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S Jayachandran1, B S Bhandal, K B Hill1
1School of Dentistry, St Chad's Queensway, Birmingham, B4 6NN.
British Dental Journal
|July 11, 2015
Summary
General dental practitioners in the UK feel their dental implant education is inadequate. This lack of confidence stems from insufficient practical training and concerns about risks, complications, and costs.
Area of Science:
- Dental Education
- Oral Implantology
Background:
- Current dental implant education at undergraduate and postgraduate levels in the UK.
- General dental practitioners' (GDPs) perspectives on implant training.
Purpose of the Study:
- To assess UK GDPs' opinions on the adequacy of current dental implant education.
- Identify barriers faced by GDPs in providing dental implant services.
Main Methods:
- A questionnaire survey was distributed to GDPs in the West Midlands, UK.
- Analysis of completed responses from 91 dentists (95.6% response rate).
Main Results:
- 77% of respondents received only theoretical dental implant training during undergraduate studies.
- The majority found their training inadequate.
- Key barriers identified: risk of failures (56.3%), avoiding complications (65.5%), and cost of training (51.7%).
Conclusions:
- Current UK implant education, both undergraduate and postgraduate, does not adequately prepare GDPs.
- GDPs lack the confidence to provide and maintain dental implants due to educational gaps and perceived risks.
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