Ettinger R L, Watkins C, Cowen H
Department of Prosthodontics and Dows Institute for Dental Research, University of Iowa, Iowa City 52242, USA.
J Dent Educ. 2000 Oct;64(10):715-22.
The development of geriatric dental education programs in the United States and at the University of Iowa over the last twenty years is reviewed. The program at Iowa evolved from a didactic elective program taught by a single faculty person to required didactic and clinical programs that include a special care clinic in the dental school and a mobile unit with portable equipment serving ten area nursing homes with comprehensive care. Factors influencing the curriculum development are identified and discussed, and as no dental schools are the same, some general applications are suggested from the Iowa experience.
回顾了过去二十年来美国及爱荷华大学老年牙科教育项目的发展情况。爱荷华大学的项目从由一名教员讲授的理论选修课程，发展成为必修的理论和临床课程，其中包括牙科学院的一家特殊护理诊所，以及一个配备便携式设备的流动单元，为十个地区养老院提供全面护理服务。确定并讨论了影响课程发展的因素，鉴于没有哪两所牙科学院是相同的，文中根据爱荷华大学的经验提出了一些普遍适用的做法。
