LAPSE:2021.0611
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LAPSE:2021.0611
The Concept of Sustainable Development of Modern Dentistry
July 19, 2021
This paper concerns the assessment of the current state of dentistry in the world and the prospects of its sustainable development. A traditional Chinese censer was adopted as the pattern, with a strong and stable support on three legs. The dominant diseases of the oral cavity are caries and periodontal diseases, with the inevitable consequence of toothlessness. From the caries 3.5−5 billion people suffer. Moreover, each of these diseases has a wide influence on the development of systemic complications. The territorial range of these diseases and their significant differentiation in severity in different countries and their impact on disability-adjusted life years index are presented (DALY). Edentulousness has a significant impact on the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL). The etiology of these diseases is presented, as well as the preventive and therapeutic strategies undertaken as a result of modifying the Deming circle through the fives’ rules idea. The state of development of Dentistry 4.0 is an element of the current stage of the industrial revolution Industry 4.0 and the great achievements of modern dental engineering. Dental treatment examples from the authors’ own clinical practice are given. The systemic safety of a huge number of dentists in the world is discussed, in place of the passive strategy of using more and more advanced personal protective equipment (PPE), introducing our own strategy for the active prevention of the spread of pathogenic microorganisms, including SARS-CoV-2. The ethical aspects of dentists’ activity towards their own patients and the ethical obligations of the dentist community towards society are discussed in detail. This paper is a polemic arguing against the view presented by a group of eminent specialists in the middle of last year in The Lancet. It is impossible to disagree with these views when it comes to waiting for egalitarianism in dental care, increasing the scope of prevention and eliminating discrimination in this area on the basis of scarcity and poverty. The views on the discrimination of dentistry in relation to other branches of medicine are far more debatable. Therefore, relevant world statistics for other branches of medicine are presented. The authors of this paper do not agree with the thesis that interventional dental treatment can be replaced with properly implemented prophylaxis. The final remarks, therefore, present a discussion of the prospects for the development of dentistry based on three pillars, analogous to the traditional Chinese censer obtaining a stable balance thanks to its three legs. The Dentistry Sustainable Development (DSD) > 2020 model, consisting of Global Dental Prevention (GDP), Advanced Interventionist Dentistry 4.0 (AID 4.0), and Dentistry Safety System (DSS), is presented.
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caries, dental implantology, dental interventionistic treatment, dental prophylaxis, dental prosthetics, dentist ethics, dentist safety, Dentistry 4.0, dentistry sustainable development, endodontics, periodontology, toothlessness
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Dobrzański LA, Dobrzański LB, Dobrzańska-Danikiewicz AD, Dobrzańska J. The Concept of Sustainable Development of Modern Dentistry. (2021). LAPSE:2021.0611
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Dobrzański LA: Medical and Dental Engineering Centre for Research, Design and Production ASKLEPIOS, 13 D Królowej Bony St., 44-100 Gliwice, Poland [ORCID]
Dobrzański LB: Medical and Dental Engineering Centre for Research, Design and Production ASKLEPIOS, 13 D Królowej Bony St., 44-100 Gliwice, Poland [ORCID]
Dobrzańska-Danikiewicz AD: Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Zielona Góra, 4 Prof. Z. Szafrana St., 65-516 Zielona Góra, Poland [ORCID]
Dobrzańska J: Medical and Dental Engineering Centre for Research, Design and Production ASKLEPIOS, 13 D Królowej Bony St., 44-100 Gliwice, Poland
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Processes
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8
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12
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E1605
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2020
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2020-12-06
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2227-9717
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