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Are you a laggard?
Journal of the New Jersey Dental Association
|January 1, 1989
Summary
Continuing education is vital for dentists to provide contemporary patient care. Mandatory continuing education may be necessary to engage all practitioners in lifelong learning and address the challenge of laggards.
Area of Science:
- Dental education
- Professional development in dentistry
Background:
- Continuing education (CE) is standard practice in modern dentistry.
- There is increasing societal demand for mandated CE participation.
- Effective CE must meet the needs of adult learners and the dental profession.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine the role and value of continuing education in dentistry.
- To address the challenge posed by practitioners who do not actively engage in lifelong learning.
- To propose mandatory education as a solution for engaging reluctant learners.
Main Methods:
- The abstract does not specify methods but discusses the principles and challenges of CE in dentistry.
Main Results:
- The abstract does not present specific results but identifies 'laggards' as a significant problem in active practice.
- It suggests mandatory education as a potential solution to this issue.
Conclusions:
- Continuing education is essential for maintaining contemporary knowledge and professional responsibility in patient treatment.
- Mandatory continuing education is proposed as a strategy to ensure all dental practitioners participate in lifelong learning.