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 |
|
|
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 |
|
|
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 |
|
|
Have you ever taken a written CE course in a dental journal? |
583 total votes |
|
| 46% |
| Yes |
|
| 54% |
| No |
|
|
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 |
|
|
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 |
|
|
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 |
|
|
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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