Nitschke Ina, Müller Frauke, Ilgner Alexander, Reiber Thomas
Department of Prosthetic Dentistry and Dental Materials, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
Gerodontology. 2004 Sep;21(3):123-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1741-2358.2004.00031.x.
To survey the present state of undergraduate teaching in the domain of gerodontology in Germany, Switzerland and Austria.
All universities of Austria (A), Germany (D) and Switzerland (CH).
A questionnaire on undergraduate teaching in gerodontology was mailed to all Deans (A: n = 3; CH: n = 4; D: n = 31) and all independent departments except paediatric dentistry and orthodontics (A: n = 11; CH: n = 15; D: n = 111).
The questionnaires were completed and returned by 29 Deans (A: n = 2; CH: n = 4; D: n = 23) and 102 departments (A: n = 7; CH: n = 8; D: n = 87). In Austria, gerodontology is a very small component of the dental curriculum and the Deans did not want this to be increased. Most German universities claimed to teach some aspects of gerodontology to undergraduate students and 87.4% of the Deans voted for separate lectures in gerodontology. In Switzerland, gerodontology seems well established. The results of questionnaires from the independent departments revealed that in all three countries lectures were more prevalent (A: n = 0; CH: n = 4; D: n = 6) than practical training in nursing homes (A: n = 0; CH: n = 3; D: n = 6).
Considering the demographical shift which is leading to an increasing proportion of elderly in the population, the weighting of gerodontology in the undergraduate dental curriculum should be considered for revision in Austria and Germany.
调查德国、瑞士和奥地利老年牙科学领域本科教学的现状。
奥地利、德国和瑞士的所有大学。
向所有院长（奥地利：n = 3；瑞士：n = 4；德国：n = 31）以及除儿童牙科和正畸科以外的所有独立科室邮寄一份关于老年牙科学本科教学的问卷（奥地利：n = 11；瑞士：n = 15；德国：n = 111）。
29位院长（奥地利：n = 2；瑞士：n = 4；德国：n = 23）和102个科室（奥地利：n = 7；瑞士：n = 8；德国：n = 87）完成并返还了问卷。在奥地利，老年牙科学在牙科课程中所占比重非常小，院长们不希望增加这一比重。大多数德国大学声称向本科生教授老年牙科学的某些方面，87.4%的院长投票支持开设老年牙科学的单独讲座。在瑞士，老年牙科学似乎已得到很好的确立。独立科室的问卷结果显示，在所有三个国家，讲座比在养老院的实践培训更为普遍（奥地利：n = 0；瑞士：n = 4；德国：n = 6）（奥地利：n = 0；瑞士：n = 3；德国：n = 6）。
鉴于人口结构变化导致老年人口比例不断增加，奥地利和德国应考虑修订本科牙科课程中对老年牙科学的权重。
