Nagendrababu Venkateshbabu, Gopinath Vellore Kannan, Nassar Mohannad, Shetty Naresh, Kishen Anil, Abbott Paul V, Duncan Henry F
Department of Restorative Dentistry, University of Sharjah, College of Dental Medicine, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
Department of Orthodontics, Pediatric and Community Dentistry, University of Sharjah, College of Dental Medicine, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
Int Dent J. 2025 Jun 13;75(4):100861. doi: 10.1016/j.identj.2025.100861.
Endodontic postgraduate programmes should offer students a wide range of experiences and training in all facets of the specialisation. This study aimed to assess the current postgraduate education practices in endodontics across dental schools worldwide.
The current survey consisted of an online questionnaire that had been validated and piloted. It comprised 68 questions in three sections: general information about the programme, preclinical education, and clinical education. The survey included faculty members who teach postgraduate endodontics from one dental school in each participating country. The data was presented using simple descriptive statistics.
In total, 33 faculty members, with a response rate of 85%, from different countries completed the survey. The majority of dental schools that participated in the survey offer a 3-year postgraduate programme. The postgraduate students develop abilities in various instrumentation techniques, irrigation devices, sealers/cements, root canal filling techniques, surgery, and microscope use. Most of the schools conduct a final-year exit examination.
Postgraduate education differs globally in its preclinical and clinical training. The survey offers initial insights into postgraduate endodontic education and can help establish mutual educational standards and key focus areas.
The curricula for preclinical and clinical education in postgraduate endodontics programmes vary globally.
牙髓病学研究生课程应在该专业的各个方面为学生提供广泛的经验和培训。本研究旨在评估全球牙科学院牙髓病学当前的研究生教育实践。
本次调查采用经过验证和预试验的在线问卷。问卷包含68个问题，分为三个部分：课程的一般信息、临床前教育和临床教育。调查对象包括每个参与国一所牙科学院中讲授牙髓病学研究生课程的教员。数据采用简单描述性统计进行呈现。
共有来自不同国家的33名教员完成了调查，回复率为85%。参与调查的大多数牙科学院提供为期3年的研究生课程。研究生在各种器械操作技术、冲洗设备、封闭剂/黏固剂、根管充填技术、外科手术和显微镜使用方面培养能力。大多数学校进行毕业考试。
全球牙髓病学研究生教育在临床前和临床培训方面存在差异。该调查为牙髓病学研究生教育提供了初步见解，并有助于建立共同的教育标准和关键重点领域。
全球牙髓病学研究生课程的临床前和临床教育课程各不相同。
