Foteini Touloumi, DDS, MS, FACP, is Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Restorative Dentistry, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry; Judy Chia-Chun Yuan, DDS, MS, FACP, is Associate Professor and Predoctoral Implant Program Director, Department of Restorative Dentistry, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry; Adam Reshan, BA, is Director, Membership Services and Academic Relations, American College of Prosthodontists; Alvin G. Wee, BDS, DDS, MS, MPH, PhD, is Assistant Dental Service Chief, Veterans Affairs Nebraska Western Iowa Health Care System, Omaha, NE, and Director, Division of Education and Research, American College of Prosthodontists; and Cortino Sukotjo, DDS, MMSc, PhD, FACP, is Associate Professor, Department of Restorative Dentistry, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry and Visiting Professor, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia.
J Dent Educ. 2019 Aug;83(8):887-894. doi: 10.21815/JDE.019.092. Epub 2019 May 13.
The aim of this study was to analyze information about advanced education programs in prosthodontics (AEPPs) collected in American Dental Association (ADA) surveys on advanced dental education from 2006-07 to 2016-17. Data recorded included number of AEPPs and information on program directors, applicants, and enrollees in AEPPs. The results showed that, from 2006 to 2016, there was an increase in the number of AEPPs and enrollment of prosthodontic residents, and the number of applicants per program more than doubled. Despite these increases, steps are needed to increase the number of underrepresented minority residents in prosthodontics. Also, a periodic survey of prosthodontic residents to identify their goals, experiences during training, and career plans could benefit the specialty by providing more insight into the future prosthodontic workforce.
本研究旨在分析 2006-07 年至 2016-17 年美国牙科学会（ADA）对高级牙科教育调查中收集的关于修复学高级教育项目（AEPP）的信息。记录的数据包括 AEPP 的数量以及 AEPP 项目主任、申请人和学员的信息。结果表明，从 2006 年到 2016 年，AEPP 和修复学住院医师的数量有所增加，每个项目的申请人数量增加了一倍多。尽管有这些增长，但仍需要采取措施增加修复学领域代表性不足的少数族裔居民的数量。此外，定期对修复学住院医师进行调查，以确定他们的目标、培训期间的经历和职业规划，可以通过更深入地了解未来的修复学劳动力，使该专业受益。
