NHS Education for Scotland, ONE Clifton Place, Glasgow, UK.
Eur J Dent Educ. 2010 Nov;14(4):235-46. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0579.2010.00616.x.
To explore the attitudes of vocational dental trainers (VDTs) working in general dental practice to the role of dental nurses as trainers and assessors of trainee dental nurses (tDNs), vocational dental practitioners (VDPs) and vocational dental hygienist/therapists (VDHTs).
This research was conducted within the context of the development of a training and assessment qualification for dental nurses. A survey was sent to all 148 VDTs in Scotland. The survey assessed VDT attitudes as to the appropriateness of dental nurses to train and assess tDNs, VDPs, VDHTs with regard to their clinical, communication-based and administrative duties. The three sets of attitudes for tDNS, VDPS and VDHTs were assessed on a five-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree). The data were subjected to one way and repeated measures of ANOVA.
A total of 126 VDTs responded giving an 85% response rate. For clinical, communication-based and administrative activities, VDTs had significantly greater mean scores for the appropriateness of DNs to train [F(1,57) = 45.69, P < 0.001] and assess [F(1,57) = 76.94, P < 0.001] tDNs compared with VDPs and VDHTs.
Vocational dental trainers felt it was more appropriate for DNs to train and assess tDNs' clinical, communication-based and administrative activities compared with VDPs and VDHTs. Over 80% of dental trainers, however, indicated there would be benefit to their practice in having a dental nurse educated in the principles and application of training and assessment.
探讨在普通牙科实践中工作的职业牙科培训师（VDT）对牙科护士作为培训师和评估员的角色的态度，培训牙科护士（tDN）、职业牙科从业者（VDP）和职业牙科保健师/治疗师（VDHT）。
这项研究是在为牙科护士开发培训和评估资格的背景下进行的。向苏格兰的 148 名 VDT 发送了一项调查。该调查评估了 VDT 对牙科护士培训和评估 tDN、VDP、VDHT 的临床、基于沟通和行政职责的态度。tDNS、VDPS 和 VDHT 的三组态度在 1 到 5 的五点李克特量表上进行评估，1 表示强烈不同意，5 表示强烈同意。对数据进行了单向和重复测量方差分析。
共有 126 名 VDT 做出了回应，回应率为 85%。在临床、基于沟通和行政活动方面，VDT 对 DNs 培训和评估 tDN 的适当性的平均得分显著更高[F（1，57）= 45.69，P < 0.001]和评估[F（1，57）= 76.94，P < 0.001]与 VDP 和 VDHT 相比。
职业牙科培训师认为，与 VDP 和 VDHT 相比，DN 更适合培训和评估 tDN 的临床、基于沟通和行政活动。然而，超过 80%的牙科培训师表示，在实践中，让接受过培训和评估原则和应用教育的牙科护士参与，对他们的实践有好处。
