Lang Niklaus P, Fredrich Caroline A, Joss Andreas H
Zahnmedizinische Kliniken, Universität Bern, Klinik für Parodontologie und Brückenprothetik, Bern.
Schweiz Monatsschr Zahnmed. 2003;113(5):510-8.
The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the professional knowledge in periodontology of the dentists, a subject which has been taught officially since 1972 as an independent area, to determine the self-assessed level of competence and to elaborate on the needs for continuing education in periodontology. The present evaluation used questionnaires sent to all members of the Swiss Society of Odontology SSO in the summer of 2000. One third of the questionnaires were returned. The questionnaires contained three parts: A) Demographic information assuring that the distribution of the answering colleagues corresponded to that of all dentists in Switzerland. B) Self-assessment of undergraduate and continuing education. Colleagues with professional experience of less than six years evaluated themselves as being most competent theoretically, while those with professional experience of 6-25 years felt most competent practically. C) Objective professional knowledge of the etiology and therapy of periodontal diseases. Such evidence-based statements had also been presented to the European Academy of Periodontology (EAP) in 1993 at the 1st European Workshop in Periodontology. In comparison to the students and faculty of the University of Washington and the EAP, it was possible to evaluate the level of knowledge in periodontology of Swiss dentists. It was evident that their professional knowledge was on a level which corresponded to the state of scientific evidence. However, there were differences between graduates from the different Swiss universities.
本研究的目的是评估牙医在牙周病学方面的专业知识，牙周病学自1972年起作为一个独立领域正式授课，旨在确定自我评估的能力水平，并阐述牙周病学继续教育的需求。本次评估使用了2000年夏季发送给瑞士牙科学会（SSO）所有成员的问卷。三分之一的问卷被收回。问卷包含三个部分：A）人口统计学信息，以确保回答问卷的同事的分布与瑞士所有牙医的分布相对应。B）本科教育和继续教育的自我评估。专业经验少于六年的同事在理论上自我评估为最有能力，而专业经验为6 - 25年的同事在实践中感觉最有能力。C）牙周病病因和治疗的客观专业知识。此类基于证据的陈述也曾在1993年第一届欧洲牙周病学研讨会上提交给欧洲牙周病学会（EAP）。与华盛顿大学的学生和教员以及EAP相比，可以评估瑞士牙医的牙周病学知识水平。很明显，他们的专业知识水平与科学证据的现状相符。然而，瑞士不同大学的毕业生之间存在差异。
