Perceptions of orthodontic residents toward the implementation of dental technologies in postgraduate curriculum

BMC Oral Health

Research

Kawin Sipiyaruk¹  Theerasak Nakornnoi¹  Chanchawan Chantakao²  Teetouch Thitasomakul²  Nutchanon Luangaram²  Thapakorn Janbamrung² 

[1] Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand;Doctor of Dental Surgery Program, Faculty of Dentistry, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand;

关键词: Dental education;    Digital dentistry;    Orthodontics;    Outcome-based education;    Technology;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12903-023-03327-x

 received in 2023-06-19, accepted in 2023-08-17,  发布年份 2023

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundDental technologies have increasingly been implemented in orthodontic practice to offer better experiences for orthodontists and patients, however, there is no scientific evidence yet whether which technologies should be implemented into the postgraduate programs.ObjectivesTo investigate perceptions of orthodontic residents toward the confidence and importance of dental technologies, as well as to determine their necessity in postgraduate programs.Materials and methodsThe online questionnaire was designed to collect data from residents from all accredited orthodontic postgraduate programs in Thailand. The questionnaire consisted of four sections, which were (1) demographic data, (2) self-perceived importance of orthodontic technologies, (3) self-perceived confidence toward orthodontic technologies, and (4) the necessity of orthodontic technologies in postgraduate programs. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Spearman correlation, and a chi-square test.ResultsIntraoral scanner was found to be an orthodontic technology with the highest scores for both self-perceived importance (4.37 ± 0.59) and confidence (4.23 ± 0.75), followed by cone-beam computed tomography, digital treatment planning software, and lab-produced aligners. These orthodontic technologies were also considered as mandatory in orthodontic postgraduate programs. CAD/CAM technologies appeared to be least important, and their training may be arranged as short course training. There was no significant influence of training locations on the necessity of all orthodontic technologies (P > 0.05), except CBCT. Self-perceived importance and confidence in all technologies were found to have significant positive correlations (P < 0.05), except teledentistry and in-office aligners.ConclusionOrthodontic technologies were perceived as important in clinical workflow. Intraoral Scanners, CBCT, digital treatment planning software, lab-produced aligners, and digital modeling software appeared to be necessary for clinical practice and should be considered for orthodontic postgraduate programs, while other technologies may be arranged as short course training. Further research should investigate how to arrange and organize training sessions in orthodontic postgraduate programs.

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