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Arroyo-Bote S, Bennasar-Verger C, Martínez-Jover A, Ferragut-Pina P, Riutot-Sbert P, López-González ÁA, Barkvol P. Development of a three-dimensional printed model from a digital impression of a real patient for aesthetic dentistry undergraduate teaching. J Dent Educ 2024. [PMID: 38634400 DOI: 10.1002/jdd.13552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2023] [Revised: 02/18/2024] [Accepted: 03/23/2024] [Indexed: 04/19/2024]
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INTRODUCTION The acquisition of skills and manual dexterity in aesthetic dentistry in undergraduate teaching requires preclinical practices with simulation that should approximate real clinical situations. OBJECTIVE We will present a digital procedure for the creation of three-dimensional (3D) resin models adapted to the practices of the Aesthetic Dentistry course. MATERIAL AND METHOD Stereolithography or Standard Tesellation Language (STL) files of a real patient were previously obtained with a 3-shape intraoral scanner. Using the Exocad computer programme for dental prosthesis design, various modifications were made, such as incisor rotation, surface alterations imitating dysplasias or erosions, the creation of diastemas, or even changes in tooth size. The virtual model was printed in resin for use by students. Once the practices were finished, the students and the teachers evaluated the use of the 3D printed models. RESULTS The result is the typodont model, in which seven laboratory sessions took place: 1-Restoration of conoid tooth morphology, 2-Cervical abrasion/ erosion restoration, 3-Direct Composite Veneer, 4-Aesthetic correction in a tooth with rotation, 5-Diastem closure, 6-Occlusal abrasions/ erosion, and 7-Maryland bridge. 90.48% of the students evaluated the designed 3D model as the best method for laboratory practice compared to other methods, obtaining a general assessment of 8.3 out of 10. CONCLUSION The method used has provided a reproducible standard analog model for direct aesthetic dental restoration practice, with a good assessment by students and teachers.
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- Sebastiana Arroyo-Bote
- Department of Conservative Dentistry, ADEMA School of Dentistry, ADEMA Health IUNICS group, University of the Balearic Islands, Palma, Spain
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- Department of Conservative Dentistry, ADEMA School of Dentistry, University of the Balearic Islands, Palma, Spain
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- Department of Conservative Dentistry, ADEMA School of Dentistry, University of the Balearic Islands, Palma, Spain
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- Department of dental prostheses, ADEMA School of Dentistry, University of the Balearic Islands, Palma, Spain
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- Advisory Council for Research, ADEMA School of Dentistry, ADEMA Health IUNICS group, University of the Balearic Islands, Palma, Spain
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- Department of statistics and research, ADEMA School of Dentistry, ADEMA Health IUNICS group, University of the Balearic Islands, Palma, Spain
- Occupational Risk Prevention Service, Balearic Islands Health Service, Palma, Spain
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- Department of Oral Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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Campbell F, Goldsmith R, Rogers H. Are we practising what we preach and are we all singing from the same hymn sheet? An exploration of teaching in paediatric caries management across UK dental schools. Int J Paediatr Dent 2024. [PMID: 38590044 DOI: 10.1111/ipd.13181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2023] [Revised: 12/17/2023] [Accepted: 02/07/2024] [Indexed: 04/10/2024]
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BACKGROUND The evidence underpinning caries management for children has progressed dramatically over the past 20 years. Anecdotally, this is not reflected in the teaching provided to undergraduate dental students, with the ongoing teaching of outdated methods within some dental schools. AIM To capture the current undergraduate teaching provision and clinical treatment experience requirement relative to caries management in paediatric dentistry in UK dental schools. DESIGN Cross-sectional analysis of current teaching methods on paediatric caries management was obtained using a piloted online data collection form. Question content included current caries teaching methods, assessment of student exposure and competence. The results were analysed descriptively. RESULTS Of the 16 UK dental schools, 14 participated. Discrepancy in teaching content was apparent. Many schools (n = 9) taught biological caries management through therapeutic fissure sealants, yet this was not reflected in assessment and clinical requirements. Some schools (n = 4) taught amalgam placement in children, and most (n = 12) operatively taught treatments that would no longer be routinely provided in general dental practice in the UK, including primary tooth pulpotomy. CONCLUSION There is substantial variation in the paediatric caries management techniques that are taught across UK dental schools, demonstrating a need for a national consensus to address these disparities.
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- Faith Campbell
- School of Dentistry, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
- Glasgow Dental Hospital and School, Glasgow, UK
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- School of Dental Sciences, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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Agouropoulos A, Seymen F, Kupietzky A, Bönecker M. Global overview on current paediatric dentistry teaching: A survey of National Member Societies of the IAPD. Int J Paediatr Dent 2024; 34:58-65. [PMID: 37330970 DOI: 10.1111/ipd.13097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2023] [Revised: 04/09/2023] [Accepted: 06/11/2023] [Indexed: 06/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND Published information on the teaching and recognition of paediatric dentistry (PD) is limited worldwide. AIM The aim of this study was to investigate the status of current teaching of undergraduate and postgraduate training in PD and identify differences by country-level economic development. DESIGN Representatives from 80 national member societies of the International Association of Paediatric Dentistry (IAPD) were invited to complete a questionnaire on undergraduate and postgraduate PD curricula, types of postgraduate education offered, and recognition of the specialty. Country economic development level was classified according to the World Bank criteria. The chi-squared test and the Spearman correlation coefficient were used for data analysis (α = 0.005). RESULTS Response rate was 63%. Teaching of PD at the undergraduate level was present in all countries, but PD specialization, master's, and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) coursework were offered in 75%, 64%, and 53% of surveyed countries, respectively. Postgraduate specialization courses were offered in a significantly larger proportion of high-income countries than in upper-middle- or lower-middle-income countries (p < .01). In 20% of participating countries, PD was not an officially recognized specialty with no difference in recognition of the specialty by country's economic development level (p = .62). CONCLUSION Paediatric dentistry is taught at the undergraduate level universally, but at the postgraduate level, significantly fewer courses are available, especially in lower-income countries.
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- Andreas Agouropoulos
- Department of Paediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Paediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Altinbas University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Paediatric Dentistry, Hadassah School of Dental Medicine, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Paediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of Sao Paulo-USP, São Paulo, Brazil
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Puranik CP, Ortiz G, Moreno A, Peralta TD. Innovative three-dimensional models for space management training in pediatric dentistry. J Dent Educ 2023; 87 Suppl 3:1861-1864. [PMID: 37323023 DOI: 10.1002/jdd.13295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2022] [Revised: 02/15/2023] [Accepted: 06/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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- Chaitanya P Puranik
- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Children's Hospital Colorado and School of Dental Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- School of Dental Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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He S, Wu S, Duangthip D, Chu CH, Lo ECM. Teaching of silver diamine fluoride for the management of dental caries and hypersensitivity - situation in the Southeast Asia dental schools. BMC Oral Health 2023; 23:815. [PMID: 37898744 PMCID: PMC10613390 DOI: 10.1186/s12903-023-03502-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2023] [Accepted: 10/07/2023] [Indexed: 10/30/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Using silver diamine fluoride (SDF) for caries management has raised dentists' interests in Southeast Asia (SEA). However, information about the teaching of SDF in dental schools in SEA is limited. Therefore, this survey aimed to describe the extent to which SDF had been introduced into the education of undergraduate students in the dental schools in SEA. METHODS An online questionnaire survey was conducted on the duration, method, contents, and barriers regarding the teaching of SDF. Teachers in charge of undergraduate program in pediatric dentistry and those in community dentistry in all the 90 dental schools in SEA were approached and we required each department to reply once only. Descriptive statistics and Chi-square test were used to describe and assess the differences between the two departments in the teaching of SDF. RESULTS A total of 81 responses from the departments of 49 schools were received, giving a school-level response rate of 54% (49/90). SDF was taught in the undergraduate program in 86% (42/49) of the respondent schools, and 50% (21/42) of these schools had included SDF in the teaching for five or more years. Almost all (98%) of the departments taught SDF through lectures. Furthermore, 55% of them adopted SDF in clinical practice. Regarding the teaching content, the use of SDF for arresting cavitated caries lesion was the most commonly covered (82-97%), followed by for arresting early noncavitated lesions (69-82%), for preventing new caries development (66-79%) and for treating dental hypersensitivity (77%). There were variations in the post-treatment instruction taught. For the departments not teaching SDF, the most common reason (10/19, 53%) was that SDF was not available. CONCLUSION SDF is covered in the undergraduate program in most of the dental schools in SEA. The use of SDF to arrest cavitated caries lesions in primary teeth is usually taught. However, other applications of SDF, such as for prevention of caries and treatment of dental hypersensitivity, are less commonly mentioned in the teaching.
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- Shuyang He
- Applied Oral Sciences & Community Dental Care, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, 34 Hospital Rd, Sai Wan Hong Kong, China
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- Applied Oral Sciences & Community Dental Care, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, 34 Hospital Rd, Sai Wan Hong Kong, China
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- Restorative Dental Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, The Universitry of Hong Kong, 34 Hospital Rd, Hong Kong, Sai Wan, China
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- Restorative Dental Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, The Universitry of Hong Kong, 34 Hospital Rd, Hong Kong, Sai Wan, China
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- Applied Oral Sciences & Community Dental Care, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, 34 Hospital Rd, Sai Wan Hong Kong, China.
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Lin GSS, Chin YJ, Chong RS, Baharin F, Syed Saadun Tarek Wafa SWW, Dziaruddin N. Expert consensus on relevant topics for undergraduate paediatric dental curriculum using the fuzzy Delphi method: a new direction for Malaysian dental education. BMC Oral Health 2023; 23:452. [PMID: 37407955 DOI: 10.1186/s12903-023-03130-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2023] [Accepted: 06/13/2023] [Indexed: 07/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Paediatric dentistry is a branch of dental specialty that focuses on dental care for children from infancy through adolescence. However, there is no standardised national undergraduate paediatric dental curriculum in Malaysia. The present study aimed to identify relevant topics for undergraduate paediatric dental curricula and to determine the appropriate cognitive and psychomotor levels for each topic based on the consensus among paediatric dental experts. METHODS Potential relevant undergraduate paediatric dentistry topics were initially drafted and revised according to the revised national competency statement. The final draft included 65 topics clustered under 18 domains. A fuzzy Delphi method was used and experts who fulfilled the inclusion criteria were invited to anonymously ranked the importance of relevant topics using a five-point Likert scale and proposed suitable cognitive and psychomotor levels for each topic. Fuzzy evaluation was then performed, and experts were considered to have reached a consensus if the following three conditions were achieved: (a). the difference between the average and expert rating data was ≤ 0.2; (b). the average expert consensus was ˃70%; and (c). the average fuzzy number was ≥ 0.5. Subsequently, the mean ratings were used to determine the cognitive and psychomotor levels. RESULTS 20 experts participated in the survey. 64 out of 65 paediatric dentistry topics were deemed acceptable. The average fuzzy number ranged from 0.36 to 0.85, while the average Likert score ranged from 3.05 to 5.00. The topic "Dental amalgam" was rejected based on expert consensus since the average fuzzy number was 0.36. The most significant topic was "Pit and fissure sealant", followed by "Preventive advice", "Early childhood caries", "Dental caries in children & adolescent", "Management of dental caries in paediatric patients", and "Consent" which were equally ranked as the second most important topics. According to Bloom's and Simpson's taxonomies, most of the paediatric dentistry topics were rated adequate for undergraduate students at the cognitive level of "Apply" (C3) and a psychomotor level of "Guided response" (P3). CONCLUSION The current study successfully identified relevant undergraduate paediatric dentistry topics using the fuzzy Delphi method, which can facilitate future educators to improve existing Malaysian undergraduate paediatric dental curricula.
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- Galvin Sim Siang Lin
- Department of Dental Materials, Faculty of Dentistry, Asian Institute of Medicine, Science and Technology (AIMST) University, 08100, Kedah, Malaysia.
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- Department of Paediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, 50603, Malaysia
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- Department of Paediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, 50603, Malaysia
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- Paediatric Dentistry Unit, School of Dental Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Health Campus, 16150, Kelantan, Malaysia
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- Department of Paediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, 50603, Malaysia
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Garrido BDTM, Vitor LLR, Cruvinel T, Machado MAAM, Oliveira TM, Lourenço Neto N. Dentists' Self-evaluated Ability in Diagnosing and Updating About Pulpotomy. Int Dent J 2023; 73:319-324. [PMID: 35393116 PMCID: PMC10023525 DOI: 10.1016/j.identj.2022.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2021] [Revised: 01/26/2022] [Accepted: 03/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE This study aimed to self-evaluate the knowledge of different dental professionals' profiles in Brazil on diagnosing and indicating pulpotomy in primary teeth and how these groups updated on this theme. METHODS Three groups (G1: professors, G2: specialists, and G3: professionals) answered an online questionnaire containing 20 questions and returned 416 questionnaires. Data were subjected to Chi-square associative tests and t tests, with P < .05. RESULTS G1 and G2 reported to indicate pulpotomy, highlighting the tendency of these groups towards seeking updates on this subject. All 3 groups used academic materials for updating. However, G2 had a high demand for updates through congresses, whilst G3 had a high demand for updates through social media (Google and Google Scholar). The most cited indication by G1 and G2 was "accidental pulp exposure" and by G3 was "teeth with extensive carious lesions that have involved the pulp with radiographic confirmation." All 3 groups opted for pulpotomy to keep the tooth in the arch. Thus, G1 and G2 are the groups who are more updated on the subject, using mainly academic materials, which can be associated with the fact that such groups indicated pulpotomy in primary teeth. The lower interest in searching about pulpotomy in G3 can be understood as a nonclinical application of the topic for this group. CONCLUSIONS Professionals who work directly with paediatric dentistry (professors or specialists) felt more capable of diagnosing and treating cases of pulpotomy. In addition, most of the professionals used scientifically based sources for getting information and actualisation on the subject of pulp therapies.
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- Beatriz Della Terra Mouco Garrido
- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Orthodontics and Community Dentistry, Discipline of Pediatric Dentistry, Bauru School of Dentistry-University of São Paulo, Bauru, Brazil
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- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Orthodontics and Community Dentistry, Discipline of Pediatric Dentistry, Bauru School of Dentistry-University of São Paulo, Bauru, Brazil
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- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Orthodontics and Community Dentistry, Discipline of Pediatric Dentistry, Bauru School of Dentistry-University of São Paulo, Bauru, Brazil; Hospital for the Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies, University of São Paulo, Bauru, Brazil
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- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Orthodontics and Community Dentistry, Discipline of Pediatric Dentistry, Bauru School of Dentistry-University of São Paulo, Bauru, Brazil; Hospital for the Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies, University of São Paulo, Bauru, Brazil
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- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Orthodontics and Community Dentistry, Discipline of Pediatric Dentistry, Bauru School of Dentistry-University of São Paulo, Bauru, Brazil.
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Hossain N, Kaur H, Mohanasundaram D, Calache H, Zafar S. Undergraduate dental students' perception of paediatric dental teaching in an urban and rural Australian dental school. Int J Paediatr Dent 2023; 33:158-167. [PMID: 36200339 DOI: 10.1111/ipd.13030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2022] [Revised: 08/05/2022] [Accepted: 08/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Confidence in performing paediatric dental treatment is important as it ensures better oral health outcomes in the patient's adulthood. AIM To investigate the confidence and attitudes of final year dentistry students, attending an urban and rural dental programme, towards their paediatric dentistry training. DESIGN A questionnaire was distributed to final year dentistry students at the urban-based university, The University of Queensland, and at the rural-based university, La Trobe University. The questionnaire collected information using 5-point Likert scale and short-answer questions, which explored the theoretical, observational, preclinical and clinical aspects of students' paediatric dentistry training. Jamovi and GraphPad Prism were used for data analysis and the creation of graphs. RESULTS The questionnaire was completed by 32 rural students and 47 urban students, with a response rate of 79%. Rural students were found to be less confident with the theory on restorative procedures than urban students. Observations of a dentist performing treatment on child were completed by a significantly larger proportion of urban students (70.2%) than rural students (46.9%). Students from both universities reported to have developed the least confidence in the preclinical training of pulp therapies and expressed the need for additional preclinical sessions for more training. At both universities, students indicated they were the least confident in the clinical practice of pulp therapies and management of traumatic dental injuries. Urban students were found to be more confident than their rural counterparts in the clinical practice of examination, treatment planning and preventative procedures, as well as in restorative procedures. CONCLUSIONS Both urban and rural students were found to have the least confidence in preclinical and clinical skills related to pulp therapies. Restorative dentistry was an area in which urban students were significantly more confident than rural students in both the theoretical and the clinical aspects.
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- Nadeem Hossain
- School of Dentistry, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Dentistry, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Dentistry and Oral Health, La Trobe Rural Health School, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Dentistry, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Reynolds L, Sohal G, Barry S. Confidence-level of foundation dentists in the North West of England in the placement of preformed metal crowns using the Hall technique. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF DENTAL EDUCATION : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR DENTAL EDUCATION IN EUROPE 2023; 27:158-166. [PMID: 35147276 DOI: 10.1111/eje.12788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2021] [Revised: 12/23/2021] [Accepted: 01/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The Hall technique is a biological caries management approach commonly used within the field of paediatric dentistry. The technique involves the placement of a preformed metal crown (PMC) without local anaesthetic, caries removal or tooth preparation. Despite being widely taught across dental schools in the United Kingdom, evidence from the literature suggests that PMCs are seldom used in general dental practice, even by newly qualified dentists. This study aimed to evaluate the experience and self-reported confidence of Foundation Dentists (FDs) in the North West of England in the placement of preformed metal crowns using the Hall technique. MATERIALS AND METHODS An anonymous questionnaire was distributed to 117 Foundation Dentists in the North West of England. RESULTS Forty-six questionnaires were returned, giving a response rate of 39%. The results revealed that 80.4% of FDs felt "somewhat," "quite" or "extremely" confident with the Hall technique at the point of graduation. This increased to 85.3% upon completion of Dental Foundation Training. CONCLUSION Foundation Dentists' self-reported confidence in the Hall technique was reasonably high both at the point of qualification and upon completing Dental Foundation Training. Nevertheless, many of the Foundation Dentists felt that they would benefit from further postgraduate training on the technique.
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- Laura Reynolds
- Child Dental Health Department, University Dental Hospital of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Child Dental Health Department, University Dental Hospital of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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Weishuhn D, Scully A, Amini H, Salzmann L, Boynton JR. Contemporary predoctoral paediatric behaviour guidance education in the United States and Canada. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF DENTAL EDUCATION : OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR DENTAL EDUCATION IN EUROPE 2022; 26:85-92. [PMID: 33548111 DOI: 10.1111/eje.12675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2020] [Revised: 12/21/2020] [Accepted: 01/30/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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PURPOSE To determine the contemporary educational experiences of predoctoral dental students in the United States and Canada regarding behaviour guidance (BG) of the child patient and assess trends from a previous study in 2004. METHODS Data were collected from 32 predoctoral paediatric dentistry programme directors in the United States and Canada via a web-based survey. RESULTS The didactic curriculum hours devoted to the teaching of BG techniques in 2019 are similar to 2004. A majority (60.7%) of programmes do not have a formal assessment of competency with BG techniques. Lectures (n = 28), clinical experience (n = 28) and observation (n = 26) were the most common techniques implemented to teach BG techniques, and tell-show-do (100%), non-verbal communication (82.1%), positive reinforcement (89.3%) and distraction (82.1%) were the techniques that more than 75% of dental students most commonly have hands-on experience with during their dental education. In 2019, students tended to have more hands-on experience with nitrous oxide/oxygen inhalation and less hands-on experience with aversive techniques and sedation. CONCLUSIONS The majority of dental schools do not have a formal competency in BG of the child patient. Compared with 2004, nitrous oxide/oxygen is used more by dental students and there is less predoctoral education in aversive BG techniques.
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- David Weishuhn
- Department of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry, University of Michigan School of Dentistry, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Mott Children's Health Center & Hurley Medical Center, Flint, MI, USA
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- Indiana University School of Dentistry, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Ohio State University College of Dentistry, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry, University of Michigan School of Dentistry, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry, University of Michigan School of Dentistry, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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Al-Jundi SH, Ei Shahawy OI, Nazzal H. Paediatric dentistry undergraduate education across dental schools in the Arabian region: a cross-sectional study. Eur Arch Paediatr Dent 2021; 22:969-977. [PMID: 34351613 PMCID: PMC8526457 DOI: 10.1007/s40368-021-00656-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2021] [Accepted: 07/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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PURPOSE To assess and compare teaching of paediatric dentistry in the undergraduate curriculum among dental schools in the Arabian region. METHODS A 28-item online cross-sectional questionnaire survey was conducted of undergraduate dental programme directors in the Arab region. The survey included questions related to the programme's content, method of instruction on specific paediatric dentistry topics as well as the director's opinion on the level of training obtained by the undergraduate students at the end of the programme. RESULTS The final sample included 31 dental schools representing undergraduate programmes in ten Arabian countries (60.8% response rate). All programmes provided theoretical and practical education on communicative behaviour management techniques and caries prevention. Pulpectomy and formocresol pulpotomy were taught in the form of theoretical and practical education in 87.1% and 80.6% of the programmes, respectively. The method of education on common orthodontic topics was mainly theoretical with the exception of space maintainers. Instructions on managing trauma to permanent dentition was theoretical and practical in most programmes (61.3%). Most respondents rated the level of training of students in behaviour management and caries prevention as good to reasonable, while only 22.6% thought that the level of training was excellent in pulp therapy. CONCLUSION Variations were observed in paediatric dentistry education among undergraduate dental programmes in the Arabian region in terms of topics, instruction methods, year of introduction of paediatric dentistry education, and number of clinical sessions offered. This study establishes a framework for future paediatric dentistry curriculum development and/or improvement in the Arabian region.
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- S H Al-Jundi
- Faculty of Dentistry, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan
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- Department of Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Future University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Pediatric Dentistry, Hamad Dental Center, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
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Jamal H, Elhussein M. Integration of Regenerative Dentistry Into the Dental Undergraduate Curriculum. FRONTIERS IN DENTAL MEDICINE 2020. [DOI: 10.3389/fdmed.2020.596189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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