Addo Me, Batchelor P, Sheiham A
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, 1-19 Torrington Place, London WC1E 6BT, UK.
Ghana Med J. 2006;40(4):118-26. doi: 10.4314/gmj.v40i3.55267.
To explore the degree of agreement on issues surrounding the proposals for dental health personnel requirements among key oral health personalities who are central to determining policy on oral health personnel requirements for Ghana and to make recommendations to assist in the future development of dental health personnel requirements.
A review of the literature, published documents and in-depth semi-structured interviews.
Dental health service in Ghana
Key oral health personalities who are central to determining policy on oral health personnel requirements for Ghana
There was a lack of consensus regarding key aspects of planning personnel requirements including the numbers and the kinds of professionals complementary to dentistry (PCDs) to develop, who should be responsible for their training, and which people to admit as trainees of PCDs.
Greater discussion between the various agencies involved should take place to help ensure consensus on the overall policy objectives.
探讨在加纳口腔卫生人员需求政策制定中起关键作用的主要口腔卫生人士对于围绕牙科卫生人员需求提案的相关问题的一致程度,并提出建议以协助未来牙科卫生人员需求的发展。
对文献、已发表文件和深入的半结构化访谈进行综述。
加纳的牙科卫生服务
在加纳口腔卫生人员需求政策制定中起关键作用的主要口腔卫生人士
在规划人员需求的关键方面缺乏共识,包括要培养的牙科互补专业人员(PCDs)的数量和种类、应由谁负责其培训以及应招收哪些人作为PCDs的学员。
各相关机构之间应进行更多讨论,以帮助确保在总体政策目标上达成共识。