Questionnaire Study of the Third Educational Seminar for Safety Management in Clinical Laser Dentistry

Comparison with the Past Two Seminars

Abstract

In 2010, The Committee of Clinical Training Program in Japanese Society for Laser Dentistry held the third educational seminar for safety management in clinical laser dentistry at the 22^nd annual meeting of Japanese Society of Laser Dentistry.
The purpose of this questionnaire study was to investigate the current status of dental laser applications as well as in clinic safety management. The data was taken from 53 attendants including 45 dentists and 8 dental hygienists.
The participants of the seminar showed a high level of satisfaction with the contents of the seminar and expressed their in interests in participating in the future seminar. Sixty-nine percent of the dentists frequently use lasers in clinic, 31% checked lasers before usage and 82% used lasers approved by the ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan.
The types of lasers used were the Er:YAG (24%), CO₂ (23%), Diode (16%), Nd:YAG (16%), low-power laser (11%) and Er, Cr:YSGG (7%).
The laser was applied to the treatment of hypersensitive dentin, soft tissue surgery, stomatitis, periodontal pocket, dental caries and temporomandibular joint disorders.
These results suggested the necessity to hold this kind of seminar periodically.