Academic Unit of Restorative Dentistry, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
Eur J Dent Educ. 2011 Nov;15(4):216-22. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0579.2010.00659.x. Epub 2011 Jan 31.
Following concerns expressed regarding recently expanded dental education, a survey was conducted on United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland clinical educators' perceptions of their work and the educational experiences they provide in clinical restorative dentistry. Many of the challenges facing dental education are common to all countries, and it would be of interest to note if the views reported are representative of the greater European perspective. The results of this survey represent a European regional picture.
This is a survey of clinical staff in restorative dentistry departments across all of the fully established UK and ROI dental schools. The survey covered factors affecting the quality of undergraduate learning in restorative dentistry and the implications of these for programme delivery. Thematic analysis was applied to qualitative responses.
One hundred and eighty-eight responses were received across the gamut of clinical educators' roles and across 15 of the 16 schools. Themes identified were personal workload, teaching effectiveness, students' clinical experiences, provision of teaching, departmental organisation and job satisfaction.
The survey findings had many parallels with other recent reports but also suggested some developments.
The survey provided an accurate snapshot of staff views on the quality of undergraduate clinical training in restorative dentistry. Despite experiencing difficulties in many areas of their work resulting in poor morale, staff considered teaching rewarding although undervalued by others. A number of recommendations are made for the development of undergraduate teaching.
针对最近扩大的牙科教育所表达的担忧，对英国和爱尔兰共和国临床教育者对其工作的看法以及他们在临床修复牙科方面提供的教育经验进行了调查。牙科教育面临的许多挑战在所有国家都很常见，如果报告的观点代表了更广泛的欧洲观点，那将是很有趣的。这项调查的结果代表了欧洲地区的情况。
这是对所有英国和爱尔兰共和国已建立的牙科学校的修复牙科系临床工作人员进行的一项调查。该调查涵盖了影响修复牙科本科学习质量的因素，以及这些因素对课程交付的影响。对定性回复进行了主题分析。
在 16 所学校中的 15 所学校的各种临床教育者角色中，共收到了 188 份回复。确定的主题包括个人工作量、教学效果、学生的临床经验、教学提供、部门组织和工作满意度。
调查结果与其他最近的报告有许多相似之处，但也提出了一些发展。
该调查准确地反映了员工对修复牙科本科临床培训质量的看法。尽管在工作的许多领域都遇到了困难，导致士气低落，但员工认为教学是有回报的，尽管其他人认为教学是被低估的。为了发展本科教学，提出了一些建议。
