Milgrom P
Int Dent J. 1978 Jun;28(2):126-36.
Although some studies have been undertaken to assess the effectiveness of continuing medical education in improving the standard of medical care, no comparable studies have been made in the case of continuing dental education. This paper reports the results of a study in progress in the State of Washington, USA which attempts to assess the relationship between participation in various forms of continuing dental education and the quality of performance of selected aspects of dental care. One hundred and five dentists in general dental practice for more than 25 hours per week were studied by means of a questionnaire and by peer review of selected patients. Those forms of continuing education requiring active participation by the dentist rate more highly than more passive forms such as lectures, journals, etc. both in the acceptability to the dentist and in relation to the standard of dental health of his patients. There remain many variables which cannot yet be fully assessed which determine the dentist's perception of need for continuing education and its effectiveness in raising the standard of dental care which he provides for his patients.
尽管已经开展了一些研究来评估继续医学教育在提高医疗护理水平方面的效果，但在继续牙科教育方面尚未进行类似的研究。本文报告了美国华盛顿州一项正在进行的研究结果，该研究试图评估参与各种形式的继续牙科教育与所选牙科护理方面的表现质量之间的关系。通过问卷调查和对选定患者的同行评审，对每周从事普通牙科工作超过25小时的105名牙医进行了研究。那些要求牙医积极参与的继续教育形式，在牙医的接受程度以及与其患者的牙齿健康标准方面，都比讲座、期刊等较为被动的形式评价更高。仍有许多变量尚未得到充分评估，这些变量决定了牙医对继续教育需求的认知以及继续教育在提高其为患者提供的牙科护理标准方面的有效性。
