Ali K, Khan S, Briggs P, Jones E
Plymouth University, Peninsula Dental School, C523 Portland Square, Peninsula Schools of Medicine &Dentistry, Plymouth, Devon, PL4 8AA.
Health Education England London and South East, Stewart House, 32 Russell Square, London, WC1B 5DN.
Br Dent J. 2017 Aug 25;223(4):287-292. doi: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2017.714.
Objectives To evaluate the feasibility, strengths, weaknesses, and challenges of a two-site model of dental foundation training.Methods A mixed methods approach was used to evaluate the two-site pilot. Qualitative interviews and focus groups were employed to gain an in-depth understanding of the expectations, experiences and concerns of the stakeholders. Additionally, purposefully designed questionnaires were used to rate different elements of the training.Results Participants included 12 foundation dentists, 15 educational supervisors and seven assistant educational supervisors. An increased breadth of clinical experience, a more variable case-mix, feedback from two teams of supervisors, and the experience of working within two different practices with two different teams and cultures were perceived to be the main strengths. The key challenges reported by the trainers were increased workload, a perceived disruption to the continuity of patient-care and perceived difficulties in establishing professional relationships.Conclusions This paper reports on the evaluation of a new model of dental foundation training in London. It highlights potential advantages and drawbacks of providing dental foundation training in two dental practices. Given the limitations of the of evaluation reported in this paper, additional work is required to establish the feasibility and effectiveness of the two-site training model.
目的 评估牙科基础培训双地点模式的可行性、优势、劣势及挑战。方法 采用混合方法对双地点试点进行评估。通过定性访谈和焦点小组深入了解利益相关者的期望、经历和担忧。此外，还使用了专门设计的问卷对培训的不同要素进行评分。结果 参与者包括12名基础牙医、15名教育督导员和7名助理教育督导员。临床经验广度增加、病例组合更多样化、来自两组督导员的反馈以及在两种不同的机构中与两个不同团队和文化合作的经历被视为主要优势。培训人员报告的主要挑战是工作量增加、患者护理连续性受到干扰以及建立专业关系存在困难。结论 本文报告了对伦敦一种新型牙科基础培训模式的评估。它突出了在两个牙科机构提供牙科基础培训的潜在优势和缺点。鉴于本文报告的评估存在局限性，需要开展更多工作来确定双地点培训模式的可行性和有效性。
