A national follow-up survey of UK graduates opinion of undergraduate oral surgery teaching

Macluskey, M., Shepherd, S., Carter, E., Bulsara, Y., Durham, J. A., Bell, A., Dargue, A., Emanuel, Charlotte, Freeman, C., Jones, J., Khawaja, N., Leeson, R., Marley, J., Andiappan, M., Millsopp, L., Nayyer, N., Renton, T., Taylor, K., Thomson, P. and Toedtling, V. 2016. A national follow-up survey of UK graduates opinion of undergraduate oral surgery teaching. European Journal of Dental Education 20 (3) , pp. 174-179. 10.1111/eje.12158

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Introduction A national follow‐up survey was undertaken to determine whether dental graduates from 2009 perceived that their undergraduate oral surgery education had equipped them for general dental practice 4 years after graduating. Materials and Methods Graduates from the same 13 United Kingdom dental schools who had taken part in the original survey were invited to take part in this follow‐up online survey. Their contact details were identified via the general dental council register, social media and alumni groups. Results In total, 161 responded (2009b) which represents 16% of the graduates of the original survey in 2009a. A similar percentage of these respondents perceived that the teaching in oral surgery had given them sufficient knowledge to undertake independent practice (83% and 79% in 2009a and 2009b, respectively). Most respondents (99% in both years) reported confidence in undertaking simple forceps exodontia. Confidence in surgical exodontia was poor in both surveys, but one area that appeared improved in the follow‐up related to the sectioning of teeth (84% in 2009b compared with 49% in 2009a). Areas of weakness identified in 2009 were reported to be improved in the follow‐up. Conclusion This follow‐up survey supports the findings of the original survey. Future longitudinal studies would allow institutions to identify possible weaknesses in their curriculum and to track the career development of their graduates and facilitate robust data collection.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Dentistry
Publisher:	Wiley
ISSN:	1396-5883
Last Modified:	16 Jan 2020 15:11
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/128209

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