Ahlqvist Jan, Levring Jäghagen Eva, Friedlander-Barenboim Silvina, Clarkson Rosalyn, Ferreira Da Costa Jorge, Fisekcioglu Erdogan, Mitsea Anastasia, Szopinski Kazimierz, Lindh Christina
Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.
Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
Eur J Dent Educ. 2025 May;29(2):384-391. doi: 10.1111/eje.13078. Epub 2025 Feb 19.
The Education Committee of the European Academy of DentoMaxilloFacial Radiology should 'encourage and support high levels of graduate and postgraduate education in dentomaxillofacial radiology (DMFR) all over Europe'. For this reason, the committee aimed to formulate a document describing resources allocated for undergraduate education within oral radiology in Europe today that can serve as a benchmark against which dental schools and/or countries with dentistry programmes can relate their undergraduate education.
A questionnaire addressing resources allocated for learning oral radiology was distributed to colleagues involved in oral radiology education in 117 dental schools in 29 countries in Europe.
The answers represent approximately 13% of the dental schools in 40% of the countries providing dental education in Europe. There was a large variation regarding qualifications among teachers. There were also large differences in reported time dedicated to oral radiology courses, within some parts the allocated time differed by a factor 16.
An ambition to achieve high standards in oral radiology all over Europe should, based on the results of this survey, start with an effort to attain consensus regarding the role of oral radiology in dental education. The involvement of dentists with DMFR specialist training, would support high levels of undergraduate education.
The results of this survey include information that educators and authorities can relate to in planning and implementation of new or revised curriculum. The ambition should be to increase teachers' competence and to work towards more harmonised and extensive courses in oral radiology.
欧洲口腔颌面放射学会教育委员会应“鼓励并支持在全欧洲开展高水平的口腔颌面放射学研究生及本科后教育”。因此，该委员会旨在制定一份文件，描述当今欧洲口腔放射学本科教育所分配的资源，可作为牙科学校和/或设有牙科专业的国家衡量其本科教育的基准。
向欧洲29个国家117所牙科学校中参与口腔放射学教育的同事发放了一份关于口腔放射学学习资源分配的调查问卷。
这些答案代表了欧洲40%提供牙科教育的国家中约13%的牙科学校。教师资质差异很大。在报告的口腔放射学课程时长方面也存在很大差异，在某些部分，分配的时间相差16倍。
基于本次调查结果，要在全欧洲实现口腔放射学的高标准，首先应努力就口腔放射学在牙科教育中的作用达成共识。让具有口腔颌面放射学专科培训的牙医参与进来，将有助于提高本科教育水平。
本次调查结果包含了教育工作者和相关部门在规划和实施新的或修订后的课程时可参考的信息。目标应该是提高教师的能力，并朝着更加统一和广泛的口腔放射学课程努力。
