| Survey on the teaching and use of mineral trioxide aggregate in UK dental schools. | |
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PMID: 17640259 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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The aim was to find out whether undergraduate students in UK dental schools were taught about and used clinically Mineral Trioxide Aggregate (MTA). The census point was the end of October 2005 when a total of 220 papers were cited on PubMed. A questionnaire was sent to 13 schools, all of which responded. Three schools had dedicated units, or departments, of endodontology. The endodontic staff in every school used MTA in clinical practice. In all 13 schools undergraduate students were taught about the clinical use of MTA in endodontics, but in only nine schools were they taught about its use in paediatric dentistry. In none of the 13 schools did students have the opportunity to use MTA in preclinical exercises. The opportunity for some students to observe the use of MTA in specific procedures varied according to the procedure. Students in seven schools had the opportunity to observe pulp capping with MTA, as well as its use in immature roots, in nine schools to observe use of MTA in surgical endodontics, and in 12 schools to observe perforation repair. The opportunity for students to use MTA in specific procedures varied according to the procedure, and was less than that for observation. The material routinely used by students varied according to the procedure; in five schools the routine material for root-end surgery was MTA, otherwise students largely used traditional materials. Despite there being 220 papers on MTA over a 10-year period the introduction of its clinical use in the undergraduate curriculum was limited. |
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Authors:
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Thomas Pitt Ford; Francesco Mannocci; Mark Woolford |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: European journal of dental education : official journal of the Association for Dental Education in Europe Volume: 11 ISSN: 1396-5883 ISO Abbreviation: Eur J Dent Educ Publication Date: 2007 Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2007-07-20 Completed Date: 2007-09-27 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9712132 Medline TA: Eur J Dent Educ Country: Denmark |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 155-9 Citation Subset: D |
Affiliation:
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King's College London Dental Institute, London, UK. thomas.pitt-ford@kcl.ac.uk |
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Aluminum Compounds
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therapeutic use* Apicoectomy Calcium Compounds / therapeutic use* Curriculum Dental Pulp Capping Drug Combinations Education, Dental* Endodontics / education* Faculty, Dental Great Britain Humans Oxides / therapeutic use* Pediatric Dentistry / education Root Canal Filling Materials / therapeutic use* Root Canal Therapy Schools, Dental Silicates / therapeutic use* Teaching* / methods |
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Reg. No./Substance:
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0/Aluminum Compounds; 0/Calcium Compounds; 0/Drug Combinations; 0/Oxides; 0/Root Canal Filling Materials; 0/Silicates; 0/mineral trioxide aggregate |
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