title: Predoctoral implant dentistry curriculum survey: European dental schools.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  In 2002 a survey of European dental schools was conducted. The purpose of the survey was to determine the curricular structure, teaching philosophies and materials used in predoctoral implant dentistry courses.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fifty-six European dental schools were randomly selected from the Association for Dental Education in Europe representing 33 countries. A questionnaire was mailed to the predoctoral implant dentistry director/chairperson of the selected European dental schools. Of these, 40 schools returned the completed survey, resulting in a response rate of 71%. The mean, median and range of responses were computed where applicable.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results from this survey show that 80% of the responding schools required a course in implant dentistry. Between 1997 and 1999 over a third of responding schools (36%) incorporated a predoctoral implant dentistry course into their curriculum. Eighty-seven per cent of the schools have some prosthodontists teaching the course. Thirty-seven per cent of schools are offering a laboratory course in conjunction with the implant course. Sixty-three per cent of the schools are not restoring implant cases at the predoctoral level. However, 68% of schools reported students are required to be present during implant surgery. Ten per cent of schools require that the implant-related laboratory work be completed by the students.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Predoctoral implant dentistry educational programmes vary from school to school. Yet a large percentage of schools agree on certain topics, including the importance of including implant education in predoctoral dental programmes.
authors.affiliation: Division of Restorative Dentistry, Department of Preventive and Restorative Sciences, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6003, USA.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Afsharzand
authors.forename: M V C
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Rashedi
authors.forename: V C
authors.initials: VC
authors.lastname: Petropoulos
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D003757:Dental Implantation / Q000193:education*; D015921:Dental Implants; D003764:Dental Materials; D004497:Education, Dental; D005060:Europe; D005179:Faculty, Dental; D006801:Humans; D007754:Laboratories, Dental; D010685:Philosophy, Dental; D011476:Prosthodontics / Q000193:education; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants; D003764:Dental Materials