Center for the Health Professions, School of Dentistry, University of California-San Francisco, 3333 California Street, San Francisco, CA 94118, USA.
J Dent Educ. 2013 May;77(5):537-47.
The University of California, San Francisco School of Dentistry established the Dental Postbaccalaureate Program in 1998 to provide reapplication assistance to students from economically and/or educationally disadvantaged backgrounds who were previously denied admission to dental school. The goals were to increase diversity in the dental school student population and improve access to dental services for underserved populations. This article assesses the program's short-, mid-, and long-term outcomes and is the first to examine long-term practice patterns after a dental postbaccalaureate program. Data collected on all participant (n=94) demographics, pre/post-program DAT scores, and post-program dental school admission results were used to assess short- and mid-term outcomes. Long-term outcomes and practice patterns were assessed using results of a census survey administered between 2009 and 2011 to the participants who had completed dental school and been in practice for at least two years (n=57). The survey had a response rate of 93 percent (n=53). Descriptive statistical techniques were used to examine the responses and to compare them to U.S. Census Bureau data and nationally available practice data for new dental graduates. Program participants' DAT scores improved by an average of two points, and 98 percent were accepted to dental school. All survey respondents were practicing dentistry, and 81 percent reported serving underserved populations. These participants treat more Medicaid recipients than do most dentists, and their patient population is more diverse than the general population. The outcomes demonstrate that the program's graduates are increasing diversity in the dental student population and that their practices are providing access to care for underserved populations.
加州大学旧金山分校牙科学院于 1998 年成立了牙后学士课程，为来自经济和/或教育背景不利的学生提供重新申请的帮助，这些学生之前被拒绝进入牙科学院。其目标是增加牙科学院学生群体的多样性，并为服务不足的人群增加获得牙科服务的机会。本文评估了该项目的短期、中期和长期成果，这是第一个检查牙后学士课程后的长期实践模式的研究。收集了所有参与者（n=94）的人口统计学、课程前后 DAT 分数和课程后牙科学校录取结果的数据，以评估短期和中期结果。使用对已经完成牙科学校并至少执业两年的参与者（n=57）进行的 2009 年至 2011 年之间的普查调查结果来评估长期结果和实践模式。调查的回复率为 93%（n=53）。使用描述性统计技术来检查这些回复，并将其与美国人口普查局的数据和全国新牙科毕业生的可用实践数据进行比较。课程参与者的 DAT 分数平均提高了两分，98%的人被牙科学院录取。所有调查受访者都在从事牙科工作，81%的人表示服务于服务不足的人群。这些参与者治疗的医疗补助接受者比大多数牙医多，而且他们的患者群体比一般人群更加多样化。这些结果表明，该项目的毕业生正在增加牙科学院学生群体的多样性，他们的实践正在为服务不足的人群提供获得护理的机会。
