An Overview of Pedagogical Approaches to Caries-Control Medications in Canadian Dental and Dental Hygiene Programs.

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2021-01-01

Mario A Brondani, Michael Siarkowski, Ibrahim Alibrahim, Cecilia C C Ribeiro, Claudia M C Alves, Leeann R Donnelly, Kavita Mathu-Muju

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Abstract

Objective: To investigate pedagogical approaches and perceived barriers to teaching about caries-control medications, particularly silver diamine fluoride (SDF), in Canadian undergraduate dental and dental hygiene programs.

Methods: In summer 2018, a 9-item questionnaire was distributed to all 10 dental schools and 32 dental hygiene programs in Canada. It enquired about the types of caries-control medications used, teaching methods and perceived barriers to instruction on managing active caries with SDF.

Results: The response rate was 80% (n = 8) from dental schools and 72% (n = 23) from dental hygiene programs. All curricula included information about conventional caries-control medications: fluoride, silver nitrate and povidone iodine. In all programs, instruction regarding SDF was predominantly didactic: 93% of programs presented lectures on SDF and 30% of programs included clinical teaching and use of SDF in primary dentition only. The lack of consensus on clinical protocols outlining the number and frequency of SDF applications to arrest caries was cited by 43% of the programs as a barrier to clinical teaching.

Conclusion: There is some variation across Canada in pedagogical approaches to caries-control medications and the inclusion of SDF in curricula. Poorly defined clinical protocols were reported as the main barrier to didactic and clinical use of SDF in undergraduate dental education programs.

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加拿大牙科和口腔卫生项目中龋齿控制药物的教学方法概述。

目的:调查加拿大本科牙科和口腔卫生专业的龋齿控制药物，特别是二胺氟化银(SDF)的教学方法和存在的障碍。方法:2018年夏季，向加拿大所有10所牙科学校和32个口腔卫生项目发放9项问卷。它询问了所使用的龋齿控制药物的类型、教学方法以及在管理SDF活动性龋齿方面的教学障碍。方法:2018年夏季，向加拿大所有10所牙科学校和32个口腔卫生项目发放9项问卷。它询问了所使用的龋齿控制药物的类型、教学方法以及在管理SDF活动性龋齿方面的教学障碍。结果:牙科学校的回复率为80% (n = 8)，口腔卫生专业的回复率为72% (n = 23)。所有课程都包括有关常规龋齿控制药物的信息:氟化物、硝酸银和聚维酮碘。在所有项目中，关于SDF的教学主要是说教式的:93%的项目提供关于SDF的讲座，30%的项目包括临床教学和仅在初级牙齿中使用SDF。43%的项目认为临床教学的障碍是缺乏对临床协议的共识，该协议概述了SDF应用的数量和频率，以阻止龋齿。结论:加拿大各地在龋齿控制药物的教学方法和课程中纳入SDF方面存在一些差异。据报道，不明确的临床方案是本科牙科教育计划中教学和临床使用SDF的主要障碍。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

CiteScore

31.40

自引率

1.10%

发文量

312

审稿时长

2 months

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