A survey of cariology teaching in Australia and New Zealand.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Australian and New Zealand chapter of the Alliance for a Cavity Free Future was launched in 2013 and one of its primary aims was to conduct a survey of the local learning and teaching of cariology in dentistry and oral health therapy programs.

Methods

A questionnaire was developed using the framework of the European Organisation for Caries Research (ORCA)/Association of Dental Education in Europe (ADEE) cariology survey conducted in Europe in 2009. The questionnaire was comprised of multiple choice and open-ended questions exploring many aspects of the cariology teaching. The survey was distributed to the cariology curriculum coordinator of each of the 21 programs across Australia and New Zealand via Survey Monkey in January 2015. Simple analysis of results wa

SUBMITTER: Raphael SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5892021 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature