Nazir Muhammad Ashraf, Izhar Faisal, Tariq Kalsoom, Anjum Khalid Mehmood, Sohail Zaid Bin, Almas Khalid
Department of Preventive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Community and Preventive Dentistry, College of Dentistry, FMH College of Medicine and Dentistry, Lahore, Pakistan.
Eur J Dent. 2018 Oct-Dec;12(4):508-515. doi: 10.4103/ejd.ejd_184_18.
To evaluate dentists' opinions about the need for a practice management course in the undergraduate dental program.
This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2017 on practicing dentists in Lahore, Pakistan. A self-administered pilot-tested questionnaire was distributed among 588 dentists using a convenience sampling method to obtain their responses about the need for a practice management course. Descriptive statistics and bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed.
About 83.8% of 588 dentists completed the questionnaires. There were 36.7% of males and 63.3% of females (mean age 26.22 ± 4.8 years). The principles of patient management (94.1%), time management skills (90.3%), and teamwork (89.2%) were the most commonly agreed topics of the practice management course. The least agreed topics included office design (59.2%), health-care systems (60.9%), and inventory systems (69%). Most participants (74.4%) thought that a practice management course is required to successfully manage a dental practice, and 63% recommended to include the course in the dental curriculum. Multivariate logistic regression showed that dentists working in private clinic (odds ratio (OR): 3.35, = 0.001), dentists with graduation within ≤ past 5 years (OR: 3.64, = 0.001), and dentists who attended a practice management course (OR: 3.12, = 0.001) were more likely to agree to the need of a practice management course to successfully run a dental office.
Most dentists believed that a practice management course is required for a successful dental practice. The development and implementation of such a course should be based on the feedback from dentists to ensure evidence-based approaches.
评估牙医对本科牙科课程中实践管理课程必要性的看法。
这项横断面研究于2017年在巴基斯坦拉合尔的执业牙医中进行。采用便利抽样法，向588名牙医发放了一份经过预测试的自填式问卷，以获取他们对实践管理课程必要性的看法。进行了描述性统计以及双变量和多变量逻辑回归分析。
588名牙医中约83.8%完成了问卷。其中男性占36.7%，女性占63.3%（平均年龄26.22±4.8岁）。患者管理原则（94.1%）、时间管理技能（90.3%）和团队合作（89.2%）是实践管理课程中最常被认同的主题。最不被认同的主题包括办公室设计（59.2%）、医疗保健系统（60.9%）和库存系统（69%）。大多数参与者（74.4%）认为需要实践管理课程才能成功管理牙科诊所，63%建议将该课程纳入牙科课程。多变量逻辑回归显示，在私人诊所工作的牙医（优势比（OR）：3.35，P = 0.001）、在过去5年内毕业的牙医（OR：3.64，P = 0.001）以及参加过实践管理课程的牙医（OR：3.12，P = 0.001）更有可能认同成功运营牙科诊所需要实践管理课程。
大多数牙医认为成功开展牙科实践需要实践管理课程。此类课程的开发和实施应基于牙医的反馈，以确保采用循证方法。
