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A continuing education programme for general practitioners. Status report after 5 years of function.

H W Wiskott1, S Borgis, M Simoness

  • 1FORMACO, University of Geneva, School of Dental Medicine, 19, rue Barthélemy-Menn, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland. anselm@Wiskott.com

European Journal of Dental Education : Official Journal of the Association for Dental Education in Europe
|February 13, 2001
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The University of Geneva established a continuing dental education program in 1994. While dentist attendance was high, the program

Area of Science:

  • Dental Education
  • Continuing Professional Development

Background:

  • University of Geneva's School of Dental Medicine aimed to fulfill its continuing education mandate.
  • New university regulations prompted the establishment of a structured program for practicing dentists.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the effectiveness and impact of a newly established continuing dental education program.
  • To evaluate dentist participation and satisfaction with the program's offerings.

Main Methods:

  • Implementation of a structured continuing education program with diverse course formats (conference, hands-on, clinical, seminar).
  • Utilized computer software for efficient administration, registration, and communication.
  • Collected and analyzed data on dentist attendance and course evaluations.

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Main Results:

  • Dentist attendance for the continuing education courses was highly satisfactory.
  • Despite high attendance, the program met only 20% of the required course hours mandated by the Swiss dental association.
  • Course and overall program evaluations were satisfactory.

Conclusions:

  • The program successfully engaged practicing dentists but had a limited impact on fulfilling mandated continuing education hours.
  • Further strategies may be needed to increase the program's contribution to the required professional development for dentists.