Dr. Katsaros is Clinical Assistant Professor of Periodontics, The University of Iowa College of Dentistry & Dental Clinics; Dr. Allareddy is Brodie Craniofacial Endowed Chair and Professor of Orthodontics, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry; and Dr. Elangovan is Professor of Periodontics, The University of Iowa College of Dentistry & Dental Clinics.
J Dent Educ. 2019 Aug;83(8):953-958. doi: 10.21815/JDE.019.090. Epub 2019 May 13.
The aim of this study was to assess nationwide trends in the exposure of dental students to periodontal and implant surgical procedures and to evaluate the potential factors that influence these clinical experiences. A 19-item questionnaire was sent to all 64 directors of predoctoral periodontics in U.S. dental schools. In addition to gathering information on the percentage of students who perform surgical periodontics or implant placement procedures in each program, data on student research groups, periodontics residency programs, and periodontics faculty practices were collected. A total of 33 responses were received, for a response rate of 51.5%. Among the responding institutions, 97% and 45.5% allowed dental students to perform periodontal and dental implant placement surgeries, respectively, although only 26.4% and 15.2% of the dental class ended up performing periodontal and dental implant placement surgeries, respectively. Crown lengthening was the most commonly reported (84.8%) periodontal surgical procedure performed by dental students. A negative correlation was found between the presence of a periodontics residency program and dental students' placing dental implants, while the size of the residency program positively correlated with dental students' placing dental implants. Overall, a wide variation in the exposure of dental students to periodontal and dental implant placement surgical experiences was found. Future surveys should assess clinical procedures performed in other special-ties to gain a broader picture of the experience students are gaining in these areas.
本研究旨在评估全美牙科学生接受牙周和种植手术的情况，并评估影响这些临床经验的潜在因素。我们向美国牙科学校的 64 名牙周病学主任发放了一份 19 项内容的调查问卷。除了收集每个项目中学生进行牙周手术或种植体植入手术的比例信息外，还收集了关于学生研究小组、牙周病学住院医师培训计划和牙周病学教师实践的数据。共收到 33 份回复，回复率为 51.5%。在所调查的机构中，97%和 45.5%的机构允许牙科学生进行牙周和牙科种植手术，尽管只有 26.4%和 15.2%的牙科学生最终分别进行了牙周和牙科种植手术。冠延长术是牙科学生最常进行的牙周手术（84.8%）。牙周病学住院医师培训计划的存在与牙科学生种植牙齿呈负相关，而住院医师培训计划的规模与牙科学生种植牙齿呈正相关。总的来说，牙科学生接受牙周和种植手术的经验存在很大差异。未来的调查应该评估其他专业的临床操作，以更全面地了解学生在这些领域获得的经验。
