TY - JOUR
T1 - Military and VA general dentistry training
T2 - A national resource
AU - Atchison, Kathryn A.
AU - Bachand, William
AU - Richard Buchanan, C.
AU - Lefever, Karen H.
AU - Lin, Sylvia
AU - Engelhardt, Rita
N1 - Funding Information:
We would like to acknowledge the support of the Advisory Committee for advice and input on questionnaire design and implementation. We also thank John Gutierrez, Tuong Huynh, and Daniel Wong for their assistance in this study. And we thank our HRSA project officers, Drs. Susan Goodman and Stanley Bastacky, for their oversight and assistance. This study was supported by HRSA Cooperative Agreement #1-D30-DH-10157-01.
PY - 2002/6/1
Y1 - 2002/6/1
N2 - In 1999, HRSA contracted with the UCLA School of Dentistry to evaluate the postgraduate general dentistry (PDG) training programs. The purpose of this article is to compare the program characteristics of the PGD training programs sponsored by the Armed Services (military) and VA. Surveys mailed to sixty-six VA and forty-two military program directors in fall 2000 sought information regarding the infrastructure of the program, the program emphasis, resident preparation prior to entering the program, and a description of patients served and types of services provided. Of the eighty-one returned surveys (75 percent response rate), thirty were received from military program directors and fifty-one were received from VA program directors. AEGDs reported treating a higher proportion of children patients and GPRs more medically intensive, disadvantaged and HIV/ AIDS patients. Over half of the directors reported increases in curriculum emphasis in implantology. The program directors reported a high level of inadequate preparation among incoming dental residents. Having a higher ratio of residents to total number of faculty predicted inadequate preparation (p=.022) although the model was weak. Although HRSA doesn't financially support federally sponsored programs, their goal of improved dental training to care for medically compromised individuals is facilitated through these programs, thus making military and VA general dentistry programs a national resource.
AB - In 1999, HRSA contracted with the UCLA School of Dentistry to evaluate the postgraduate general dentistry (PDG) training programs. The purpose of this article is to compare the program characteristics of the PGD training programs sponsored by the Armed Services (military) and VA. Surveys mailed to sixty-six VA and forty-two military program directors in fall 2000 sought information regarding the infrastructure of the program, the program emphasis, resident preparation prior to entering the program, and a description of patients served and types of services provided. Of the eighty-one returned surveys (75 percent response rate), thirty were received from military program directors and fifty-one were received from VA program directors. AEGDs reported treating a higher proportion of children patients and GPRs more medically intensive, disadvantaged and HIV/ AIDS patients. Over half of the directors reported increases in curriculum emphasis in implantology. The program directors reported a high level of inadequate preparation among incoming dental residents. Having a higher ratio of residents to total number of faculty predicted inadequate preparation (p=.022) although the model was weak. Although HRSA doesn't financially support federally sponsored programs, their goal of improved dental training to care for medically compromised individuals is facilitated through these programs, thus making military and VA general dentistry programs a national resource.
KW - Dental education
KW - Dentistry
KW - Health services research
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M3 - Article
C2 - 2002148496
AN - SCOPUS:0036596502
SN - 0022-0337
VL - 66
SP - 739
EP - 746
JO - Journal of Dental Education
JF - Journal of Dental Education
IS - 6
ER -
