Continuing professional education in endodontics in New Zealand.
OBJECTIVE
To determine the uptake of and wants of New Zealand general dental practitioners for continuing education in endodontics.


METHODS
Mail-out survey questionnaire.


METHODS
A survey form was sent to general dental practitioners on the Dental Register and data were analysed using SPSS.


RESULTS
The response rate was 79 percent. The majority of respondents (92 percent) stated they were either very interested or moderately interested in endodontics, with nearly 34 percent being members of the national endodontic society. Seventy-six percent had attended an endodontic course in the past three years and 85 percent wanted to attend a course. Hands-on courses were the most popular.


CONCLUSIONS
Endodontics is a popular discipline in New Zealand, with over 75 percent of respondents having regularly attended refresher courses and wanting to attend further courses.
Armed Forces Hospital, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
Sajeev
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Koshy
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Chandler
D004498:Education, Dental, Continuing; D004708:Endodontics / Q000193:education*; D005792:General Practice, Dental / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D009520:New Zealand; D012390:Root Canal Therapy