S Moradi1, S Sabbagh2, L Timms3, V Ravaghi4. 1. Dental Research Center, Research Institute of Dental Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. moradii.sarah@gmail.com. 2. Dental Materials Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. 3. School of Clinical Dentistry, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK. 4. School of Dentistry, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Dental caries is a significant public health problem in Iran. Teaching minimally invasive interventions in paediatric dentistry may facilitate the provision of treatment for untreated dental caries in children. We evaluated the teaching of such interventions in both undergraduate dental curriculum and Paediatric Dentistry Specialty Training Programme (PDSTP) in Iran. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional questionnaire-based survey. Participants in this study were the directors of 40 undergraduate programmes and 15 PDSTPs in all Iranian dental schools (response rate = 100%). Descriptive statistics were reported. RESULTS: The most commonly taught methods were preventive fissure sealant and preventive resin restoration (PRR), which were taught 'both didactically and clinically' in all undergraduate dental programmes. The least commonly taught methods were silver diamine fluoride (SDF), the Hall technique and resin infiltration, which were taught 'both didactically and clinically' in less than 5% of dental schools. The same three methods were the least commonly approaches taught in PDSTP, further, they were less often perceived to be 'essential'. CONCLUSIONS: There was a notable variation in the teaching of the management of dental caries in Iran's dental education. Some minimally invasive approaches including SDF, the Hall technique and resin infiltration are not being commonly taught in Iranian dental schools despite the evidence base for these techniques.
BACKGROUND: Dental caries is a significant public health problem in Iran. Teaching minimally invasive interventions in paediatric dentistry may facilitate the provision of treatment for untreated dental caries in children. We evaluated the teaching of such interventions in both undergraduate dental curriculum and Paediatric Dentistry Specialty Training Programme (PDSTP) in Iran. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional questionnaire-based survey. Participants in this study were the directors of 40 undergraduate programmes and 15 PDSTPs in all Iranian dental schools (response rate = 100%). Descriptive statistics were reported. RESULTS: The most commonly taught methods were preventive fissure sealant and preventive resin restoration (PRR), which were taught 'both didactically and clinically' in all undergraduate dental programmes. The least commonly taught methods were silver diamine fluoride (SDF), the Hall technique and resin infiltration, which were taught 'both didactically and clinically' in less than 5% of dental schools. The same three methods were the least commonly approaches taught in PDSTP, further, they were less often perceived to be 'essential'. CONCLUSIONS: There was a notable variation in the teaching of the management of dental caries in Iran's dental education. Some minimally invasive approaches including SDF, the Hall technique and resin infiltration are not being commonly taught in Iranian dental schools despite the evidence base for these techniques.
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