Dullabh H D, Slabbert J C, Becker P J
Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.
J Dent Assoc S Afr. 1993 Mar;48(3):129-34.
This study sought answers to the following two questions related to the teaching of partial denture prosthodontics in the Department of Prosthetic Dentistry at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (Wits). Firstly, do practising graduates from Wits assiduously apply, or do they perhaps ignore, the concepts, principles, and practices taught to them at undergraduate level? Secondly, is there any merit in providing additional tutorials on partial denture prosthodontics to undergraduate students at Wits? A questionnaire was mailed to dentists who had graduated at Wits between 1979 and 1986. This sample of 302 subjects was divided into two groups: Group I--those who had graduated between 1979 and 1982; Group II--those who had graduated between 1983 and 1986 and had received additional tutorials on partial denture design. The results suggest that a wide gap exists between faculty beliefs about partial denture design and fabrication and the methods used in general dental practice. Moreover, additional tutorials had some effect on the attitudes and practices of the respondents.
本研究旨在回答与约翰内斯堡金山大学（威特沃特斯兰德大学，简称“金山大学”）口腔修复学系可摘局部义齿修复教学相关的以下两个问题。其一，金山大学毕业的执业毕业生是否认真应用了本科阶段所学的概念、原则和实践方法，还是可能忽视了这些内容？其二，为金山大学的本科生提供额外的可摘局部义齿修复学辅导是否有价值？一份问卷被邮寄给了在1979年至1986年间从金山大学毕业的牙医。这302名受试者的样本被分为两组：第一组——1979年至1982年间毕业的人；第二组——1983年至1986年间毕业且接受了可摘局部义齿设计额外辅导的人。结果表明，教师对可摘局部义齿设计和制作的看法与一般牙科实践中使用的方法之间存在很大差距。此外，额外辅导对受访者的态度和实践有一定影响。
