title: A worldwide survey of the teaching of glass ionomer (polyalkenoate) cements.
abstract: This paper reports the findings of a worldwide survey of the teaching of glass ionomer (polyalkenoate) cements (GICs). A total of 324 questionnaires was returned from the 650 dental schools included in the study (50 per cent response), with the response ranging from 100 per cent (Australasia) to 4 per cent (USSR). The findings indicate that most primary dental degree students in the majority of countries investigated are presently taught the use of GICs in a wide range of applications using techniques which largely conform with those recommended by the manufacturers of such materials.
authors.affiliation: Department of Restorative Dentistry, University Dental Hospital of Manchester, UK.
authors.forename: N H
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Setcos
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa; D000569:Americas; D001208:Asia; D001315:Australia; D003479:Curriculum; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent; D003814:Dentistry, Operative / Q000193:education; D004497:Education, Dental; D005060:Europe; D005899:Glass Ionomer Cements; D006801:Humans; D012575:Schools, Dental; D013663:Teaching
chemical_list: D005899:Glass Ionomer Cements