Dentists’ requirements for continuing professional development in Ireland. A pilot study conducted at University College Cork
| dc.contributor.author | Stewart, Christopher | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kinirons, Martin | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-06-13T10:27:27Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2016-06-13T10:27:27Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2015-03 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2015-03-04T15:50:23Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | Aims: To determine the self-assessed continuing professional development (CPD) needs of dental practitioners and identify how each discipline can best be served by a dental CPD programme. To set findings in the context of the available literature and contribute to the development of CPD programmes. Method: Topics were arranged into eight disciplines: practice management; paediatric dentistry; preventive dentistry; orthodontics; behaviour management; dentistry for people with a disability; oral medicine and surgery; and, restorative dentistry. A web-based questionnaire was constructed and administered using a MarkClass 2.21 online survey tool. Results: Fifty-six self-reported assessment responses were received, with three-quarters of participants having graduated within the past 10 years. Topics in oral medicine and surgery attracted consistently high levels of interest. A tendency to favour topics with a perceived direct clinical application was observed. Topics recommended by the Dental Council as core areas for CPD were given a high level of priority by respondents. Conclusions: Traditional lectures remain a valued mode of CPD participation. Practical courses were valued across all dental topics offered. A varied approach to determining the requirements of dentists is essential to appropriately support the practitioner. | en |
| dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | en |
| dc.description.version | Published Version | en |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | en |
| dc.identifier.citation | Stewart C. and Kinirons M. (2015) 'Dentists’ requirements for continuing professional development in Ireland. A pilot study conducted at University College Cork', Journal of Irish Dental Association, 60 (1), pp. 40-44. | en |
| dc.identifier.endpage | 44 | en |
| dc.identifier.issued | 1 | en |
| dc.identifier.journaltitle | Journal of Irish Dental Association | en |
| dc.identifier.startpage | 40 | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10468/2725 | |
| dc.identifier.volume | 60 | en |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | Irish Dental Association | en |
| dc.relation.uri | http://www.dentist.ie/journal.5621.html | |
| dc.rights | © 2015, Irish Dental Association. | en |
| dc.subject | Dental continuing professional development | en |
| dc.subject | CPD | en |
| dc.subject | Postgraduate dental education | en |
| dc.title | Dentists’ requirements for continuing professional development in Ireland. A pilot study conducted at University College Cork | en |
| dc.type | Article (peer-reviewed) | en |
