Kameyama Atsushi, Toda Kazuo
Department of Endodontics and Clinical Cariology, Tokyo Dental College, Chiba, JAPAN.
Department of Integrative Sensory Physiology, Unit of Basic Medical Sciences, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, JAPAN.
Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med. 2017 Mar 1;14(3):287-295. doi: 10.21010/ajtcam.v14i3.30. eCollection 2017.
The present study aimed to examine the impact of "curricula for undergraduate education in oriental medicine (OM)/complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)" on student awareness of OM. A questionnaire survey was conducted involving the Nagasaki University School of Dentistry (NUSD), a university that implements education in OM as part of its undergraduate curriculum, and Tokyo Dental College (TDC), which does not teach OM.
The third- and fifth-year students of both NUSD and TDC underwent the anonymous questionnaire survey, which included questions regarding their knowledge of OM and CAM, interests in these subjects, and their opinions on the necessity of teaching OM in the undergraduate dental education, and the results were collected for analysis.
Whereas 33% of 5 year NUSD students had knowledge of OM/CAM was 33%, only 10% of 5 year TDC students reported knowledge on the subject. 69% of 5 year NUSD students interested in OM/CAM, while 5 year TDC students who interest them were only 45%. Although 77% of 5 year NUSD students were in favor of OM education implemented in the Faculty of Dentistry, the percentages of TDC students of that were smaller (46% in 3 year and 48% in 5 year). Whereas 26% of 5 year TDC students did not recognize the necessity of oriental medicine education, only one 5 year NUSD student (2%) did not so.
Introduction of education in OM in the undergraduate dental education program helps students to increase their interests in dental clinical applications.
本研究旨在探讨“东方医学/补充与替代医学本科教育课程”对学生东方医学认知的影响。对实施东方医学教育作为本科课程一部分的长崎大学牙科学院（NUSD）和未开设东方医学课程的东京齿科大学（TDC）进行了问卷调查。
NUSD和TDC的三年级和五年级学生接受了匿名问卷调查，内容包括他们对东方医学和补充与替代医学的了解、对这些学科的兴趣，以及他们对本科牙科教育中教授东方医学必要性的看法，并收集结果进行分析。
NUSD五年级学生中33%了解东方医学/补充与替代医学，而TDC五年级学生中只有10%报告了解该学科。NUSD五年级学生中有69%对东方医学/补充与替代医学感兴趣，而TDC五年级学生中感兴趣的只有45%。尽管NUSD五年级学生中有77%赞成牙科学院实施的东方医学教育，但TDC学生中赞成的比例较小（三年级为46%，五年级为48%）。TDC五年级学生中有26%不认识到东方医学教育的必要性，而NUSD五年级学生中只有一名（2%）不这么认为。
在本科牙科教育项目中引入东方医学教育有助于学生提高对牙科临床应用的兴趣。
