Annual ADEA Survey of Dental School Seniors: 2008 Graduating Class

Okwuje, Ifie; Anderson, Eugene L.; Valachovic, Richard W.

doi:10.1002/j.0022-0337.2009.73.8.tb04790.x

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“…Notably, in 2009, only one dental school in Austria and 40% of dental schools in Germany offered any lecture series or practical course in gerodontology, compared with all dental schools in Switzerland in 2004 . Lack of time devoted to geriatric education is likely to have serious implications, with only 14.3% of graduating dental students considering themselves to be well prepared to provide geriatric oral health care . In a Victoria, Australia study, it was reported that only 43.6% of dentists believed that they had received adequate training in the management of medically compromised patients, and only 35.3% received adequate education and training in clinical care of patients in residential aged care facilities …”

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Geriatric dentistry, teaching and future directions

Slack‐Smith

Hearn

Wilson

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Australian Dental Journal

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Background: Many nations are facing a demographic shift in the age profile of their population, leading the World Health Organization to a 'Call for Public Health Action' on the oral health of older people. Methods: A search of the literature relevant to geriatric dentistry teaching was undertaken using MEDLINE, Web of Science, Eric and Psychlit. A search of dental professional school websites in Australia and policy and international practice documents was undertaken. Results: The international literature describes requirements for geriatric dentistry courses and various approaches to teaching, including didactic teaching, practical experiences and external placements. Challenges are identified in the area of geriatric dental education. Educational institutions (with others) have an obligation to lead change, yet there appears to be little formal recognition in Australian dental curricula of the need to develop quality education and research programmes in geriatric dentistry. Conclusions: Internationally, the inclusion of geriatrics within dental curricula has been the subject of consideration since the 1970s. The current evidence indicates that geriatrics/gerodontology is not a significant component of dental curricula. Given the projected age distribution in many countries, the need for implementation of dental curriculum content in the area of geriatrics/gerodontology is evident.

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Geriatric dentistry, teaching and future directions

Slack‐Smith

Hearn

Wilson

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Australian Dental Journal

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“…These findings are inconsistent with previous reports in this field. According to American Dental Education Association (ADEA) in 2008, most of the senior students consider themselves prepared to provide preventive dental care ( 22 ). Holmes et al surveyed the graduated alumina and found them particularly competent in treatment and prevention of dental caries ( 23 ).…”

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Perceived competency towards preventive dentistry among dental graduates: the need for curriculum change

Arheiam

Bankia

Ingafou

2015

Libyan Journal of Medicine

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BackgroundA previous study has shown that dental practitioners in Benghazi believed that the less prevention-oriented education system is one of the barriers to applying preventive dentistry.ObjectiveTo assess attitudes and perceived competence of the dental graduates in Benghazi towards prevention and early management of dental caries.MethodsA cross-sectional, questionnaire-based survey was conducted among internship students attending the Department of Community and Preventive Dentistry in Faculty of Dentistry, Benghazi, Libya. The participants were asked to provide demographic information, to respond to statements about their attitudes towards preventive dentistry, and to answer questions regarding their perceived competence in applying preventive dentistry procedures.ResultsData from 108 Libyan dental graduates were analysed for this study, of which 64% of them were females and 42.1% of them passed their final year with grade: acceptable. The most acknowledged aspects of preventive dentistry were being useful and essential to the community (95.4 and 90.8%, respectively). The percentage of participants expressing a proficiency in providing oral hygiene instructions was the highest (95.4%). There were differences between study subgroups in their perceived competence of preventive dental practices by gender and academic performance (p≤0.05).ConclusionThis study highlighted that the currently implemented undergraduate education programme in Benghazi dental school does not provide dentists with the required attitude and skills to fulfil their role in providing preventive-oriented health services.

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“…Men and women in the 2016 graduating class were in nearly equal proportions, with 48.7% men, 48.1% women, and 3.2% not reporting (Table 1). Given that just eight years earlier, there were 11% fewer women than men (44.3% women and 55.7% men), 2 the rising representation of women is striking. The breakdown by gender and race suggests that much of the rise in the number of women is due to minority women entering dental school at increasing rates.…”

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Annual ADEA Survey of Dental School Seniors: 2016 Graduating Class

Wanchek

Cook

Valachovic

2017

Journal of Dental Education

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This report examines the results of the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) Survey of Dental School Seniors graduating in 2016. Data were collected from 4,558 respondents at all 59 U.S. dental schools with graduating classes that year. This annual survey asks graduating students about a variety of topics in order to understand their motivation for attending dental school, educational experiences while in school, debt incurred, and plans following graduation. Motivations for choosing to attend dental school typically involved family or friends who were dentists or students' personal experiences. The timing of the decision to enter dentistry has been getting earlier over time. Similar to previous years, the average graduating student had above $200,000 in student debt. However, for the first time in two decades, inflation-adjusted debt decreased slightly. The reduction in debt was due to students from private schools reducing their average debt by $23,401. Immediately after graduation, most seniors planned to enter private practice (50.5%) or advanced dental education (33.8%). Approximately half of the respondents planned to work in underserved areas at some point in their careers. These findings underscore the continued value of the senior survey to offer a unique view of the diverse characteristics and career paths of the future dental workforce.

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Annual ADEA Survey of Dental School Seniors: 2008 Graduating Class

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Geriatric dentistry, teaching and future directions

Geriatric dentistry, teaching and future directions

Perceived competency towards preventive dentistry among dental graduates: the need for curriculum change

Annual ADEA Survey of Dental School Seniors: 2016 Graduating Class

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