South Yorkshire/East Midlands Postgraduate Dental Deanery.
Br Dent J. 2011 Aug 26;211(4):178-9. doi: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2011.680.
The aims of this survey were to evaluate the effectiveness of workplace based assessments (WPAs) in dental foundation training (formerly vocational training [VT]).
Two online questionnaire surveys were sent to 53 foundation dental practitioners (FDPs) and their 51 trainers in the Mersey Deanery at month four and month nine of the one year of dental foundation training. The questionnaires investigated the effectiveness of and trainers' and trainees' satisfaction with the WPAs used in foundation training, namely dental evaluation of performance (D-EPs), case-based discussions (DcBD) and patients' assessment questionnaires (PAQs). The questionnaires also investigated the perceived impact of reflection and feedback associated with WPAs on clinical practise and improving patient care.
A total of 41 (7.4%) FDPs and 44 (86.3%) trainers responded. Of the 41 FDPs, the majority found that feedback from WPAs had a positive effect on their training, giving them insight into their development needs. Overall 84.1% of the FDPs felt the WPAs helped them improve patient care and 82.5% of trainers agreed with that outcome.
The findings from this study demonstrate the value of WPAs in dental foundation training by the use of feedback and reflection in directing the learning of foundation dental practitioners and that this can lead to improved clinical practise and patient care.
本调查旨在评估工作场所评估（WPAs）在牙科基础培训（原职业培训[VT]）中的有效性。
在牙科基础培训的第一年的第四个月和第九个月，向默西塞德教区内的 53 名基础牙科医生（FDP）及其 51 名培训师发送了两份在线问卷调查。问卷调查了 WPAs 在基础培训中的有效性和培训师和学员对其的满意度，即牙科表现评估（D-EPs）、基于案例的讨论（DcBD）和患者评估问卷（PAQs）。问卷还调查了与 WPAs 相关的反思和反馈对临床实践和改善患者护理的感知影响。
共有 41 名 FDP（7.4%）和 44 名培训师（86.3%）做出了回应。在 41 名 FDP 中，大多数人认为 WPAs 的反馈对他们的培训有积极影响，使他们了解了自己的发展需求。总体而言，84.1%的 FDP 认为 WPAs 有助于改善患者护理，82.5%的培训师对此结果表示认可。
本研究的结果表明，WPAs 通过在指导基础牙科医生的学习中使用反馈和反思，在牙科基础培训中具有价值，这可以导致临床实践和患者护理的改善。
