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Pediatric dental residents' on-call experience
Jean Marie Calvo1, Umer Hasan2
1Department of Orofacial Sciences, Division of Pediatric Dentistry, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.
Journal of Dental Education
|November 16, 2022
Summary
Pediatric dental residents experienced an average of 70 on-call pages, primarily for inpatient consultations and oral-facial trauma. This on-call service provides valuable training in emergency care and hospital dentistry.
Area of Science:
- Dental education
- Hospital dentistry
- Pediatric dentistry
Background:
- Pediatric dentistry training programs require clinical experience in oral-facial injury, emergency care, and hospital dentistry.
- These requirements are often met through on-call services in children's hospitals.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe the on-call experience of pediatric dental residents at two urban children's hospitals.
Main Methods:
- A cross-sectional descriptive study analyzed 36 months of on-call pages.
- Data collected included page volume, type, and time/date distribution.
Main Results:
- A total of 737 pages were received, averaging 70 per resident.
- Inpatient consultations and oral-facial trauma were the most frequent reasons for pages.
- Page frequency varied significantly by hour of the day but not by year, month, or day of the week.
Conclusions:
- On-call pediatric dental services are a valuable component of training programs.
- These services effectively expose residents to oral-facial trauma, hospital dentistry, and interprofessional patient care.
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