title: Assessment of objectives of post-doctoral general dentistry programs in Canada.
abstract: Objectives of hospital-based post-doctoral general dentistry programs in Canada were assessed by questionnaire. Seventy percent (14 of 20) of the program directors responded. Educational goals and objectives were assessed in professional skills and practice management, public health and preventive dentistry, oral medicine and pathology, special needs patient care, trauma and emergency care, restorative/prosthodontic care, endodontics, orthodontics/pediatric dentistry, oral surgery, periodontics, pharmacology, and functioning in a hospital. High rankings of proficiency were related to primary care, restorative/prosthodontic, endodontic, and surgical care. Emergency care, sedation, and pharmacology were also ranked highly. Lower rankings of proficiency were reported in orthodontics, aspects of public health dentistry, practice management, and advanced oral and maxiliofacial surgery. When the results of the Canadian survey were compared with those of a survey of US post-doctoral general dentistry programs, substantial similarity was seen. The findings support continuing reciprocity in accreditation standards between the Canadian and American Commissions on Dental Education and Dental Accreditation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dentistry, Vancouver Hospital & Health Sciences Centre, 855 West 12th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9, Canada.
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Epstein
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tejani
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Glassman
mesh_terms: D000766:Anesthesia, Dental; D002170:Canada; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent; D003796:Dental Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004499:Education, Dental, Graduate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004635:Emergency Medicine / Q000193:education; D004708:Endodontics / Q000193:education; D005792:General Practice, Dental / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D019242:Oral Medicine / Q000193:education; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D009970:Orthodontics / Q000193:education; D010339:Pathology, Oral / Q000193:education; D010377:Pediatric Dentistry / Q000193:education; D010517:Periodontics / Q000193:education; D010600:Pharmacology / Q000193:education; D011215:Practice Management, Dental; D011313:Preventive Dentistry / Q000193:education; D011320:Primary Health Care; D011476:Prosthodontics / Q000193:education; D011636:Public Health Dentistry / Q000193:education; D013515:Surgery, Oral / Q000193:education; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States