Thomas D, Davies G, Allsopp J
School of Dentistry, Birmingham University.
Prim Dent Care. 1996 Mar;3(1):36-42.
In recent years, well-documented changes have occurred in the patterns of oral disease and, as a result, the scope and complexity of dental treatments has widened considerably. In response to this the Department of Health has introduced a compulsory one-year postgraduate vocational training scheme [VTS]. In this scheme, new graduates spend time in approved general dental practices, trained by selected general dental practitioners [GDPs] who are seen as having 'best practice' standards. For the VTS to succeed it will require the continued support of these 'best quality' GDPs who at the moment are competing for places as trainers. Such competition has not always existed and this paper describes a decision-making model for trainers which was developed because future external influences could reverse this competitive scenario, with a major effect on the postgraduate training programme.
近年来，口腔疾病模式已发生了有充分记录的变化，因此，牙科治疗的范围和复杂性大幅扩大。对此，卫生部推出了一项为期一年的强制性研究生职业培训计划[VTS]。在该计划中，新毕业生会在经批准的普通牙科诊所实习，由被视为具有“最佳实践”标准的选定普通牙科医生[GDPs]进行培训。为使VTS取得成功，将需要这些“最优质”GDPs的持续支持，而目前他们正在竞争培训师的岗位。这种竞争并非一直存在，本文描述了一种针对培训师的决策模型，之所以开发该模型是因为未来的外部影响可能会扭转这种竞争局面，从而对研究生培训计划产生重大影响。
