Quantifying Appointments, Treatment Time, Impressions, and Diagnostic Data of Cases Staffed by General Dentists and Prosthodontists in a Dental School Clinic.
The aim of this retrospective study was to quantify differences between general dentists and prosthodontists regarding appointments, treatment time, impressions, and preoperative diagnostic data in teaching predoctoral clinical fixed prosthodontics. Electronic dental records (n=356) of patients treated at one dental school in academic year 2012 were randomly selected for review to obtain the following data: faculty and student demographics, number of appointments and treatment time from preparation to cementation, number of impressions made, completion of oral disease control treatment (ODCT), and presence of preoperative periapical radiographs and diagnostic casts. The results showed that ODCT was completed in 78%, preoperative radiographs were present in 76%, and diagnostic casts made in 53% of the cases reviewed. There was no statistically significant difference in number of appointments, treatment time, or number of final impressions when students were staffed by general dentists or prosthodontists. When students were supervised by multiple faculty members, there was generally an increase in treatment time and number of appointments and final impressions. Although this study found no statistically significant differences between general dentists and prosthodontists regarding the criteria evaluated, the results suggest that faculty development and calibration are needed to ensure ODCT is completed and preoperative radiographs are present prior to initiating fixed prosthodontic procedures.
Dr. Imbery is Associate Professor, Department of General Practice, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry; Dr. Greenfield is a Resident, Advanced Education in General Dentistry Program, Medical University of South Carolina; Dr. Diaz is a Resident, General Practice Residency Program, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital; Dr. Janus is Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry; and Dr. Best is Professor, Department of Periodontics, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry. taimbery@vcu.edu.
Terence A
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Imbery
Dr. Imbery is Associate Professor, Department of General Practice, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry; Dr. Greenfield is a Resident, Advanced Education in General Dentistry Program, Medical University of South Carolina; Dr. Diaz is a Resident, General Practice Residency Program, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital; Dr. Janus is Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry; and Dr. Best is Professor, Department of Periodontics, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry.
Kristy
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Greenfield
Dr. Imbery is Associate Professor, Department of General Practice, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry; Dr. Greenfield is a Resident, Advanced Education in General Dentistry Program, Medical University of South Carolina; Dr. Diaz is a Resident, General Practice Residency Program, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital; Dr. Janus is Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry; and Dr. Best is Professor, Department of Periodontics, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry.
Nicholas
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Diaz
Dr. Imbery is Associate Professor, Department of General Practice, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry; Dr. Greenfield is a Resident, Advanced Education in General Dentistry Program, Medical University of South Carolina; Dr. Diaz is a Resident, General Practice Residency Program, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital; Dr. Janus is Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry; and Dr. Best is Professor, Department of Periodontics, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry.
Charles
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Janus
Dr. Imbery is Associate Professor, Department of General Practice, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry; Dr. Greenfield is a Resident, Advanced Education in General Dentistry Program, Medical University of South Carolina; Dr. Diaz is a Resident, General Practice Residency Program, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital; Dr. Janus is Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry; and Dr. Best is Professor, Department of Periodontics, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry.
Al M
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Best
D001071:Appointments and Schedules; D003740:Dental Clinics; D003761:Dental Impression Technique / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003813:Dentistry; D004497:Education, Dental; D006801:Humans; D011476:Prosthodontics / Q000193:education* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012575:Schools, Dental; D013997:Time Factors; D014076:Tooth Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy
adjunct faculty; dental education; dental faculty; dental prosthesis; general dentists; prosthodontics; prosthodontist