A Survey of Local Anesthesia Education in Turkish Dental Schools. Issue 3 (1st March 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Tomruk, Ceyda Özçakir; Oktay, Inci; Şençift, Kemal
• Is Part Of: Journal of dental education. Volume 77:Issue 3(2013)
• Page Start: 348
• Page End: 350
• Publication Date: 2013-03-01
• Subjects: local anesthesia -- local anesthesia education -- dental anesthesia -- oral surgery -- Turkey; Dentistry -- Study and teaching -- Periodicals; Dentistry -- Study and teaching; Education, Dental; Dentisterie -- Étude et enseignement -- Périodiques; Tandheelkunde; Onderwijs; Periodicals; Periodical; Electronic journals; 617.6007
• DOI: 10.1002/j.0022-0337.2013.77.3.tb05477.x
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0022-0337

Abstract

Abstract : The aim of this study was to evaluate differences with regard to local anesthesia education in Turkish dental schools. Questionnaires designed to collect information about local anesthesia education were sent to the heads of the Departments of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery of seventeen Turkish dental schools. Eleven returned the completed survey for a response rate of 64 percent. It was determined that dental schools begin the theoretical part of their local anesthesia (LA) curricula during the first half of the third year. Most dental schools start teaching the practical aspects during the second half of the third year on average—half a year after the beginning of the theoretical background. The first injection in humans, usually a fellow student (82 percent), is mostly supervised by an oral and maxillofacial surgeon. The number of injections under supervision usually depends upon the individual capabilities of the student. None of the schools said they required permission of a medical ethics committee for injections on fellow students. Seventy‐three percent of the schools said they were satisfied with their current LA teaching and were not planning to make any changes. Overall, LA teaching programs showed minor variations across the surveyed Turkish dental schools.