Christensen Hanne Q, Linde Brita R, Bårdsen Asgeir, Vilhjalmsson Vilhjalmur H, Haug Sivakami R
Department of Clinical Dentistry, Section for Endodontics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bergen, Norway.
Acta Odontol Scand. 2022 Nov;80(8):611-618. doi: 10.1080/00016357.2022.2071986. Epub 2022 May 8.
To investigate adoption and integration of technological aids during endodontic treatment and where dental practitioners (DPs) learnt to use this technology.
An electronic questionnaire was distributed to all 459 dentists who graduated from University of Bergen between 2008 and 2018. The respondents were divided into two cohorts, older graduates (2008-2013) and newer graduates(2014-2018).
A total of 314(68.4%) DPs answered the questionnaire. Magnification in the form of dental operating microscopes (DOM) and dental loupes was used by 180 (59.6%), electronic apex locators (EAL) by 271(89.7%) and motor-driven files by 281 (93.4%) DPs. The most frequent response, as to where they learnt to use them was: during undergraduate dental (UG) education. Significantly more newer graduates (90.7%) performed instrumentation based on what they learnt during UG education ( < .001). Older graduates based their instrumentation method equally on what they learnt during UG education (51.9%) and continuing dental education(42.6%). Rubber dam was used during all treatment procedures by 93% of the DPs.
UG education is a communication channel with long-lasting importance for adoption and integration of technology by DPs. Exposure to innovations (awareness) during UG education is adequate for integration of technology. Continuing dental education is as valuable as UG education for adoption of technology for graduates.
调查牙髓治疗中技术辅助工具的采用与整合情况，以及牙科从业者（DPs）学习使用该技术的途径。
向2008年至2018年间毕业于卑尔根大学的459名牙医发放电子问卷。受访者分为两组，老毕业生（2008 - 2013年）和新毕业生（2014 - 2018年）。
共有314名（68.4%）DPs回答了问卷。180名（59.6%）DPs使用牙科手术显微镜（DOM）和牙科放大镜形式的放大工具，271名（89.7%）使用电子根尖定位仪（EAL），281名（93.4%）使用电动锉。关于他们学习使用这些工具的最常见回答是：在本科牙科（UG）教育期间。显著更多的新毕业生（90.7%）根据他们在UG教育期间所学进行器械操作（<0.001）。老毕业生的器械操作方法同样基于他们在UG教育期间所学（51.9%）和继续牙科教育（42.6%）。93%的DPs在所有治疗程序中使用橡皮障。
UG教育是对DPs采用和整合技术具有长期重要性的沟通渠道。UG教育期间接触创新（意识）足以实现技术整合。对于毕业生采用技术而言，继续牙科教育与UG教育同样有价值。
