Mergoni Giovanni, Citterio Irene, Toffoli Andrea, Macaluso Guido Maria, Manfredi Maddalena
Centro Universitario di Odontoiatria, Dipartimento di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università di Parma, 43126 Parma, Italy.
J Clin Med. 2022 Dec 2;11(23):7190. doi: 10.3390/jcm11237190.
The aim of our study was to investigate how endodontics is taught in Italian universities. An online survey was conducted from August to December 2021. A comparison between courses led by full or associate professors (Group 1) versus courses led by other figures, such as researchers or temporary lecturers (Group 2), was made. A total of 28 out of 36 schools participated (78%). In most schools, endodontics is taught in the fifth year to 15-29 students. All schools planned pre-clinical endodontic training, and in 25/28 schools (89.3%), clinical endodontic training was also provided. The course programs varied among schools, and significantly more hours were allocated to teaching nonsurgical root canal treatment in Group 1 schools than in Group 2 schools. The average numbers of hours of preclinical and clinical training were 34.3 ± 23.6 and 84.1 ± 76.7, respectively. All schools used rotary NiTi files in their clinical training, and the vertical condensation of hot gutta-percha was the most frequently taught obturation technique. As expected, the scenario of endodontic education in Italian universities was variable and needs harmonization. Courses led by full or associate professors seem to be better structured.
我们研究的目的是调查意大利各大学如何教授牙髓病学。于2021年8月至12月进行了一项在线调查。对由正教授或副教授授课的课程（第1组）与由其他人员授课的课程进行了比较，其他人员如研究人员或临时讲师（第2组）。36所学校中共有28所参与（78%）。在大多数学校，牙髓病学在第五年教授，授课对象为15至29名学生。所有学校都安排了临床前牙髓病学培训，28所学校中有25所（89.3%）还提供了临床牙髓病学培训。各学校的课程安排各不相同，第1组学校分配给非手术根管治疗教学的时间明显多于第2组学校。临床前和临床培训的平均时长分别为34.3±23.6小时和84.1±76.7小时。所有学校在临床培训中都使用了旋转镍钛锉，热牙胶垂直加压是最常教授的充填技术。正如预期的那样，意大利各大学的牙髓病学教育情况各不相同，需要进行协调统一。由正教授或副教授授课的课程似乎结构更佳。
