Partial denture design in general dental practice--10 years on

Basker, R M; Harrison, Alan; Davenport, J C; Marshall, J.

doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.4806577

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“…[1][2][3] The notion that financial factors have an influence on the quality of prescription for cobalt-chromium removable partial dentures is a criticism that is traditionally directed at services provided on the National Health Service, inferring that if the fee were increased then the quality of the service provided would also increase. 14,15,19 However, the findings from this study tend to suggest that this is not so. In this study, poor or no written instructions were provided by 47% (n = 47) of CCRPDs provided on a private basis in the United Kingdom, 46% (n = 46) of CCRPDs provided on a private basis in Ireland, and 50% (n = 50) of CCRPDs provided by NHS Salaried practitioners.…”

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“…[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15] The provision of removable partial dentures is a basic skill that a dentist relies upon when treating partially dentate patients. 7 The General Dental Council requires all new graduates to be competent at 'designing effective indirect restorations and … partial dentures' .…”

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confidence: 99%

“…It is clear that from the findings from studies performed by the authors, [1][2][3] and other investigators, [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15] there is a fundamental problem with the design and fabrication process of a variety of prostheses in general dental practice, most notably relating to cobalt-chromium removable partial dentures.…”

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“…It is unclear whether this problem of poor prescription and fabrication of CCRPDs is primarily related to educational 5,12,15,18 or financial matters, 5,14,15,19 or both. There have been changes in the educational pathways of general dental practitioners in recent times with the introduction of specific educational guidelines for dental education, 20 Vocational Dental training, and Continuing Professional Development requirements.…”

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“…[1][2][3] Various studies carried out in the United Kingdom, 3,[12][13][14][15] including a seminal investigation published by Basker et al in 1988, 15 confirm that there is a problem with CCRPD design and fabrication in the United Kingdom.…”

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Why do dentists struggle with removable partial denture design? An assessment of financial and educational issues

Lynch¹,

Allen²

2006

Br Dent J

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AimPublished studies in the international dental literature illustrate that the quality of prescription and fabrication of cobalt-chromium removable partial dentures (CCRPDs) by general dental practitioners frequently fail to comply with ethical and legal requirements. The reasons cited for this in the past have broadly related to either financial or educational issues. The aim of this investigation is to determine the effect of financial and educational factors on the quality of CCRPD design and fabrication by general dental practitioners. Materials and methods This investigation was completed in two parts. (1) A pre-piloted pro-forma was distributed to a number of dental laboratories throughout the UK and Ireland. These sought information relating to the quality of written instructions for CCRPDs received by these laboratories, and details of the remunerative scheme under which they were being provided. Three categories of remunerative scheme were considered, private CCRPDs in Ireland, private CCRPDs in the UK, and CCRPDs being provided by salaried NHS practitioners. (2) A pre-piloted questionnaire was distributed to vocational dental practitioners in the UK and Ireland. This sought information relating to their attitudes, opinions, and educational and clinical experiences of CCRPD design and fabrication. Results (1) Three hundred completed pro-formas were returned from dental laboratories, 100 of which related to each of the three remunerative schemes. Poor or no written instructions were provided in 47% (n = 47) of CCRPD cases funded privately in the UK, 46% (n = 46) of CCRPD cases funded privately in Ireland, and 50% (n = 50) of CCRPDs being provided by salaried NHS practitioners. (2) One hundred and seven completed questionnaires were returned from vocational trainees. Vocational dental practitioners had completed fewer CCRPDs during VT than in dental school (dental school: median = 4, inter-quartile range = 3 to 5; VT: median = 2, inter-quartile range = 1 to 4). One-fifth of respondents (n = 22) had not completed any CCRPDs during VT. Nine per cent of VT practices (n = 10) had a surveyor on their premises. Only 15%

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Why do dentists struggle with removable partial denture design? An assessment of financial and educational issues

Lynch¹,

Allen²

2006

Br Dent J

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Evaluation of Senior Brazilian Dental Students About Mouth Preparation and Removable Partial Denture Design

Neto¹,

Duarte

Shiratori³

et al. 2010

Journal of Dental Education

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This study aimed to evaluate the knowledge of senior dental students about mouth preparation and removable partial denture (RPD) design. Two hundred sixty-six senior students from eleven dental schools in the State of São Paulo, Brazil, comprised the sample. The subjects examined two partially edentulous casts mounted on a semiadjustable articulator, answered a questionnaire regarding the treatment plan, and drew the RPD design. The casts consisted of Kennedy Class III, modiication 1 maxillary arch and Class II mandibular arch. Ninety percent of the students believed that mouth preparation should be performed although no one was able to name all necessary procedures. For the maxillary arch, 12 percent of the denture designs were completely appropriate, 51 percent were partially appropriate, and 37 percent were inappropriate. For the mandibular arch, the results were 3 percent, 40 percent, and 57 percent,

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Expert design knowledge: a case study in dental education

Davenport

Fitzpatrick

Randell

et al. 1995

World Conference on Computers in Education VI

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The expertise of teachers of prosthetic dentistry in partial denture design (the design of removable partial denture, a type of dental prosthesis) has been elicited by identifying a collection of design rules and sampling expert reaction to them by first surveying 10 experts individually and then the prosthetic departments in all 1 7 dental schools in the British Isles. The surveys revealed an unsuspected consensus concerning the rules. This design expertise will be disseminated through RaPiD, a knowledge based assistant for the design of partial dentures. It is expected that by incorporating assistant rules into this design, which have been shown to be widely supported, the acceptability and usefulness of RaPiD for clinical education will be increased. In order to facilitate the incorporation of these rules into RaPiD semi-automated translation, rather than hand coding as PROLOG programs, is being investigated.

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Partial denture design in general dental practice--10 years on

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Why do dentists struggle with removable partial denture design? An assessment of financial and educational issues

Why do dentists struggle with removable partial denture design? An assessment of financial and educational issues

Evaluation of Senior Brazilian Dental Students About Mouth Preparation and Removable Partial Denture Design

Expert design knowledge: a case study in dental education

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