Varley I S, Argiris K, Walker T W M, Magennis P
University of Sheffield, Charles Clifford Dental Hospital, 76 Wellesley Rd, Sheffield, South Yorkshire S10 2SZ, United Kingdom.
Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2012 Jul;50(5):464-7. doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2011.07.022. Epub 2011 Aug 30.
Dental foundation training (DFT) is a two-year programme being introduced for new dental graduates. It is not currently compulsory but there are plans to make it so. Those studying oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMFS) must complete both medical and dental degrees, and training, and if DFT becomes a requirement for dental registration, the process could be lengthened. We aimed to examine the overlap between DFT and medical foundation and core surgical training, to highlight areas of potential duplication for those who completed their surgical training before graduating from dental school. Relevant curricula for OMFS trainees were identified and compared with the DFT curriculum, and a qualitative assessment tool was developed to measure overlap between non-analogous curricula. Depending on previous experience, an OMFS trainee who completed core training in surgery before studying dentistry may already have covered 76% of the DFT curriculum. Areas with the least duplication in clinical skills (53%) were notably those related to restorative dentistry, prosthodontics, and periodontology, but there was considerable overlap in non-clinical areas such as communication skills (100%) and professionalism (90%). A method of standardised assessment of previous experience may allow for DFT to be shortened for OMFS trainees.
牙科基础培训（DFT）是为新毕业的牙科学生推出的一项为期两年的计划。目前它并非强制性的，但有计划使其成为强制性计划。学习口腔颌面外科（OMFS）的人员必须完成医学和牙科学位以及培训，如果DFT成为牙科注册的一项要求，那么这个过程可能会延长。我们旨在研究DFT与医学基础及核心外科培训之间的重叠情况，以突出那些在牙科学校毕业前完成外科培训的人员可能存在的潜在重复领域。确定了OMFS学员的相关课程，并与DFT课程进行比较，还开发了一种定性评估工具来衡量非类似课程之间的重叠情况。根据以往经验，在学习牙科之前完成外科核心培训的OMFS学员可能已经涵盖了DFT课程的76%。临床技能方面重复最少的领域（53%）明显是与修复牙科、口腔修复学和牙周病学相关的领域，但在沟通技能（100%）和职业素养（90%）等非临床领域存在相当大的重叠。一种对以往经验进行标准化评估的方法可能会使OMFS学员的DFT培训得以缩短。
