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A Survey on Oral Implantology education in the dental colleges of Pakistan
Objectives: 1. To explore the status of Implantology teaching at BDS level education in Pakistan
2. To assess the topics/areas in the Implant dentistry curriculum that are being overlooked or not taught at the undergraduate level.
Methods: A questionnaire was distributed with a covering letter to the faculty of Operative Dentistry, Prosthodontics, Oral Surgery and Periodontics in the dental institutions. Information was gained on: year of introduction of implant dentistry into undergraduate curriculum, departments involved in teaching implant dentistry, format of teaching, topics covered related to dental implants and commercial implant systems used in teaching. Data were analyzed using SPSS 19.0. Descriptive statistics and frequency distribution were computed.
Results: We received a total of 33 forms out of 50. Majority of the faculty who responded were fellows of College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan or of Royal College of Surgeons, with more than 5 years of clinical experience. Almost 50% respondents had acquired skills of Implantology by commercial courses. Oral Surgery department was responsible for teaching of Implantology in majority (n=19) of the teaching facilities. In majority of the colleges (n=27); study of Implantology is a relatively new specialty, introduced after the year 2005. Over 89% respondents reported that implants were placed at their institutions, while only 18 faculty always allowed their students to observe the procedure of implant placement. Lectures (64%), rather than hands on clinical experience (10%) were the mainstay of teaching Implantology at under graduate institutions.
Conclusions: Department of Oral Surgery is primarily responsible for implant education at undergraduate level; hence the subject teaching is Surgery oriented. Only half of the students were allowed to observe implant placement procedure at teaching centers. Implant education started in most institution in last 5-10 years. Topics such as implant prosthetics, bone regeneration and grafting are poorly covered in contemporary implant teaching.
2. To assess the topics/areas in the Implant dentistry curriculum that are being overlooked or not taught at the undergraduate level.
Methods: A questionnaire was distributed with a covering letter to the faculty of Operative Dentistry, Prosthodontics, Oral Surgery and Periodontics in the dental institutions. Information was gained on: year of introduction of implant dentistry into undergraduate curriculum, departments involved in teaching implant dentistry, format of teaching, topics covered related to dental implants and commercial implant systems used in teaching. Data were analyzed using SPSS 19.0. Descriptive statistics and frequency distribution were computed.
Results: We received a total of 33 forms out of 50. Majority of the faculty who responded were fellows of College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan or of Royal College of Surgeons, with more than 5 years of clinical experience. Almost 50% respondents had acquired skills of Implantology by commercial courses. Oral Surgery department was responsible for teaching of Implantology in majority (n=19) of the teaching facilities. In majority of the colleges (n=27); study of Implantology is a relatively new specialty, introduced after the year 2005. Over 89% respondents reported that implants were placed at their institutions, while only 18 faculty always allowed their students to observe the procedure of implant placement. Lectures (64%), rather than hands on clinical experience (10%) were the mainstay of teaching Implantology at under graduate institutions.
Conclusions: Department of Oral Surgery is primarily responsible for implant education at undergraduate level; hence the subject teaching is Surgery oriented. Only half of the students were allowed to observe implant placement procedure at teaching centers. Implant education started in most institution in last 5-10 years. Topics such as implant prosthetics, bone regeneration and grafting are poorly covered in contemporary implant teaching.
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