Current practice patterns and training project of oral pathology specialists in Taiwan

Journal of Dental Sciences

Julia Yu-Fong Chang¹  Chun-Pin Chiang²  Wen-Chiung Chang³  Yung-Ta Chang⁴  Tzu-Chiang Lin⁵  Feng-Chou Cheng⁶ 

[1] Department of Dentistry, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan;Graduate Institute of Clinical Dentistry, School of Dentistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan;Graduate Institute of Oral Biology, School of Dentistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan;Center for the Liberal Arts, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung, Taiwan;Department of Dentistry, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan;School of Life Science, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan;

关键词: Current practice pattern;    Dental specialist system;    Oral pathology;    Oral pathology specialist;    Oral medicine;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Background/purpose: There were 70 oral pathology specialists (OPSs) in Taiwan till 2018. This study reported the current practice patterns and training project of OPSs in Taiwan. Materials and methods: This study exploited the secondary data analysis and interview to survey the current practice patterns and training project of OPSs in Taiwan. Results: Of the 70 OPSs, 8 practiced both anatomical oral pathology (oral histopathological diagnosis) and clinical oral pathology (oral medicine), 8 practiced both general pathology (majorly) and anatomical oral pathology (minorly), 5 practiced oral medicine only, 30 practiced general dentistry or other dental divisions, 11 did teaching or researching, and 8 had retired. There were 9 OPS training hospitals (8 medical centers and one regional hospital) that had 23 OPSs and a training capacity of 11 dentists. Of the 9 OPS training hospitals in Taiwan in 2019, 5 were located in the northern, one in central, two in southern, and one in eastern region. Moreover, we found none of the dentists applying for the OPS training program and the number of OPSs did not increase along with the population and the number of the dentists in recent two years. Conclusion: Only 8 OPSs practice both anatomical oral pathology and oral medicine in Taiwan and the manpower of the OPSs in Taiwan faces a severe problem of shortage. We suggest that the government should build a long-term budget to subsidize young OPSs and those dentists who enter the OPS training program to resolve this OPS shortage problem.

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