Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Doctor of Dental Surgery Program, Faculty of Dentistry, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
BMC Oral Health. 2023 Sep 1;23(1):625. doi: 10.1186/s12903-023-03327-x.
BACKGROUND: Dental technologies have increasingly been implemented in orthodontic practice to offer better experiences for orthodontists and patients, however, there is no scientific evidence yet whether which technologies should be implemented into the postgraduate programs. OBJECTIVES: To investigate perceptions of orthodontic residents toward the confidence and importance of dental technologies, as well as to determine their necessity in postgraduate programs. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The online questionnaire was designed to collect data from residents from all accredited orthodontic postgraduate programs in Thailand. The questionnaire consisted of four sections, which were (1) demographic data, (2) self-perceived importance of orthodontic technologies, (3) self-perceived confidence toward orthodontic technologies, and (4) the necessity of orthodontic technologies in postgraduate programs. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Spearman correlation, and a chi-square test. RESULTS: Intraoral scanner was found to be an orthodontic technology with the highest scores for both self-perceived importance (4.37 ± 0.59) and confidence (4.23 ± 0.75), followed by cone-beam computed tomography, digital treatment planning software, and lab-produced aligners. These orthodontic technologies were also considered as mandatory in orthodontic postgraduate programs. CAD/CAM technologies appeared to be least important, and their training may be arranged as short course training. There was no significant influence of training locations on the necessity of all orthodontic technologies (P > 0.05), except CBCT. Self-perceived importance and confidence in all technologies were found to have significant positive correlations (P < 0.05), except teledentistry and in-office aligners. CONCLUSION: Orthodontic technologies were perceived as important in clinical workflow. Intraoral Scanners, CBCT, digital treatment planning software, lab-produced aligners, and digital modeling software appeared to be necessary for clinical practice and should be considered for orthodontic postgraduate programs, while other technologies may be arranged as short course training. Further research should investigate how to arrange and organize training sessions in orthodontic postgraduate programs.
背景:牙科技术在正畸实践中得到了越来越多的应用,为正畸医生和患者带来了更好的体验,但目前尚无科学证据表明哪些技术应该纳入研究生课程。
目的:调查正畸住院医师对牙科技术的信心和重要性的看法,以及确定它们在研究生课程中的必要性。
材料和方法:在线问卷旨在从泰国所有认可的正畸研究生课程的住院医师中收集数据。问卷分为四个部分,分别是(1)人口统计学数据,(2)自我感知的正畸技术重要性,(3)自我感知的正畸技术信心,(4)正畸技术在研究生课程中的必要性。数据采用描述性统计、Spearman 相关分析和卡方检验进行分析。
结果:口内扫描仪在自我感知的重要性(4.37±0.59)和信心(4.23±0.75)方面得分最高,其次是锥形束 CT、数字化治疗计划软件和实验室制作的矫正器。这些正畸技术也被认为是正畸研究生课程的必修课。CAD/CAM 技术似乎不太重要,其培训可以安排为短期课程培训。除了 CBCT 外,培训地点对所有正畸技术的必要性没有显著影响(P>0.05)。除了远程牙科和门诊矫正器外,所有技术的自我感知重要性和信心之间都存在显著的正相关(P<0.05)。
结论:正畸技术在临床工作流程中被认为是重要的。口内扫描仪、CBCT、数字化治疗计划软件、实验室制作的矫正器和数字建模软件似乎对临床实践是必要的,应该考虑纳入正畸研究生课程,而其他技术可以安排为短期课程培训。进一步的研究应该调查如何在正畸研究生课程中安排和组织培训课程。
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