Evaluation of vocational training of dentists in three different regions

Clow, Ros; Mehra, S

doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.4814352

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“…These findings are disappointing as regional deaneries go to signifi cant lengths to recruit skilled trainers, but there is gathering evidence 1,7 which sug gests that VT is a very successful period of postgraduate education.…”

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confidence: 90%

Dental vocational training: identifying and developing trainer expertise

Cabot

Patel²,

Kinchin

2007

Br Dent J

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Dental vocational training: identifying and developing trainer expertise

Cabot

Patel²,

Kinchin

2007

Br Dent J

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“…Similar to DS education, DHDTS in the UK need to have competency in a range of skills, within their scope of practice, 8 in order to qualify and register as 'safe beginners' after graduation. 9 Therefore, after only up to 3 years of education (4 years in Scotland), compared to 5 years for DS, and with very limited access to post qualification placement, 10 DHDTs on graduation, have to be confident, competent, and resilient, so that they can manage patients independently. However, DHDTS stress levels, unlike DS, have yet to be explored.…”

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confidence: 99%

Perceived stress and well-being among dental hygiene and dental therapy students

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Aims To explore dental hygiene and dental therapy students' (DHDTS') perception of stress and well-being during their undergraduate education and establish base-line data for further studies of this group of dental professionals.Subjects and methods A questionnaire was distributed to Years 1, 2 and 3 DHDTS and final year outreach dental students (DS) (as a comparison group), at the University of Portsmouth Dental Academy (UPDA), during summer 2015. Data were collected on students' perception of levels of stress and well-being. Statistical analyses were undertaken using SPSS software. Mann-Whitney U tests with Bonferroni corrections were used and the level for a statistically significant difference was set at p <0.002.Results A response rate of 81% (DHDTS) and 85% (DS) was achieved. Clinical factors and academic work were perceived as stressful for both DHDTS and DS, with no significant difference between the groups. The majority of respondents reported levels of depression, anxiety, and stress to be within the normal range. All students reported high levels of positive well-being, with DHDTS scoring significantly higher than DS in the dimensions of personal growth, purpose in life, self-acceptance and positive relations with others (p <0.002).Conclusions DHDTS and DS identified sources of stress within their undergraduate education, but also perceived themselves as positively-functioning individuals.

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“…Some authors have expressed concern that DFT is no longer a 'finishing school' for dentists, but is providing core practice and instruction which would previously have been delivered in dental schools (10). This is not a perception limited to the UK, with a similar lack of preparedness reported in other countries such as Hong Kong (based on the traditional UK undergraduate course), (11) Australia and Canada (12).…”

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confidence: 93%

“…Previous studies have sampled regions of the UK (10,14), or looked mainly at elements of general practice (6,15,16).…”

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confidence: 99%