Teaching of implant dentistry in dental hygiene and therapy schools in the UK and Ireland

Chin, Jann Siew; Addy, Liam; Rees, Jeremy; Locke, Matthew

doi:10.1038/s41415-019-0259-x

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“…A study assessing implant curriculum in DH and dental therapy (DT) programs in the United Kingdom (U.K.) and Ireland found similar results. Chin and colleagues surveyed 23 DH/DT programs with a 60% response rate (n = 14) 36 . They found that while 100% of the programs included implant dentistry in their didactic curriculum, only 64% provided clinical experiences 36 …”

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Preliminary evaluation of dental hygiene curriculum: Assessment and management of peri‐implant conditions and diseases

Arnett

Reibel

Evans

et al. 2020

Journal of Dental Education

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Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate dental hygiene (DH) educational programs' didactic and clinical curriculum in the management of peri-implant diseases and conditions. The specific aims were (1) assess if evidence-based content for peri-implant diseases and conditions are currently included in didactic and clinical DH curriculum and (2) determine if DH education programs are currently preparing students at a level of clinical competency for the assessment and management of periimplant diseases and conditions. Design: A cross-sectional study of DH faculty member(s) from 331 United States entry-level programs responsible for didactic and clinical curriculum for peri-implant diseases and conditions were surveyed. The survey was disseminated electronically via Qualtrics xm August 2019 for a response rate of 26%. Results: The results showed didactic courses taught DH students the etiology of perimucositis and peri-implantitis (98%), clinical characteristics (98%), and risk factors contributing to these implant diseases (96%). Evaluation methods to determine student level of competency in a didactic setting included quizzes/examinations (98%), casebased examinations (63%), and written essays (6%). Eighty-five percent reported DH students are not required in a clinical setting to provide care for patients with periimplant diseases and conditions. Conclusions: Study results suggest DH education programs may need to revise didactic and clinical curriculum to ensure students graduate at a level of clinical competency for assessing and managing peri-implant conditions and diseases. DH educational programs should consider requiring clinical patient experiences for the assessment and management of peri-mucositis and peri-implantitis to prepare students for their professional role.

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