Department of Conservative Dentistry, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
Eur J Dent Educ. 2011 Nov;15 Suppl 1:3-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0579.2011.00708.x.
The aim of the survey was to collect relevant information about education in cariology for dental undergraduate students in Europe. The ORCA/ADEE cariology curriculum group prepared a questionnaire that was mailed in 2009 to 179 European dental schools. One hundred and twenty-three dental schools (72%) from 32 countries completed and returned the questionnaires. In most of these schools, education in cariology is delivered by at least two different units. The units mainly involved are Paediatric Dentistry, Conservative Dentistry, Restorative Dentistry or Operative Dentistry. Theoretical education in cariology is delivered by practically all responding dental schools, and in 96% of these schools, it starts within the first 3 years. Pre-clinical exercises are offered by 98% of the schools starting mainly in the third or fourth year. In 97% of the schools, clinical exercises are carried out, and this occurs mainly in the fourth and fifth year. In nearly all dental schools (88%), education in cariology comprises not only caries but also dental erosion and non-erosive wear. The vast majority of the responding dental schools (89%) supported the idea of developing a European Core Curriculum in Cariology.
本次调查的目的是收集有关欧洲牙科学本科生龋病学教育的相关信息。ORCA/ADEE 龋病学课程组编制了一份问卷，并于 2009 年寄给了 179 所欧洲牙科学校。来自 32 个国家的 123 所牙科学校（72%）完成并返回了问卷。在这些学校中的大多数，龋病学的教育由至少两个不同的单位提供。涉及的主要单位是儿童牙科、牙髓病学、修复牙科或口腔外科学。几乎所有回应的牙科学校都提供龋病学的理论教育，其中 96%的学校在第一学年开始。98%的学校提供口腔临床实习，主要在第三或第四学年开始。在 97%的学校中，进行临床实习，主要在第四和第五学年进行。在几乎所有的牙科学校（88%）中，龋病学的教育不仅包括龋齿，还包括牙酸蚀和非侵蚀性磨损。绝大多数回应的牙科学校（89%）支持制定欧洲龋病学核心课程的想法。
