Youngson C C, Molyneux L E, Fox K, Boyle E L, Preston A J
Division of Dentistry, Restorative Dentisry, School of Dental Sciences, The University of Liverpool, Pembroke Place, Liverpool, L3 5PS.
Br Dent J. 2007 Sep;203(5 Suppl):9-14. doi: 10.1038/bdj.2007.777.
To ascertain the requirements in restorative dentistry that undergraduate dental students have to fulfil in order to sit the finals examinations in dental schools in the UK and Ireland and to compare those requirements with the competencies stipulated by the GDC in The first five years.
Fifteen anonymised questionnaires, of open and closed question design, were sent by post to academics in the university departments of restorative dentistry in each of the undergraduate dental schools in the UK and Ireland. The first section concerned numerical information regarding total numbers of procedures that were required to be completed in undergraduate restorative dentistry. The second section was designed to ascertain information as to how decisions are made with respect to an undergraduate's readiness to sit the finals examination in restorative dentistry (such as continual assessment and/or competency assessments).
A total of 15 replies were received for analysis, a 100% response rate. Several institutions emphasised that they do not have 'requirements', but provide guidelines as to what should be achieved. Six institutions did not have set numerical requirements for direct placement restorations or bridges. The number of direct placement restorations required at the other nine institutions ranged from 50 to 160. Five institutions did not have numerical requirements for dentures; four institutions did not set numerical targets for crowns, veneers, inlays/onlays or endodontics. In institutions where numerical requirements were not used, forms of competency assessments were completed. The requirements across all institutions for periodontology, integrated treatment planning and completed cases were ill-defined.
This study shows that there is a wide disparity amongst institutions in the UK and Ireland with regards to finals requirements in restorative dentistry. Ideally, such requirements should be similar between institutions and should be closely mapped to the GDC's required learning outcomes (The first five years) for the UK institutions.
确定英国和爱尔兰牙科院校本科牙科学生为参加期末考试在修复牙科学方面必须满足的要求，并将这些要求与英国牙科理事会（GDC）在《头五年》中规定的能力进行比较。
通过邮寄向英国和爱尔兰各本科牙科院校修复牙科学大学系的学者发送了15份开放式和封闭式问题设计的匿名问卷。第一部分涉及本科修复牙科学中需要完成的程序总数的数字信息。第二部分旨在确定关于如何决定本科学生是否准备好参加修复牙科学期末考试的信息（如持续评估和/或能力评估）。
共收到15份回复用于分析，回复率为100%。几个机构强调他们没有“要求”，而是提供关于应达到目标的指导方针。六个机构对直接就位修复体或牙桥没有设定数字要求。其他九个机构要求的直接就位修复体数量从50到160不等。五个机构对义齿没有数字要求；四个机构对冠、贴面、嵌体/高嵌体或牙髓病治疗没有设定数字目标。在未采用数字要求的机构中，完成了能力评估形式。所有机构对牙周病学、综合治疗计划和完整病例的要求都不明确。
本研究表明，英国和爱尔兰各机构在修复牙科学期末考试要求方面存在很大差异。理想情况下，各机构之间的此类要求应相似，并应与英国机构的GDC要求的学习成果（《头五年》）紧密对应。
