Dental Anatomy for the Medical Practitioner

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Edward DeSchepper¹ 

[1] 1 Roseman University of Health Sciences;

关键词: Enamel;    Dentin;    Caries;    Building Oral Health Capacity (BOHC) Collection;    Periodontal Diseases;   

DOI  :  10.15766/mep_2374-8265.9303

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Abstract Introduction The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) has launched an initiative to build a competency-based oral health in medicine model curriculum. It is postulated that this initiative may have been born from the results of a recent publication and others like it. The findings suggested that current medical curricula may be inadequate to prepare medical practitioners to engage in oral health promotion as part of the overall health professional team. Methods This material represents a self-contained dental anatomy course that has a proven record of success in teaching dental anatomy using online technology. Through self-study, self-review, and subsequent assessment, medical students will learn sufficient dental anatomy to do cursory oral exams, distinguish normal from abnormal eruption patterns, determine approximate age, read and interpret literature pertaining to oral health, and in general distinguish normal from abnormal tooth structure. This will be the common basis for all discussions related to caries and periodontal disease detection, prevention, and understanding of the disease processes. Results This material has been presented for 6 years to first-year dental students. For the first 3 years this material was presented in lecture format, but student feedback had indicated that the students would rather have this material provided in a self-study material. Six years of data (3 years of classes with lectures and 3 years of classes of self-study only) indicated that there was no difference in student performance on assessments between the lecture and self-study formats (p < .05). Discussion This is evidence of the ability of this online resource to achieve its intended outcome. Also, this material was used to help dental students successfully pass the Dental Anatomy and Occlusion section of the National Board of Dental Examiners test.

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