Biomaterials and Dentistry Research Center (CIBO-UNIBE), Research and Innovation Department, Universidad Iberoamericana, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
School of Dentistry, The University of the West Indies, Saint Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago.
Eur J Dent Educ. 2021 Nov;25(4):717-732. doi: 10.1111/eje.12651. Epub 2021 Jan 7.
To obtain a consensus on the domains of cariology for undergraduates in dental schools in the Caribbean.
Dental school deans from the Dominican Republic (DR) and Puerto Rico (PR) were invited to participate. Afterwards, 24 cariology faculty members from the dental schools in the DR received a 40-h workshop on the current understanding of dental caries. Then, representatives from participating dental schools in the DR and PR were divided into six groups and tasked with exploring the cariology domains described in the European and Colombian consensus. For each domain, the competencies in what the dental student, upon graduation, would have to (1) be proficient in, (2) have knowledge of, (3) and be familiar with were described. Two cariology consensus meetings to work on the domains and suggest changes for the Caribbean region were done, and representatives from the DR and PR agreed on a cariology consensus. For the second stage, Caribbean English-speaking countries were invited to participate in the consensus. Meetings were held with representatives from dental schools in Trinidad and Tobago (TT) and Jamaica (J) to include their suggestions on each consensus domain.
A total of 15 dental schools (DR = 12; PR = 1; TT = 1; and J = 1) participated; they agreed on a new consensus considering the realities of the Caribbean participating countries.
A cariology consensus for undergraduates was achieved for 15 dental schools in the Caribbean region. This accomplishment will promote a shift for the Caribbean dental schools' graduates towards a current understanding of dental caries.
就加勒比地区牙科学院本科生的龋病学领域达成共识。
邀请多米尼加共和国（DR）和波多黎各（PR）的牙科学院院长参加。之后，来自 DR 牙科学院的 24 名龋病学教师接受了为期 40 小时的关于当前龋病理解的研讨会。然后，来自 DR 和 PR 参与的牙科学院的代表被分为六个小组，负责探索欧洲和哥伦比亚共识中描述的龋病学领域。对于每个领域，描述了牙科学生毕业后必须（1）精通、（2）了解和（3）熟悉的能力。进行了两次龋病学共识会议来处理这些领域，并为加勒比地区提出了更改建议，来自 DR 和 PR 的代表就龋病学共识达成一致。在第二阶段，邀请加勒比英语国家参与共识。与来自特立尼达和多巴哥（TT）和牙买加（J）的牙科学院的代表举行了会议，以纳入他们对每个共识领域的建议。
共有 15 所牙科学院（DR=12；PR=1；TT=1；J=1）参与；他们根据加勒比参与国的实际情况就一项新的共识达成一致。
在加勒比地区的 15 所牙科学院中达成了本科生龋病学共识。这一成就将推动加勒比牙科学院的毕业生朝着当前对龋齿的理解转变。
