School of Dentistry, Cardiff University Tissue Engineering & Reparative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK.
J Oral Rehabil. 2011 Apr;38(4):263-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2842.2010.02155.x. Epub 2010 Sep 1.
The aim of this study was to determine attitudes of final-year dental students in Cardiff, Cork and Malmö towards tooth whitening. Following receipt of ethical approval, pre-piloted questionnaires were distributed to final-year dental students in Cork, Cardiff, and Malmö as close as possible to graduation. The questionnaire sought information relating to various opinions and attitudes towards the use of bleaching techniques including safety of bleaching, confidence in the provision of bleaching, recommendations to patients, teaching received, awareness of restrictions on the use of bleaching products and management of simulated clinical scenarios. Eighty three per cent (n = 116) of questionnaires were returned. Cork dental students had the most didactic teaching (2-h vital, 1-h non-vital bleaching) compared to Cardiff or Malmö students (0 h each). More Cork students regarded bleaching as safe (76%, n = 28) than Cardiff (70%, n = 32) or Malmö (36%, n = 12) students. More than 50% of Cork students feel they know enough about bleaching to provide it in practice, significantly more than Cardiff (< 25%) or Malmö (< 25%) students. The majority of students would provide vital bleaching after qualification (100% (n = 37) Cork; 82% (n = 27) Malmö; 76% (n = 35) Cardiff). In simulated clinical scenarios, more Cork students would propose bleaching treatments (89%n = 33) than Malmö (64%n = 21) or Cardiff (48%n= 22) students. Variations exist in the attitudes and approaches of three European dental schools towards bleaching. Dental students need to be best prepared to meet the needs of their future patients.
本研究旨在探讨卡迪夫、科克和马尔默三所牙科学校的应届毕业生对牙齿美白的态度。在获得伦理批准后，尽可能在科克、卡迪夫和马尔默的应届牙科学生毕业前发放预试点问卷。问卷旨在了解他们对使用漂白技术的各种意见和态度，包括漂白的安全性、对提供漂白的信心、向患者推荐、接受的教学、对漂白产品使用限制的认识以及对模拟临床场景的管理。有 83%（n = 116）的问卷被收回。与卡迪夫或马尔默的学生（各 0 小时）相比，科克的牙科学生接受的教学更具理论性（2 小时的活髓、1 小时的非活髓漂白）。与卡迪夫（70%，n = 32）或马尔默（36%，n = 12）的学生相比，更多的科克学生认为漂白是安全的（76%，n = 28）。超过 50%的科克学生认为他们对漂白有足够的了解，可以在实践中提供漂白服务，明显高于卡迪夫（<25%）或马尔默（<25%）的学生。大多数学生在毕业后会提供活髓漂白服务（100%（n = 37）科克；82%（n = 27）马尔默；76%（n = 35）卡迪夫）。在模拟临床场景中，与马尔默（64%，n = 21）或卡迪夫（48%，n = 22）的学生相比，更多的科克学生（89%，n = 33）会提出漂白治疗方案。这三所欧洲牙科学校在对漂白的态度和方法上存在差异。牙科学生需要做好充分的准备，以满足未来患者的需求。
