Patient considerations for orthodontists: A comparative study of university students in Malaysia and Taiwan

IF 3.4 3区 医学 Q1 DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE Journal of Dental Sciences Pub Date : 2024-07-17 DOI:10.1016/j.jds.2024.07.003
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Abstract

Background/purpose

Patients' considerations when choosing an orthodontist are influenced by many factors, including background, ethnicity, and location. Accordingly, this study aimed to identify factors influencing patients’ considerations when selecting an orthodontist in both Malaysia and Taiwan.

Materials and methods

In total, 248 dental students from Taipei Medical University and 110 dental students from Manipal University College Malaysia were selected for this study. Participants' considerations when selecting an orthodontist were assessed using a questionnaire survey. The questionnaire collected data regarding participants’ demographic characteristics and their preferences regarding clinical settings, orthodontist attributes, administrative systems, and the influence of social media. The gathered data were analyzed and compared using independent t-test, ANOVA, and chi-squared for both cohorts.

Results

The present results revealed significant differences between the Malaysian and Taiwanese participants with several variables, including orthodontist experience, recommendations, pain-free treatment procedures, treatment duration, friendly reception, sources of information about orthodontists, and preferred social media platforms. Notably, among the Taiwanese participants, “person responsible for treatment costs,” was significantly correlated with the orthodontist's age, the orthodontist's work experience, information sources, travel distance, and content posted by orthodontists on social media. By contrast, among the Malaysian participants, this variable was correlated with the work experience of orthodontists.

Conclusion

Significant differences were observed between the Malaysian and Taiwanese participants in terms of their considerations when choosing an orthodontist. Participant's gender significantly influenced orthodontist preferences among the Malaysian participants, whereas the individual responsible for treatment costs was identified to be the most crucial factor influencing the Taiwanese participants.

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正畸医生对患者的考虑:马来西亚和台湾大学生的比较研究
背景/目的患者在选择正畸医生时的考虑因素受到很多因素的影响,包括背景、种族和地点。因此,本研究旨在确定马来西亚和台湾患者在选择正畸医生时的考虑因素。材料和方法本研究共选择了 248 名台北医学大学的牙科学生和 110 名马来西亚马尼帕尔大学学院的牙科学生。通过问卷调查评估了参与者在选择正畸医生时的考虑因素。问卷收集了参与者的人口统计学特征、他们对临床环境的偏好、正畸医生的属性、管理制度以及社交媒体的影响等方面的数据。结果显示,马来西亚和台湾的参与者在多个变量上存在显著差异,包括正畸医生的经验、建议、无痛治疗程序、治疗时间、友好接待、正畸医生的信息来源以及偏好的社交媒体平台。值得注意的是,在台湾参与者中,"负责治疗费用的人 "与正畸医生的年龄、正畸医生的工作经验、信息来源、旅行距离以及正畸医生在社交媒体上发布的内容显著相关。结论马来西亚和台湾的参与者在选择正畸医生时的考虑因素方面存在明显差异。参与者的性别对马来西亚参与者选择正畸医生的偏好有很大影响,而负责治疗费用的个人被认为是影响台湾参与者的最关键因素。
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Journal of Dental Sciences
Journal of Dental Sciences 医学-牙科与口腔外科
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5.10
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348
审稿时长
6 days
期刊介绍: he Journal of Dental Sciences (JDS), published quarterly, is the official and open access publication of the Association for Dental Sciences of the Republic of China (ADS-ROC). The precedent journal of the JDS is the Chinese Dental Journal (CDJ) which had already been covered by MEDLINE in 1988. As the CDJ continued to prove its importance in the region, the ADS-ROC decided to move to the international community by publishing an English journal. Hence, the birth of the JDS in 2006. The JDS is indexed in the SCI Expanded since 2008. It is also indexed in Scopus, and EMCare, ScienceDirect, SIIC Data Bases. The topics covered by the JDS include all fields of basic and clinical dentistry. Some manuscripts focusing on the study of certain endemic diseases such as dental caries and periodontal diseases in particular regions of any country as well as oral pre-cancers, oral cancers, and oral submucous fibrosis related to betel nut chewing habit are also considered for publication. Besides, the JDS also publishes articles about the efficacy of a new treatment modality on oral verrucous hyperplasia or early oral squamous cell carcinoma.
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