School of Dental Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
J Dent Educ. 2011 Sep;75(9):1244-8.
The purpose of this study was to survey the directors of postdoctoral endodontic programs in the United States to ascertain their attitudes and approaches regarding incorporation of implants into the endodontic curriculum. We hypothesized that program directors would agree that implant training should be incorporated into the endodontic curriculum. We also hypothesized that they would all prefer apical surgeries and retreatment over implants when plausible. A twenty-item online survey was emailed to all fifty-two postdoctoral endodontic program directors in the United States. A 100 percent response was received. The results showed that 78.6 percent agreed that implant training should be incorporated, 85.7 percent preferred the didactic approach, and 42.9 percent preferred clinical implant training. One hundred percent preferred apical surgeries and retreatment over implants when plausible, and 53.8 percent did not prefer implants over endodontic treatment for teeth with a questionable prognosis. This survey indicates that implant training has been incorporated into postdoctoral endodontic programs and that the Commission on Dental Accreditation standards are being met. The trend may be to become more hands-on in the future if program directors believe there is a need to provide training in actual placement of implants.
本研究旨在调查美国博士后牙髓病学项目主任，以了解他们对将种植体纳入牙髓病学课程的态度和方法。我们假设项目主任会同意将种植体培训纳入牙髓病学课程。我们还假设，在可行的情况下，他们都更愿意选择根尖手术和再治疗，而不是种植体。我们向美国所有 52 名博士后牙髓病学项目主任发送了一份 20 项的在线调查，收到了 100%的回复。结果表明，78.6%的人同意将种植体培训纳入其中，85.7%的人更喜欢理论方法，42.9%的人更喜欢临床种植体培训。在可行的情况下，所有人都更愿意选择根尖手术和再治疗，而不是种植体，53.8%的人不赞成在预后不确定的牙齿上使用种植体替代牙髓治疗。这项调查表明，种植体培训已经纳入博士后牙髓病学项目，并且满足牙科认证委员会的标准。如果项目主任认为有必要提供实际种植体放置培训，未来可能会更加注重实践。
