Background: Oral hygiene is an integral part of general health of a person. Nurses qualified about oral care can play an important role in improving the quality of oral health in hospitalized patients. This study investigated the educational needs of nurses in the field of oral health of hospitalized patients. Methods: The study used the modified Delphi method in three rounds. Fifty faculty members of the School of Dentistry and Nursing were selected via purposive sampling. The data collection tool was a demographic form and an open-ended questionnaire in the first round and a structured questionnaire in the next rounds. The analysis was performed using both content and descriptive analysis techniques. Results: The top ten oral health education priorities for nurses were greater than 75% with a consensus level: oral anatomy and physiology, learning the signs and symptoms of common oral diseases, learning of oral medications and administration, learning the drugs that cause damage to the mouth and teeth, training in managing dental emergencies, patient education for tooth brushing and taking care of the mouth, especially in the elderly patient, providing oral and dental care, training for unconscious and fasting patients, undergoing chemotherapy and radiotherapy, and hospitalization in intensive care unit. Conclusion: The findings of the study emphasized the need for interdisciplinary cooperation between nursing and dental professionals for the development of an oral health curriculum for nurses to promote and improve oral health and prevent dental diseases in hospitalized patients and the community.

Introduction. This study aimed to investigate dental students’ clinical reasoning and diagnostic thinking ability by key feature test and “diagnostic thinking inventory” questionnaire. Methods. The present study was a descriptive cross‐sectional study. The participants consisted of 61 senior dental students. Clinical reasoning and diagnostic thinking were assessed by key feature tests and the “diagnostic thinking inventory” “DTI” questionnaire, respectively. The “diagnostic thinking inventory” was developed by Bordage et al. in France and consisted of 41 questions on a 6‐point Likert scale. The satisfaction of students was assessed through a 10‐item questionnaire. Data were analyzed using SPSS 19 with descriptive tests (mean, SD, and percentage), student independent T‐test, and Pearson correlation. The significance level was determined at p < 0.05. Results. The mean scores of the key feature test were 56.55 ± 7.80. Diagnostic thinking scores of learners were reported in diagnostic thinking 136.47 ± 16.45, flexibility in thinking 72.22 ± 11.15, and structure of memory 64.24 ± 7.84. The difference in students’ scores in flexibility in thinking was significantly higher among male students than female students. (p‐value = 0.04). The students’ satisfaction scores were 3.53 ± 0.52, which showed relative satisfaction. Conclusion. The participants’ clinical reasoning and diagnostic thinking skills were reported at a low level. This issue emphasizes the need for training to enhance diagnostic thinking and clinical reasoning in dental education. Formative evaluation and reform of the educational programs of this course should be considered.

Background: The importance of evaluating the pulpal threshold to electrical stimulation, as a side effect of probable neuropathy in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) patients is a novel issue. This study aimed to investigate electrical pulp test thresholds in MS patients without a history of trigeminal neuralgia compared to healthy individuals. Methods: Sixty-nine maxillary central incisors, belonging to 34 relapsing-remitting MS patients, and 35 healthy individuals were included in this survey. The MS patients matched for intended variables, were 22–50 years old, had a more than 1-year history of MS, no history of trigeminal neuralgia and/or other neuropathy. The electric pulp sensibility test was performed on all samples. Electric pulp testing (EPT) results were recorded based on the pulp tester^’s grade that evoked a response. Data were analyzed with paired T-test, Mann-Whitney test, and Spearman correlation (P < 0.05). Results: According to the results of this study, the mean values of response to EPT were 1.2 ± 0.5 and 1.8 ± 0.5 in MS patients and healthy individuals, respectively. The pulpal response to EPT between the two groups was significantly different (P < 0.0001). Conclusions: MS patients showed a significantly reduced response to the electric pulp test in their maxillary central incisors in comparison to matched healthy persons.

After chemo/radiation therapy, mucositis is one of the most common side effects, so timely nursing care and instructed home care, significantly could decrease cost of medical care, and then increase quality of life. This review summarizes preventive and therapeutic intervention of mucositis (localized or systemic), between some of patients with cancer.

Introduction. The prevalence of anemia has been reported high in the female population in Iran. Anemia can be asymptomatic or can present in a variety of symptoms, especially when serum Hb values decrease. The present study would assess dental pulp response to cold and EPT sensibility tests in anemic and healthy women. Materials and Methods. One hundred twenty maxillary central incisors belonging to participants aged 18–58 years were included in this survey. 60 patients had anemia (Hb ≤ 12.5) with/without medication (30 in each group) and 60 women as controls had no anemia (Hb > 12.5) with/without medication (30 in each group). Electric and cold pulpal sensibility tests were performed for all teeth. Statistical analysis was performed with t‐student, Chi‐square test, and two‐way ANOVA. The significance level was set as p < 0.05. Results. According to the results of this study, the mean value of hemoglobin in anemic and healthy women was 11.5 and 14.08 g/dl, respectively. The mean value of response to EPT in anemic women with and without medication was 3.21 and 3.14, respectively. The mean value of response to EPT in healthy women with and without medication was 3.81 and 3.58 g/dl, respectively. The mean value of time delay response to cold test was 3.03 and 2.82 s in anemic patients with/without medication. Also, the mean value of time delay response to cold test was 2.80 and 2.93 s in healthy women with/without medication. The pulpal responses to EPT tests had significant differences between anemic and healthy women (p = 0.043). There were no significant differences between anemic and healthy women considering time delay response to the cold test (p = 0.077). Conclusion. Based on the results of the present study, tooth response to the EPT sensibility test may alter in anemic patients despite medication. The evidence from this preliminary study suggests that peripheral neuropathy in anemic patients could affect pulpal sensibility tests.