Kuthy R A, Bean T M, Mitchell G L
Ohio State University College of Dentistry, Section of Health Services Research, Columbus 43210-1241, USA.
J Dent Educ. 1996 Aug;60(8):686-92.
With an increasing number of states requiring continuing dental education (CDE) for license renewal, dentists are opting for different ways of earning these credit hours beyond the traditional didactic presentation. One alternative is a home study correspondence course. Little is known about the type of dentists who participate in these home study courses. This study examines characteristics of 507 general dentists in Ohio who were required to submit information concerning their CDE courses and credit hours during the biennium, 1992-93. Twenty-five percent of the general dentists took at least one home study course, and approximately five percent of those dentists participating in any home study earned all their credit hours this way. A logistic regression model indicated that home study users are less likely to be ADA members and less likely to leave the state for any CDE. This study suggests that the current methods of home study courses may provide continuing education opportunities for dentists who otherwise might not be reached by more traditional ways of CDE.
随着越来越多的州要求牙医通过参加继续牙科教育（CDE）来更新执照，牙医们正在选择传统授课形式之外的不同方式来获取这些学分。一种选择是家庭自学函授课程。对于参加这些家庭自学课程的牙医类型，人们了解甚少。本研究调查了俄亥俄州507名普通牙医的特征，这些牙医被要求提交1992 - 1993两年期内其CDE课程及学分的相关信息。25%的普通牙医至少参加了一门家庭自学课程，参与任何家庭自学课程的牙医中约有5%通过这种方式获得了全部学分。逻辑回归模型表明，家庭自学课程的使用者成为美国牙科协会（ADA）会员的可能性较小，因任何CDE活动离开该州的可能性也较小。这项研究表明，当前的家庭自学课程方法可能为那些通过更传统的CDE方式可能无法接触到的牙医提供继续教育机会。
