Atkin Philip A
School of Dentistry, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK.
Eur J Dent Educ. 2019 May;23(2):199-203. doi: 10.1111/eje.12420. Epub 2019 Feb 22.
Dental bodies across Europe have published curricula aiming to guide the development of a graduating dentist who is safe and competent, and which also contain direction on what knowledge and understanding of patient's health, drugs and disease a recent graduate should have.
MATERIALS, METHODS AND AIM: A questionnaire to survey Foundation Dentists in Wales regarding their undergraduate teaching and assessment in human disease/clinical medical science for dentistry and how this translates to their knowledge, attitudes and confidence in the dental management of patients who may have chronic disease or disability.
A 97% response rate to the questionnaire from Foundation Dentists graduating from schools across the UK showed that the large majority felt their teaching and learning in human disease/clinical medical science for dentistry was appropriately delivered and assessed, and that they were well prepared for independent dental practice and to plan and safely manage treatments for all their patients.
This survey of newly qualified dentists representing graduates from different types of dental courses and both newer and long-established schools across the UK reports the foundation dentists felt that they are competent and safe to care for all patients, including those with complex medical histories.
The foundation dentists surveyed have completed dental undergraduate courses containing the appropriate education and assessment for human health and disease, such that they are prepared to manage their patient population safely, and are well placed to serve their patients as the population continues to age and the amount of medical morbidity increases.
欧洲各地的牙科机构已发布课程，旨在指导培养出安全且称职的毕业牙医，这些课程还包含关于应届毕业生应具备的患者健康、药物和疾病知识及理解的指导。
材料、方法与目的：一份调查问卷，旨在调查威尔士的住院牙医关于其牙科本科阶段人类疾病/临床医学教学与评估情况，以及这如何转化为他们对可能患有慢性病或残疾患者进行牙科治疗时的知识、态度和信心。
来自英国各地院校的住院牙医对问卷的回复率为97%，结果显示绝大多数人认为他们在牙科人类疾病/临床医学方面的教学与学习得到了恰当实施与评估，并且他们为独立开展牙科诊疗、为所有患者规划并安全管理治疗做好了充分准备。
这项针对代表不同类型牙科课程毕业生以及英国各地新旧院校毕业生的新获资格牙医的调查表明，住院牙医认为他们有能力且安全地照料所有患者，包括那些有复杂病史的患者。
接受调查的住院牙医已完成包含人类健康与疾病相关适当教育与评估的牙科本科课程，因此他们准备好安全地管理患者群体，并且随着人口持续老龄化以及医疗发病率上升，他们处于为患者提供服务的有利位置。
