certain situations |
|
19% |
I never use self-etching bonding agents |
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For total-etch applications, which generation of total-etch bonding agents do you prefer? |
565 total votes |
|
34% |
Multiple bottle system (Etch /primer/bond) |
|
64% |
Single bottle system (Etch/bond) |
|
3% |
I use glass ionomer. |
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Which of the following non-clinical aspects of a bonding agent is MOST important to your choice of product? |
584 total votes |
|
10% |
The company that manufactures it |
|
33% |
The well-known clinicians who say that they use it |
|
13% |
The product which my dentist-friends tell me they’ve used successfully |
|
43% |
My personal experience trying several bonding agents |
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Which of the following subjective clinical aspects of bonding agents is MOST important to your choice of product? |
596 total votes |
|
7% |
Handling |
|
1% |
Smell |
|
72% |
Post-op sensitivity in my patients |
|
20% |
Simple technique |
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How important is film-thickness of a bonding agent to you? |
589 total votes |
|
5% |
Most important |
|
35% |
Highly important |
|
52% |
Important but not a deal-breaker |
|
8% |
Of no importance whatsoever |
|
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How important are the results of bond-strength testing of a bonding agent to you? |
590 total votes |
|
28% |
Most important |
|
49% |
Highly important |
|
22% |
Important but not a deal-breaker |
|
1% |
Of no importance whatsoever |
|
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How important to you is the ability of a bonding agent to be used with self- and dual-cure materials? |
581 total votes |
|
16% |
Most important |
|
47% |
Highly important |
|
30% |
Important but not a deal-breaker |
|
7% |
Of no importance whatsoever |
|
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How important is shelf-life and pre-use stability of a bonding agent to you? |
586 total votes |
|
11% |
Most important |
|
44% |
Highly important |
|
39% |
Important but not a deal-breaker |
|
6% |
Of no importance whatsoever |
|
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How important is longer-term track record of a bonding agent to you? |
588 total votes |
|
34% |
Most important |
|
51% |
Highly important |
|
15% |
Important but not a deal-breaker |
|
1% |
Of no importance whatsoever |
|
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What would you consider an acceptable track record to confirm the usefulness of a bonding agent? |
580 total votes |
|
3% |
Good beta-testing opinions prior to release |
|
3% |
3 months after release on the market |
|
27% |
1 year after release on the market |
|
46% |
A few years PLUS an independent study or two |
|
21% |
Several years after release, PLUS a number of independent studies verifying its efficacy |
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Which source do you trust MOST when looking for advice about bonding in general? |
575 total votes |
|
17% |
The message board forums at DentalTown.com |
|
0% |
Schoenrock’s Midwest Dental Eval. Group |
|
46% |
CRA |
|
1% |
The Dental Advisor |
|
20% |
REALITY |
|
16% |
Other |
|
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Have you ever taken a C.E. course online? |
584 total votes |
|
29% |
Yes |
|
71% |
No |
|
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Have you ever taken a written CE course in a dental journal? |
583 total votes |
|
46% |
Yes |
|
54% |
No |
|
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How long would you stay online to take a C.E. course? |
561 total votes |
|
8% |
Less than 10 minutes |
|
42% |
10-30 minutes |
|
34% |
30-60 minutes |
|
16% |
More than 1 hour |
|
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How important is it to you that your online CE earns you credits? |
566 total votes |
|
17% |
Vitally important |
|
31% |
Very important |
|
27% |
Somewhat important |
|
16% |
Not very important |
|
10% |
Not important at all |
|
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What is your preferred method to take a CE course? |
577 total votes |
|
37% |
Hands-on clinical |
|
49% |
In person lecture |
|
6% |
Video or audio |
|
2% |
Dental journal written |
|
5% |
Online |
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Of these choices, which category would interest you the most for online CE courses? |
571 total votes |
|
26% |
Endodontics |
|
21% |
Implants |
|
6% |
Oral Surgery |
|
7% |
Orthodontics |
|
7% |
Pediatric Dentistry |
|
7% |
Periodontics |
|
26% |
Prosthodontics |
|
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Of these choices, which category would interest you the most for online CE courses? |
572 total votes |
|
16% |
Bonding |
|
33% |
Cosmetic Dentistry |
|
7% |
Digital Radiography |
|
10% |
Laser Dentistry |
|
9% |
Photography |
|
15% |
Practice Management |
|
10% |
Sedation Dentistry |
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