A nationwide survey of undergraduate training in oral and maxillofacial surgery

Purpose To investigate the current status of undergraduate training in oral and maxillofacial (OMF) surgery in Germany using a nationwide survey and hence contribute to an educational improvement in the field. Methods A 39-item questionnaire was sent to all university clinics with an OMF surgery cha...

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Published in:Oral and maxillofacial surgery 2018-09, Vol.22 (3), p.289-296
Main Authors: Seifert, Lukas B., Hoefer, Sebastian H., Flammiger, Swantje, Rüsseler, Miriam, Thieringer, Florian, Ehrenfeld, Michael, Sader, Robert
Format: Article
Language:English
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Dentistry
Education
Education, Dental
Educational Measurement - methods
Germany
Humans
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Multiple choice
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Original Article
Surgery
Surgery, Oral - education
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Summary:Purpose To investigate the current status of undergraduate training in oral and maxillofacial (OMF) surgery in Germany using a nationwide survey and hence contribute to an educational improvement in the field. Methods A 39-item questionnaire was sent to all university clinics with an OMF surgery chair in Germany ( n  = 34). Results Ninety-two percent of OMF clinics are involved in the curricular training in medicine and 100% in dentistry. Eighty-one percent of OMF clinics perform curricular examinations and, respectively, 86% in dentistry. Examinations are mainly performed written with multiple-choice tests (62% medicine, 76% dentistry) and using non-structured oral examinations (57% medicine, 86% dentistry). Objective structured clinical examinations (OSCEs) are only used in 19% of all faculties. Conclusion OMF surgery with its involvement both in medical and dental education has a special position as a surgical discipline. Our results show that OMF as a specialty is underrepresented in dental and especially in medical education considering the numerical and health economic importance of OMF consultations. Enhancing curricular integration and developing more structured examination forms is necessary to guarantee a high quality of OMF education.
ISSN:1865-1550
1865-1569
DOI:10.1007/s10006-018-0703-0