Foley J
The University of Edinburgh, Paediatric Dentistry, Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, EH3 9HA.
Br Dent J. 2017 Nov;223(7):527-530. doi: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2017.783. Epub 2017 Oct 3.
Objective To assess didactic and clinical skills teaching of conventional and alternative treatment techniques for the management of dental caries in paediatric dentistry in dental therapy schools across the UK.Method A structured online questionnaire was developed using SurveyMonkey. The survey link was emailed to all teaching leads for all 22 dental therapy schools throughout the UK. The survey was open online for three months.Results Data were obtained for 20 schools. Regarding didactic and skills teaching of conventional techniques, the majority of schools taught complete caries removal and plastic restoration. Additionally, most taught both pulpal therapy and pre-formed metal crown placement for the primary dentition. In relation to alternative techniques, favoured teaching options related to no or minimal caries removal with prevention or some form of sealant restoration, including for the primary dentition use of the Hall Technique.Conclusions Both conventional and alternative treatment techniques for the management of dental caries within paediatric dentistry appear to be taught within dental therapy programmes in the UK.
目的 评估英国各地牙科治疗学校在儿童牙科中针对龋齿管理的传统和替代治疗技术的理论教学与临床技能教学。方法 使用SurveyMonkey开发了一份结构化在线问卷。调查链接通过电子邮件发送给英国所有22所牙科治疗学校的所有教学负责人。该调查在网上开放了三个月。结果 获得了20所学校的数据。关于传统技术的理论教学和技能教学，大多数学校教授了完整的龋洞去除和塑料修复。此外，大多数学校还教授了牙髓治疗以及乳牙的预成金属冠修复。关于替代技术，受欢迎的教学选择涉及不进行或尽量少进行龋洞去除并采用预防措施或某种形式的封闭剂修复，包括乳牙使用霍尔技术。结论 在英国的牙科治疗课程中，似乎都教授了儿童牙科中龋齿管理的传统和替代治疗技术。
