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An assessment of the views held by recent graduates on their undergraduate course
Author(s) -
Murray Felicity J.,
Blinkhorn Anthony S.,
Bulman John
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
european journal of dental education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.583
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1600-0579
pISSN - 1396-5883
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0579.1999.tb00059.x
Subject(s) - course (navigation) , medical education , psychology , mathematics education , medicine , engineering , aerospace engineering
The aim of this study was to ascertain the views of recent graduates on their undergraduate training. 53 Vocational Training scheme organisers were contacted and 37 (70%) responded. 391 new dentists on the schemes were sent postal questionnaires to record information on their views of the undergraduate dental curriculum. 247 questionnaires were returned giving a response rate of 63%. 62% of the subjects reported that they had received sufficient practical experience in the provision of crowns, 32% for veneers and 19% for bridgework. 46% of respondents felt able to treat a simple orthodontic case with removable appliances. 63% considered they had insufficient experience in surgical extractions. 40% expressed the opinion that overall, they would like more practical clinical experience included in the undergraduate course particularly in crown/bridgework and surgical extractions. In conclusion, there are areas in which recent graduates consider their undergraduate course to have been lacking.