title: Removable partial denture education in Portugal following the Bologna Process.
abstract: The aim of this study was to investigate the current guidelines used for the undergraduate course subject Removable Partial Denture in Portuguese Dental Schools following the Bologna Process. All Dental Schools were sent a questionnaire, divided into the following areas: (I) organization and syllabus; (II) teaching methods; (III) materials and techniques; Answers about organization and syllabus of course subjects showed the most variability; teaching methods were identical regarding principal textbook and live demonstrations of laboratory/clinical procedures; the same techniques and materials are used in all the schools' dental clinics. The majority of Dental Schools present similar guidelines for removable partial dentures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Removable Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dental Medicine of the University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Figueiral
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fonseca
authors.forename: J C R
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Campos
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Correia
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.forename: F J M
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Branco
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D003779:Denture Design; D003832:Denture, Partial, Removable; D004497:Education, Dental / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D011174:Portugal; D011476:Prosthodontics / Q000193:education*; D012575:Schools, Dental; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires