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Campbell F, Goldsmith R, Rogers H. Are we practising what we preach and are we all singing from the same hymn sheet? An exploration of teaching in paediatric caries management across UK dental schools. Int J Paediatr Dent 2024. [PMID: 38590044 DOI: 10.1111/ipd.13181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2023] [Revised: 12/17/2023] [Accepted: 02/07/2024] [Indexed: 04/10/2024]
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BACKGROUND The evidence underpinning caries management for children has progressed dramatically over the past 20 years. Anecdotally, this is not reflected in the teaching provided to undergraduate dental students, with the ongoing teaching of outdated methods within some dental schools. AIM To capture the current undergraduate teaching provision and clinical treatment experience requirement relative to caries management in paediatric dentistry in UK dental schools. DESIGN Cross-sectional analysis of current teaching methods on paediatric caries management was obtained using a piloted online data collection form. Question content included current caries teaching methods, assessment of student exposure and competence. The results were analysed descriptively. RESULTS Of the 16 UK dental schools, 14 participated. Discrepancy in teaching content was apparent. Many schools (n = 9) taught biological caries management through therapeutic fissure sealants, yet this was not reflected in assessment and clinical requirements. Some schools (n = 4) taught amalgam placement in children, and most (n = 12) operatively taught treatments that would no longer be routinely provided in general dental practice in the UK, including primary tooth pulpotomy. CONCLUSION There is substantial variation in the paediatric caries management techniques that are taught across UK dental schools, demonstrating a need for a national consensus to address these disparities.
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- Faith Campbell
- School of Dentistry, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
- Glasgow Dental Hospital and School, Glasgow, UK
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- School of Dental Sciences, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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Gao SS, Amarquaye G, Arrow P, Bansal K, Bedi R, Campus G, Chen KJ, Chibinski ACR, Chinzorig T, Crystal YO, Duangthip D, Ferri ML, Folayan MO, Garidkhuu A, Hamama HH, Jirarattanasopha V, Kemoli A, Leal SC, Leelataweewud P, Mathur VP, Mfolo T, Momoi Y, Potgieter N, Tezvergil-Mutluay A, Lo ECM, Chu CH. Global Oral Health Policies and Guidelines: Using Silver Diamine Fluoride for Caries Control. FRONTIERS IN ORAL HEALTH 2021; 2:685557. [PMID: 35048029 PMCID: PMC8757897 DOI: 10.3389/froh.2021.685557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2021] [Accepted: 06/22/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Silver diamine fluoride (SDF) was developed in Japan in the 1960s. It is a clear solution containing silver and fluoride ions. Because of its anti-bacterial and remineralizing effect, silver diamine fluoride has been used in managing dental caries for decades worldwide. This paper aims to summarize and discuss the global policies, guidelines, and relevant information on utilizing SDF for caries management. SDF can be used for treating dental caries in most countries. However, it is not permitted to be used in mainland China. Several manufacturers, mainly in Australia, Brazil, India, Japan, and the United States, produce SDF at different concentrations that are commercially available around the world. The prices differ between contents and brands. Different government organizations and dental associations have developed guidelines for clinical use of SDF. Dental professionals can refer to the specific guidelines in their own countries or territories. Training for using SDF is part of undergraduate and/or postgraduate curriculums in almost all countries. However, real utilization of SDF of dentists, especially in the private sector, remains unclear in most places because little research has been conducted. There are at least two ongoing regional-wide large-scale oral health programs, using SDF as one of the components to manage dental caries in young children (one in Hong Kong and one in Mongolia). Because SDF treatment does not require caries removal, and it is simple, non-invasive, and inexpensive, SDF is a valuable strategy for caries management in young children, elderly people, and patients with special needs. In addition, to reduce the risk of bacteria or virus transmission in dental settings, using SDF as a non-aerosol producing procedure should be emphasized under the COVID-19 outbreak.
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- Dental Unit, Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana
- Department of Orthodontics and Pedodontics, University of Ghana Dental School, Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana
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- WA Dental Health Services, Perth, WA, Australia
- Dental School, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
- Dental School, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Department of Pediatric & Preventive Dentistry, Centre for Dental Education & Research, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- King's College London, London, United Kingdom
- C/o Global Child Dental Fund, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Restorative, Preventive and Pediatric Dentistry, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Department of Surgery, Microsurgery and Medicine Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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- Guanghua School of Stomatology, Hospital of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Graduate School of Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
- Division of Research and Treatment for Oral and Maxillofacial Congenital Anomalies, School of Dentistry, Aichi-Gakuin University, Nagoya, Japan
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- Pediatric Dentistry Department, New York University School of Dentistry, New York, NY, United States
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- Pediatric Dentistry Postgraduate Department, School of Dentistry, Maimonides University, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Pediatric Dentistry Department, School of Dentistry, University of El Salvador, San Salvador, Argentina
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- School of Dentistry, Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
- Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, International University of Health and Welfare, Narita Campus, Japan
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- Operative Dentistry Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
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- School of Dental Sciences, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Departamento of Dentistry, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Brasília, Brasília, Brazil
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- Department of Pediatric & Preventive Dentistry, Centre for Dental Education & Research, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Community Dentistry, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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- School of Dental Medicine, Tsurumi University, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Paediatric Dentistry, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Cariology and Restorative Dentistry and Cariology, Turku University Hospital, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Moradi S, Sabbagh S, Timms L, Ravaghi V. Teaching Minimally Invasive Interventions in Paediatric Dentistry: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Dental Schools in Iran. BMC Oral Health 2021; 21:368. [PMID: 34301216 PMCID: PMC8298961 DOI: 10.1186/s12903-021-01735-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2021] [Accepted: 07/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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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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- S Moradi
- Dental Research Center, Research Institute of Dental Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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- Dental Materials Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- School of Clinical Dentistry, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- School of Dentistry, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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