Jebur, N, Vinall-Collier, K, Umair, A-A et al. (1 more author) (2023) Dental amalgam teaching phase-out - a step too soon? Foundation trainees' experience of amalgam use in dental school compared to practice: a mixed-methods survey. British Dental Journal, 235. pp. 329-334. ISSN 0007-0610
Abstract
Aim This study aimed to explore disparities in experience of UK dental foundation trainees in amalgam use at dental school compared to their first year in dental practice.
Methods A modified version of the 'survey of Yorkshire dentists' targeted the dental foundation trainees. A mixed-method of quantitative and thematic content analysis was undertaken for the close-ended and free-text responses, respectively.
Results Only 35% of participants described their confidence level as 'satisfactory' in placing dental amalgam before starting their dental foundation training and 51% scored the level of teaching between 'very poor' and 'satisfactory'. In total, 63% of respondents were in favour of receiving additional support in placing amalgam restorations during their undergraduate training. Participants indicated that the consequences of amalgam phase-out are increased appointment times and decreased quality of care due to patient and health service unaffordability of amalgam alternatives.
Conclusion These findings raise concerns regarding newly qualified undergraduates' confidence, experience and skill in placing amalgams. This suggests the need to increase undergraduate education and training to improve undergraduates' skills and confidence in amalgam procedures to reduce the gap between the dental schools and real-world practice.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s) 2023. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Dentistry (Leeds) > Oral Surgery (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 20 Jun 2023 15:59 |
Last Modified: | 16 May 2024 13:06 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Springer Nature |
Identification Number: | 10.1038/s41415-023-6228-4 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:200448 |