Academic Unit of Restorative Dentistry, School of Clinical Dentistry, The University of Sheffield, Claremont Crescent, Sheffield, S10 2TA. n.martin@sheffi eld.ac.uk
Br Dent J. 2010 Jun;208(11):527-31. doi: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2010.498.
In the light of concerns regarding expanded student intakes and reported workforce difficulties, a 2008 survey of heads of departments of restorative dentistry in UK and ROI dental schools sought to clarify the current situation with regard to: workforce configuration; barriers and facilitators of quality undergraduate clinical restorative dentistry; and, implications of the above for programme delivery. The response rate was 100% for the workforce statistics and 65% for the remainder of the survey. Findings were largely consistent across the 14 schools. Workforces were increasingly part-time with a shortage of full-time academics. While resources had generally expanded to meet increased student numbers and outreach teaching had augmented clinical learning, difficulties in recruiting patients and communicating with a fragmented workforce were risking the quality of undergraduate curricula. Issues to be addressed include a pervading sense of teaching being undervalued and staffing being sub-optimal.
鉴于对扩大学生招生和报告的劳动力困难的关注，2008 年对英国和爱尔兰牙科学校修复牙科系主任的一项调查旨在澄清以下方面的当前情况：劳动力配置；本科临床修复牙科质量的障碍和促进因素；以及上述情况对课程交付的影响。劳动力统计数据的回复率为 100%，其余调查的回复率为 65%。调查结果在 14 所学校中基本一致。劳动力越来越兼职，全职学者短缺。尽管资源普遍扩大以满足学生人数的增加，并且外展教学增加了临床学习，但在招募患者和与分散的劳动力进行沟通方面存在困难，这可能会影响本科课程的质量。需要解决的问题包括普遍存在的教学被低估和人员配备不足的问题。
