Early years postgraduate learning and training in prosthodontic dentistry: 2019 and beyond

Movahedi, Sana; Eliyas, Shiyana; Fisher, N L

doi:10.1038/s41415-019-0317-4

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“…This is not to say volume of work is not important, however the quality and depth of understanding form the premise of the end of program assessment. Ultimately, teaching institutions aim to produce clinicians who have the technical skills, knowledge, values, personal attributes and professional outlook to deliver highest levels of patient care 15 . This aligns with the specific educational learning outcomes for this program at this institution that has clinical, didactic and research components and when successfully completed aims to provide graduates with the skill and knowledge required for specialist practice in prosthodontics.…”

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An 8‐year retrospective study of fixed prosthodontics clinical unit completions in a postgraduate prosthodontics program

Dudley

2023

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Background and Aims: The range of aesthetic fixed prosthodontics materials utilizing digital manufacturing techniques has expanded in recent years ostensibly replacing traditional laboratory techniques and materials. This retrospective study conducted over eight consecutive years aimed to analyze the types of laboratory fabricated fixed prosthodontics clinical units completed in a postgraduate prosthodontics specialist training program and determine meaningful trends. Methods: The logbooks of eight postgraduate prosthodontics completions from 2014 to 2021 were reviewed and the different types of laboratory fabricated fixed prosthodontics units and total number of fixed prosthodontics units completed were recorded. The data was categorized and presented in tabulated and chart form using Microsoft Excel software (version 2016). Paired t-tests and Mann−Kendall trend tests were performed to analyze for statistical significance between the different restoration types across the program completions.Results: Porcelain bonded to metal (PBM) crowns represented 42.05% of all fixed prosthodontics units completed over all study years followed by all-ceramic crowns (ACC) (18.14%) and full gold crowns (FGC) (10.70%). Jointly, PBM, ACC and FGC's encompassed 70.88% of all fixed prosthodontics units. Over the 8-year study period, there were observed trends of reduced use of PBM's, increased use of ACC's, statistically significant reduced use of FGC's (p = 0.035) and a statistically significant difference in the use of complete and partial coverage restorations (p < 0.001). Conclusion: PBM crowns were the dominant laboratory fabricated fixed prosthodontic clinical unit across postgraduate prosthodontics program completions. The trend in later years indicating ACC as the dominant crown type warrants further investigation.

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An 8‐year retrospective study of fixed prosthodontics clinical unit completions in a postgraduate prosthodontics program

Dudley

2023

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“…22 Also, there was a low utilisation of digitally manufactured crowns amongst the respondents. 22 This study's volume-based unit completion analysis lies parallel to competency-based assessment of performance in prosthodontics 23 and within the global goal of producing dental clinicians who have the knowledge, technical skills, personal attributes, values and professional outlook to deliver the highest level of patient care. 24 The skills developed in fixed prosthodontics cross-pollinate other disciplines and contribute to achieving this goal.…”

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Fixed prosthodontics clinical unit completions in an undergraduate curriculum: A 10‐year retrospective study

Dudley

2022

Eur J Dental Education

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Introduction Providing undergraduate dental students with a range of clinical experiences in fixed prosthodontics procedures is an important component of dental education. The aim of this retrospective study was to analyse the types of laboratory‐fabricated fixed prosthodontics clinical units completed by undergraduate students over 10 consecutive years and determine any significant trends. Materials and Methods The fixed prosthodontics treatment registers from 2012 to 2021 were reviewed and the different types of completed fixed prosthodontics units and total number of fixed prosthodontics units were recorded for each year. Completed units were categorised according to the type of restoration and expressed in whole numbers and as a percentage of the total number of units completed in each year. The data were presented in table and graph form. Mann‐Kendall tests were performed to statistically analyse for trends in the different restoration types. Results Throughout all study years, porcelain bonded to metal (PBM) crowns (48.25%, range 35.70%–59.91%) were the most frequently completed fixed prosthodontics unit followed by full gold crowns (FGC) (20.84%, range 14.89%–27.30%) and all‐ceramic crowns (ACC) (12.70%, range 3.67%–24.41%). Collectively, PBM, FGC and ACC comprised 81.80% of all completed fixed prosthodontics units. There were observed trends of increased use of all types of all‐ceramic containing restorations, all types of all‐gold containing restorations, all types of partial coverage restorations and specifically ceramic onlays and gold onlays. There were observed trends of reduced use of cast gold post‐cores and all types of bridges. Conclusion PBM crowns were the mainstay laboratory‐fabricated fixed prosthodontic unit completed over 10 years of undergraduate student fixed prosthodontics clinical practice.

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“…27 For newly qualified graduates, MCNs would develop confidence across healthcare professions through an active mentorship process in a community of learning. 28 Beyond foundation training, such mentorship/training is currently not routine, but has proved beneficial, eg, for early career dentists to promote professionalism and shape career development before independent practice. 29 It also provides ongoing support in communication with colleagues and patients to help reduce litigation.…”

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Clinical and academic recommendations for primary dental care prosthodontics

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Frost

2019

Br Dent J

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Early years postgraduate learning and training in prosthodontic dentistry: 2019 and beyond

Cited by 6 publications

References 63 publications

An 8‐year retrospective study of fixed prosthodontics clinical unit completions in a postgraduate prosthodontics program

An 8‐year retrospective study of fixed prosthodontics clinical unit completions in a postgraduate prosthodontics program

Fixed prosthodontics clinical unit completions in an undergraduate curriculum: A 10‐year retrospective study

Clinical and academic recommendations for primary dental care prosthodontics

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