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- Bengmark, Daniel, et al.
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Graduates' characteristics and professional situation : a follow-up of five classes graduated from the Malmö model
- 2007
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Ingår i: Swedish Dental Journal. - 0347-9994. ; 31:31, s. 129-135
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Syftet med denna studie var att beskriva de examinerade från de fem första kurserna av den problembaserade tandläkarutbildningen i Malmö, deras generella syn på utbildningen och deras professionella situation. Av totalt 166 examinerade (examinerade åren 1995-1999) svarade 128 på den utskickade enkäten. Frågeformuläret inkluderade frågor av demografisk karaktär, de examinerades syn på utbildningen och deras professionella situation. De svarandes medianålder när de examinerades var 26 år (24-43 år) och andelen kvinnor var 56 %. Cirka en fjärdedel var födda utanför Sverige. Två tredjedelar av de svarande angav att de valde tandläkarutbildningen för att de ville bli tandläkare. Nästan samtliga (97 %) arbetade som tandläkare och cirka en tredjedel arbetade utanför Sverige. De som arbetade utanför Sverige var i högre utsträckning också födda utanför Sverige. De svarande menade att utbildningen gav en god förberedelse för deras professionella situation. Deras tillfredsställelse med sin professionella situation, som var hög överlag, korrelerade till deras möjligheter att påverka sin arbetssituation. Cirka en fjärdedel uttryckte intresse för specialistutbildning. När det gällde forskarutbildning uttryckte 64 % av kvinnliga svarande intresse jämfört med 42 % av männen. Vår slutsats är att de svarande överlag var nöjda med sin professionella situation och majoriteten av dem var intresserade av efter- och vidareutbildning.
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- Hellén-Halme, Kristina, et al.
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Dental digital radiography : a survey of quality aspects
- 2005
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Ingår i: Swedish Dental Journal. - 0347-9994. ; 29:2, s. 81-87
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The aim was to evaluate the experiences of Swedish general dental practitioners (GDPs) with digital radiography and their opinion on the same, particularly regarding quality issues. A letter was sent to all GDPs in private care in Region Skåne, Sweden, asking whether they used digital radiography (n=513). The response rate was 79%. The number of private GDPs who replied that they used digital radiography was 106. The Public Dental Service in Region Skåne listed 33 GDPs who worked with digital radiography. Based on these answers, a questionnaire was sent to the GDPs working with digital radiography (n=139). The questionnaire comprised 27 questions about the dentists, the system of intra-oral digital radiography, and the GDPs’ experiences of and opinions on issues regarding image quality and quality control. The response rate to the questionnaire was 94%. Almost all, 92%, worked with charge-coupled device (CCD) and complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) sensors. Most GDPs were satisfied with their digital radiographic system. The majority (65%) experienced problems. Detector failure and trouble with the software were common. The GDPs wrote that they used lower exposure times in digital radiography than traditional film radiography. The estimated reduction in exposure time was said to be between 51% and 75%. Thirtyfive per cent continued to use film parallel with digital radiography. The answers indicated that less than half of the equipment (40%) underwent quality control. Quality controls, when conducted, were undertaken once or twice a year, mainly by technicians from the companies that had sold the digital equipment. Based on the results of the questionnaire, there seems to be a need to improve the maintenance and the quality of digital radiography. It is also important that the GDPs become more aware of the problems that can occur when a new technique is introduced and that they develop the skills to handle these problems.
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- Liedholm, Rolf, et al.
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Patient flows in the care process of mandibular third molar surgery
- 2005
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Ingår i: Swedish Dental Journal. - 0347-9994. ; 29:3, s. 97-104
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Our aim was to describe patient flows in mandibular third molar surgery at ora I and maxillofacial specialist units. Our hypothesis was that there are variations in how care is delivered and that the variations could be explained by inter-individual variations in surgeons' practice,the quality of the radiographs appended to the referral, and the staffing of the specialist units. A flow chart was constructed to simulate all possible patient flows in the care process. The chart begins with treatment planning, which was drawn up based on documents from the referring dentist or another caregiver; continues with the care process at the oral and maxillofacial surgery unit, including surgical consultations and radiological examinations; and ends with surgery. Surgeons at four oral and maxillofacial surgery units in the National Health Service in southern Sweden participated. The intention was to collect data on at least 100 patients who had undergone mandibular third molar surgery at each unit. Data on 361 patients were collected. The radiographs appended to the referral were judged to be inappropriate for the majority of the patients (61%). For 13% of these patients, supplementary radiographic examinations were made at the radiology clinic included in the unit,whilst 48% were examined at the oral and maxillofacial surgery clinic. There were eight different patient flow patterns. In one unit with three surgeons, eight different flow patterns were recorded, indicating an interindividual variation among the surgeons. In a second unit, six different flow patterns were recorded. In the last two units, the patient flows appeared to be the same at each unit, although the predominant patient flows in these two units differed. The number of patient visits to the specialist units ranged between one and three. In three specialist units, most patients were called twice whilst in one specialist unit most patients were called only once, to have the third molar removed. Differences existed in the care process. Overall, the number of patient visits seemed not to depend on whether the preoperative radiographic examination was judged to be appropriate or whether the additional radiographs were made at the radiology clinic.
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- Rawski, A. A., et al.
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The major factors that influence endodontic retreatment decisions
- 2003
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Ingår i: Swedish Dental Journal. - 0347-9994. ; 27:1, s. 23-29
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The presence of a new or persistent periapical radiolucency adjacent to a rootfilled tooth is often used as a criterion of endodontic treatment "failure". However, clinicians' suggested management of such cases is subject to substantial interindividual variation. Several components that might influence endodontic retreatment decision making have been explored, but data on which factors dentists actually think they consider, are missing. The aim was to interview 20 general dental practitioners (GDPs) and 20 endodontists about factors they thought would influence the prescription of endodontic retreatment. Six simulated cases were presented as cartoons accompanied with a clinical history. In two of the cases the teeth were planned to serve as an abutment tooth in a fixed prosthodontic construction. The status of the periapical bone tissue and the quality of rootfilling seal were varied. Between 1 and 6 factors per case were reported to influence decision making. In cases not planned to serve as abutment teeth most dentists considered that the periapical condition was the most important factor, whilst they considered the fixed prosthodontic construction to be the most important factor in cases planned as abutment teeth. Generally, endodontists seem to be more inclined to retreat and act on the mere presence of a periapical lesion regardless of size than GDPs. In a real clinical setting in direct contact with patients, additional factors like economy and patients' preferences might be expected to exert a major influence. The majority of the dentists stated that they thought that their colleagues would make similar decisions as they did themselves.
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