Meadows H, Ireland R, Bligh J
School of Dentistry, Liverpool.
Br Dent J. 1998 Apr 25;184(8):401-4. doi: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4809644.
To determine the attitudes of general dental practitioners toward aspects of change in undergraduate dental education.
Descriptive postal survey using a cross-sectional random sample of general dental practitioners administered in 1997.
689 general dental practitioners practising in five regions of England with close proximity to a dental school selected by a one in two stratified random sample.
Response rate: 70%. The questionnaire was both valid and reliable with an internal consistency reliability coefficient of 0.84. Responses identified strong support for preparing dental students for the wider role of the dentist and an emphasis toward self-directed learning. Other themes emerging from the investigation included support for learning to work as part of a dental team and for students to have experience of general dental practice early on in the undergraduate course.
These responses have implications for curriculum design, syllabus, teaching methods, resources and staff development for dental schools in the UK.
确定普通牙科从业者对本科牙科教育变革各方面的态度。
1997年采用描述性邮寄调查，对普通牙科从业者进行横断面随机抽样。
从英格兰五个与牙科学院距离较近的地区选取689名普通牙科从业者，采用二分之一分层随机抽样法。
回复率为70%。该问卷有效且可靠，内部一致性信度系数为0.84。调查结果显示，大家强烈支持让牙科学生为承担更广泛的牙医角色做好准备，并强调自主学习。调查中出现的其他主题包括支持学生学会作为牙科团队的一员开展工作，以及支持学生在本科课程早期就体验普通牙科诊疗。
这些回复对英国牙科学院的课程设计、教学大纲、教学方法、资源及师资发展具有启示意义。
