elBadrawy H E
J Can Dent Assoc. 1989 Oct;55(10):815-9.
The success of caries prevention in the developed countries has resulted in a marked decline in dental disease, especially in pediatric divisions of dental faculties, where an acute problem is finding patients to provide students with the clinical experience they will require in practice. It has become apparent that this changing disease pattern should be accompanied by a re-thinking of educational strategies and objectives to mirror the times and projected trends. While changes in educational strategies will likely be initiated from within the dental faculties, debate and discussion should include those in private practice as well as the academic field. With this in mind, 85 pediatric dentists nation-wide were surveyed regarding their views on educational matters as well as characteristics of their practice and their general profiles. There was widespread agreement on the need for changes in educational strategies and suggestions were made regarding the directions these changes should take.
发达国家龋齿预防工作的成功使得牙科疾病显著减少，尤其是在牙科学院的儿科部门，在那里，一个尖锐的问题是难以找到患者来为学生提供他们在实践中所需的临床经验。显然，这种不断变化的疾病模式应伴随着对教育策略和目标的重新思考，以反映时代和预期趋势。虽然教育策略的改变可能由牙科学院内部发起，但辩论和讨论应包括私人执业者以及学术领域的人士。考虑到这一点，对全国85名儿科牙医进行了调查，了解他们对教育问题的看法、执业特点以及总体情况。大家普遍认为有必要改变教育策略，并就这些改变应采取的方向提出了建议。
