Mahmoud K Al-Omiri

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• Article: Relationship between dental impacts on daily living, satisfaction with the dentition and personality profiles among a Palestinian population.

  Abu Younis, M K Al-Omiri, R O A Hantash, M Alrabab'Ah, N Dar-Odeh, O Abu Hammad, A Khraisat
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  ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between dental impacts on patients' daily living, satisfaction with the dentition and personality profiles. Fifty-two patients (22 males and 30 females; mean age 22.7 +/- 5.5 years) were recruited for this study. A "dental impact on daily living" (DIDL) questionnaire was used to assess patients' satisfaction with their dentition and impacts on daily living. The NEO five factor inventory (NEO-FFI) was used to assess personality profiles. The dentition had measurable impacts on daily living as well as satisfaction with appearance, pain levels, oral comfort, general performance, and eating capability (p < 0.001). Older patients were more totally satisfied (p = 0.014), more satisfied with appearance (p = 0.034), and less satisfied with general performance (p = 0.024). Older patients had higher Conscientiousness scores (p = 0.001) and lower Openness scores (0.018). Females were more satisfied with eating (p < 0.001). Significant correlations were established between neuroticism and total DIDL scores (p = 0.006). Extraversion had significant correlations with total satisfaction (p < 0.001) as well as satisfaction with appearance (p = 0.047) and oral comfort (p = 0.008). Significant correlations were also established between openness and satisfaction with general performance (p < 0.001), between Agreeableness and satisfaction with eating (p = 0.001), and between Conscientiousness and total satisfaction (p = 0.001), satisfaction with pain (p = 0.004), and satisfaction with oral comfort (p = 0.043). The status of the oral cavity might impact on patients' daily living and satisfaction with the dentition. Patients' satisfaction with their dentition has definitive impacts on daily living and dental perceptions. Personality profiles (neuroticism; extraversion; openness; agreeableness and conscientiousness) may influence dental perceptions; play a significant role in shaping satisfaction with dentition, and help with prediction of dental impacts on daily living. Patient satisfaction and psychological profiles should be considered when formulating a treatment plan in order to achieve patient acceptance of the offered treatment.
  Odonto-stomatologie tropicale = Tropical dental journal 06/2012; 35(138):21-30.
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  Dataset: Self-Treatment with Dental Implants

  Osama Abu-Hammad, Mahmoud Al Omiri, Mohammad Hammad, Ahmad Abdelaziz Mahmoud, Najla Dar-Odeh, Ahmad Kutkut
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  ABSTRACT: Background: Many self-treatment dental procedures have been reported in the literature including extractions and fillings.
• Article: Anxiety due to Dental Treatment and Procedures among University Students and Its Correlation with Their Gender and Field of Study.

  Mohd G Sghaireen, Abdalwhab M A Zwiri, Ibrahim A Alzoubi, Sadeq M Qodceih, Mahmoud K Al-Omiri
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  ABSTRACT: Aim of Study. To investigate dental anxiety levels among university students and its relation with their specialty and gender. Materials and Methods. 850 undergraduate university students were recruited into the study. The Modified Corah Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS) was used to measure the levels of their dental anxiety. 700 questionnaires were returned, 390 females and 310 males (response rate of 0.92% among females, 0.73% among males). The MDAS score ranged from 5 to 25. Patients were considered to suffer from high dental anxiety if they scored 13 to 20 points. Statistical analysis significance was set at P ≤ 0.05. Results. Seven hundred students participated in this study including 13% of medical students, 10% of dental students, 58% of arts students, and 18% of computer science students. Medical and dental students were less anxious than arts and computer science students (P < 0.05). Local anesthesia injection was the most fearful dental procedure (P < 0.05). Females were more anxious than males (P < 0.05). Conclusion. Male students were less anxious than female students. Students from medical background faculties were less anxious than students from nonmedical faculties. Lack of adequate dental health education may result in a higher level of dental anxiety among nonmedical students in Saudi Arabia.
  International Journal of Dentistry 01/2013; 2013:647436.
• Article: Level of Education and Gender-specific Self-reported Oral Health Behavior Among Dental Students.

  Mahmoud K Al-Omiri, Nicola H Barghout, Ashraf I Shaweesh, Ziad Malkawi
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  ABSTRACT: Purpose: To identify the oral health attitudes/behaviour among dental students in Jordan, and analyse the variations in oral health attitudes based on gender and level of education. Materials and Methods: Out of the 653 registered dental students at the faculty of dentistry, 580 students (455 females and 125 males, mean age = 20.1 ± 1.6 years) participated in the study (response rate 89%). The Hiroshima University-Dental Behavioural Inventory (HU-DBI) was used to assess oral heath attitudes and behaviour of the participants. Data were analysed using the chi-square test, and statistical significance was set at P < 0.05. Results: Females had better oral health attitudes and behaviour, especially towards visiting the dentist, toothbrushing habits and oral hygiene practice (P < 0.05). Also, students from the higher years had better oral health attitudes, behaviour and knowledge, especially towards gingival health, oral hygiene practice, toothbrushing and visiting the dentist (P < 0.05). Conclusion: Dental students in Jordan had poor oral health attitudes and behaviour. Females had better oral health knowledge, attitudes and behaviour than males. With increasing years of study, some aspects of dental students' oral health behaviour and attitudes improved. However, this improvement was limited and students should be encouraged to become an example of oral health for their society. Better comprehensive dental education with early exposure to dental health and prevention was suggested to improve dental students' oral health attitudes and behaviour.
  Oral health & preventive dentistry 01/2012; 10(1):29-35. · 0.55 Impact Factor
• Article: Smoking‐cessation practice guidelines: awareness and implementation among medical teams

  Karem H. Alzoubi, Mohammad Azab, Omar F. Khabour, Adan W. Al-shamaila, Nehad M. Ayoub, Mahmoud K. Al-Omiri, Amjad D. Al-Nasser, Nizar M. Mhaidat, Sayer I. Al-Azzam
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  ABSTRACT: Objectives The aim was to evaluate the awareness and implementation of the Smoking Cessation Clinical Practice (SCCP) guidelines.Methods A self-reported questionnaire based on the updated version of the SCCP guidelines was completed by 422 healthcare providers (HCPs) including physicians, dentists, dental hygienists and pharmacists recruited from both public and private sectors in Jordan.Key findings The majority of HCPs reported good smoking-cessation practices. However, their awareness about the SCCP guidelines was inadequate. Approximately 68% of HCPs lacked knowledge of the 5As; about 74% lacked knowledge of the 5Rs of the clinical guidelines for smoking cessation, which are the principal guidelines for smoking intervention and motivation to quit smoking. Fortunately, about 70% of participants from all groups examined and applied most of the steps in the guideline spontaneously without previous knowledge of the guideline. This spontaneous practice could be due to their vast practical experience, and the use of logic and/or basic knowledge about smoking cessation. Compared to physicians, pharmacists and dental hygienists showed significantly more frequent practice of most steps with patients willing to quit smoking.Conclusions Jordanian HCPs showed good, spontaneous smoking-cessation practice. However, this practice could have been better if HCPs had adequate awareness of the SCCP guidelines.
  International Journal of Pharmacy Practice. 03/2010; 18(2):93 - 99.