Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, 22110, Jordan.
The Dental School, Dundee, DD1 4HN, UK.
Br Dent J. 2020 Mar;228(5):351-354. doi: 10.1038/s41415-020-1307-2.
Introduction For many years, the dental profession has collected extracted human teeth for use in education and research. Since the enactment of the Human Tissue Act (HTA) in 2006, we have observed a fall in research outputs from the United Kingdom utilising extracted teeth for research.Aims To determine the working knowledge and understanding of the HTA of dentists in the UK who could potentially collect extracted teeth for use in teaching and research.Design A postal/online questionnaire.Materials and methods A printed questionnaire and pre-paid return envelope, which sought to assess both the knowledge and understanding of the participants concerning the HTA as it applied to the collection of extracted teeth, was mailed out to 500 UK-registered dentists. The potential participants were selected at random from the General Dental Council online registers.Results A total of 254 completed questionnaires were received (response rate = 50.8%). Prior to September 2006, 65.6% of respondents had collected teeth. After this, only 37.8% did so. This was statistically significant (P <0.001).Conclusions Confusion surrounded the collection and use of extracted teeth, which hampered dental education and research. To address this, there is a need for clarity on the legal issues.
简介
多年来，牙科专业一直在收集拔出的人类牙齿，用于教育和研究。自 2006 年《人体组织法》（HTA）颁布以来，我们观察到英国利用拔出的牙齿进行研究的研究成果有所下降。
目的
确定英国可能收集拔出的牙齿用于教学和研究的牙医对 HTA 的工作知识和理解。
设计
邮寄/在线问卷。
材料和方法
向 500 名英国注册牙医邮寄了一份印刷问卷和预付回邮信封，旨在评估参与者对 HTA 的知识和理解，因为它适用于收集拔出的牙齿。潜在参与者是从 General Dental Council 在线登记处随机选择的。
结果
共收到 254 份完整的问卷（回复率=50.8%）。在 2006 年 9 月之前，65.6%的受访者曾收集过牙齿。此后，只有 37.8%的人这样做了。这具有统计学意义（P<0.001）。
结论
对拔出牙齿的收集和使用存在混淆，这阻碍了牙科教育和研究。为了解决这个问题，需要明确法律问题。
