Journal article

A survey of cariology teaching in Australia and New Zealand

SL Raphael, LA Foster Page, MS Hopcraft, PJ Dennison, RP Widmer, RW Evans

BMC Medical Education | BMC | Published : 2018

Abstract

Background: The Australian and New Zealand chapter of the Alliance for a Cavity Free Future was launched in 2013 and one of its primary aims was to conduct a survey of the local learning and teaching of cariology in dentistry and oral health therapy programs. Methods: A questionnaire was developed using the framework of the European Organisation for Caries Research (ORCA)/Association of Dental Education in Europe (ADEE) cariology survey conducted in Europe in 2009. The questionnaire was comprised of multiple choice and open-ended questions exploring many aspects of the cariology teaching. The survey was distributed to the cariology curriculum coordinator of each of the 21 programs across Aus..

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