北米地域における,障害性睡眠無呼吸症の患者の治療に関する,現在の矯正歯科教育状況
Jiahui Li1, Chun-Hsi Chung1, Wenjing Yu1
1Department of Orthodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
Frontiers in oral health
|February 16, 2026
まとめ
阻害性睡眠無呼吸症 (OSA) に関する矯正歯科教育は広く行われているが,標準化は欠けている. これは,OSAの患者のケアを強化するために,大学院レジデンシーカリキュラムの改善の必要性を強調しています.
科学分野:
- 歯科 睡眠医学 睡眠医学
- 矯正歯科教育について
- 公衆衛生は公衆衛生である.
背景:
- アメリカ矯正歯科医協会 (AAO) は,2019年に障害性睡眠時無呼吸症 (OSA) の管理における矯正歯科の役割を特定しました.
- OSAの効果的な管理には,矯正プログラム内の専門知識と訓練が必要です.
研究 の 目的:
- 北米の矯正歯科医院における現在の阻害性睡眠無呼吸症 (OSA) 管理教育を評価する.
- OSA患者の矯正歯科研修におけるカリキュラムのギャップと改善すべき分野を特定する.
主な方法:
- 匿名で選択可能なアンケートが,大学院の矯正歯科プログラムディレクターや学部長に配布されました.
- データは2024年7月から9月の間に収集され,回答率は36.5% (27プログラム) であった.
主要な成果:
- プログラムの96%は,OSA患者の矯正管理に関する教育を提供しています.
- 74.1%は,OSA患者の管理のための特定のプロトコルを持っています.
- 教学形式,教員専門知識,スクリーニング/治療方法,能力評価において,著しい変動がある.
結論:
- 障害性睡眠無呼吸症 (OSA) 患者の管理のための大学院矯正歯科研修課程の標準化が著しく欠けている.
- 標準化された教育フレームワークは,OSAケアにおける矯正歯科医の一貫した,高品質な訓練を確保するために必要である.
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