Content and Goals of Preclinical Prosthodontic Programs at German‐Language Dental Schools

Hey, Jeremias; Stimmelmayr, Michael; Hirsch, Christian R; Beuer, Florian

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“…The response of the alumni to the question “What are the threats to the quality of dental education that need to be addressed so that dental school and dentistry as a career option remain attractive to college students making decisions their about professional careers?” was that the cost of education might be the most severe deterrent. This aspect has previously been confirmed in international studies . Additionally, most of the students had wished to evaluate their manual skills by a trial lesson or a practical entrance test prior to the course.…”

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“…We conducted a general needs assessment by conducting a survey among pre‐clinical staff of dental schools in 37 German‐speaking universities in Austria (four dental schools), Switzerland (three dental schools), and Germany (30 dental schools). Apart from questions about the content and goals of pre‐clinical prosthodontic programmes, the survey included six questions about the need to implement the CAD/CAM technology in undergraduate education as both a treatment modality and a teaching aid (Table ). The questions included in this survey were pilot tested on site by five experienced course instructors from different German‐speaking universities before they were mailed to the other schools.…”

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“…This aspect has previously been confirmed in international studies. 20,21 Additionally, most of the students had wished to evaluate their manual skills by a trial lesson or a practical entrance test prior to the course.…”

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Implementing a new curriculum for computer‐assisted restorations in prosthetic dentistry

Schweyen¹,

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Eur J Dental Education

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By phasing-in the CAD/CAM training programme, independent CAD/CAM-based fabrication of all-ceramic crowns increased student's self-confidence in tooth preparation. A tendency was found that students using CAD/CAM technology prepared more teeth than their fellow students who did not use CAD/CAM technology. Further studies are required to investigate the influence of independent CAD/CAM-based single-crown fabrication on the quality of the preparation.

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Implementing a new curriculum for computer‐assisted restorations in prosthetic dentistry

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“…There has been no known previous research in this speci c eld of the use of arti cial teeth in post-core teaching of undergraduate students, as such direct comparisons are limited. Overarching surveys of curriculum structure, techniques taught, and materials used in undergraduate prosthodontics courses (that include xed prosthodontic components) have been conducted at various points in time 24,25,26,27 and have fuelled recommendations and publication of curriculum guidelines. 28 Surveys of student experiences have been performed in the broader prosthodontics educational context including self-report of con dence in undergraduate removable prosthodontic education 29 and effectiveness of preclinical courses in preparing students for patient treatment.…”

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The use of artificial teeth in a pre-clinical fixed prosthodontics post-core undergraduate teaching program

Dudley

2020

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Background The use of artificial teeth in pre-clinical simulation clinic teaching of post-core techniques has clear educational benefits for students and staff. This study explored the reasons for selection and direct student experiences with artificial teeth in a recently conducted pre-clinical fixed prosthodontics post-core technique teaching program. Methods An online anonymous survey was delivered to fourth year undergraduate dental students who had completed the fixed prosthodontics pre-clinical program seeking information on the choice of artificial or natural teeth and direct experiences. Quantitative data was summarised and qualitative data was clustered into topics. Results A 100% response rate was received. 36% of 70 respondents chose to use one or more artificial teeth for the post-core exercises which was predominantly driven by difficulty in sourcing appropriate natural teeth (59%) rather than educational benefit (13%). 45 (64%) chose not to use artificial teeth largely due to the cost of the teeth (49%). Conclusions Direct student experiences in using the artificial teeth for post-core exercises were positive. In the choice to select artificial or natural teeth for post-core exercises, teaching staff may focus on educational benefits while students focus on the practicalities of sourcing teeth, associated costs and ease of use. As the first known research of its kind, within the limitations of this study artificial teeth provided an appropriate and realistic simulation compared to extracted natural teeth and were easier to source for the post-core exercises of the pre-clinical fixed prosthodontics program. More widespread use of artificial teeth was limited by cost.

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“…According to a survey concerning preclinical prosthodontic programs in German-speaking dental schools, about 95% of all educational institutions declared they taught the chamfer finishing line. The shoulder finishing line was taught in about 60% of the institutions 10 …”

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Influence of preparation design on the quality of tooth preparation in preclinical dental education

Hey¹,

Schweyen²,

Kupfer³

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Journal of Dental Sciences

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Background/purpose One of the major educational goals in preclinical dental education is to learn tooth preparation techniques. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the influence of different preparation designs on the development of the manual dexterity of students, in order to perform a state-of-the-art tooth preparation. Material and methods Seventy-two 1 st semester students were divided into two groups and educated in tooth preparation for a ceramic anterior single crown. One group received cylindrical burs with a rounded edge to prepare a typodont model with a shoulder finishing line, while the other group had cylindrical burs with round noses to prepare a chamfer finishing line. All preparations were digitized and evaluated using special software focusing on the parameters of preparation depth and preparation angle. In addition, violation of the adjacent teeth was estimated. Data was statistically evaluated at a level of significance of 5%. Results The preparation design used did not show a statistically significant influence on the preparation depth or on the preparation angle. A trend to a higher tooth structure removal as required was detected. Furthermore, no influence of the type of preparation design on the number of violated adjacent teeth was found. Conclusion In preclinical dental education, the type of preparation design was found to have no influence on the measured parameters representing the quality of the preparation.

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Content and Goals of Preclinical Prosthodontic Programs at German‐Language Dental Schools

Cited by 6 publications

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Implementing a new curriculum for computer‐assisted restorations in prosthetic dentistry

Implementing a new curriculum for computer‐assisted restorations in prosthetic dentistry

The use of artificial teeth in a pre-clinical fixed prosthodontics post-core undergraduate teaching program

Influence of preparation design on the quality of tooth preparation in preclinical dental education

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