Lam May, Critchley Simon, Zhang Alyssa, Monsour Paul
Department of Dento-Maxillofacial Radiology, School of Dentistry, The University of Queensland, Herston, Queensland, Australia.
Radiation Health Unit, Health Protection Unit, Queensland Department of Health, Herston, Queensland, Australia.
Dentomaxillofac Radiol. 2021 Jul 1;50(5):20200380. doi: 10.1259/dmfr.20200380. Epub 2021 Jan 15.
This is a follow-up study to assess growth in the number of cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) and panoramic radiography (PR) machines in Australia. It is also the first study to evaluate the current status of both CBCT and PR education in Australia.
CBCT and PR machine numbers were obtained from the radiation regulators across Australia. Australian dental schools were surveyed via email. The number of machines relative to population size and the number of dentists were calculated.
In 2020, there were 706 CBCT machines and 3,059 PR machines, representing a 204.3% increase in the number of CBCT machines and an 82.0% increase in the number of PR machines over six years. Majority of Australian dental schools owned PR and CBCT machines. Most taught PR acquisition and interpretation, however only one-third taught CBCT image acquisition and interpretation to predoctoral students.
CBCT machine numbers increased by nearly three-fold while PR machines only increased by 1.6 times over a six-year period relative to population size and number of dentists. Only very few Australian dental schools provide CBCT education to predoctoral students, raising concern as to whether graduates are adequately trained upon program completion.
这是一项随访研究，旨在评估澳大利亚锥形束计算机断层扫描（CBCT）和全景放射摄影（PR）机器数量的增长情况。这也是第一项评估澳大利亚CBCT和PR教育现状的研究。
从澳大利亚各地的辐射监管机构获取CBCT和PR机器的数量。通过电子邮件对澳大利亚的牙科学校进行了调查。计算了相对于人口规模和牙医数量的机器数量。
2020年，有706台CBCT机器和3059台PR机器，CBCT机器数量在六年内增长了204.3%，PR机器数量增长了82.0%。澳大利亚大多数牙科学校都拥有PR和CBCT机器。大多数学校教授PR采集和解读，但只有三分之一的学校向博士生教授CBCT图像采集和解读。
相对于人口规模和牙医数量，CBCT机器数量在六年内增长了近三倍，而PR机器仅增长了1.6倍。只有极少数澳大利亚牙科学校为博士生提供CBCT教育，这引发了人们对毕业生在课程结束时是否得到充分培训的担忧。
