Characteristics of general dentists participating in home study courses

R A Kuthy; T M Bean; G L Mitchell

doi:10.1002/j.0022-0337.1996.60.8.tb03064.x

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Characteristics of general dentists participating in home study courses

Journal article

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Characteristics of general dentists participating in home study courses

R A Kuthy, T M Bean and G L Mitchell

Journal of dental education, Vol.60(8), pp.686-692

08/1996

DOI: 10.1002/j.0022-0337.1996.60.8.tb03064.x

PMID: 8708142

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Abstract

With an increasing number of states requiring continuing dental education (CDE) for license renewal, dentists are opting for different ways of earning these credit hours beyond the traditional didactic presentation. One alternative is a home study correspondence course. Little is known about the type of dentists who participate in these home study courses. This study examines characteristics of 507 general dentists in Ohio who were required to submit information concerning their CDE courses and credit hours during the biennium, 1992-93. Twenty-five percent of the general dentists took at least one home study course, and approximately five percent of those dentists participating in any home study earned all their credit hours this way. A logistic regression model indicated that home study users are less likely to be ADA members and less likely to leave the state for any CDE. This study suggests that the current methods of home study courses may provide continuing education opportunities for dentists who otherwise might not be reached by more traditional ways of CDE.

Humans

Middle Aged

Correspondence as Topic

Logistic Models

Male

General Practice, Dental - statistics & numerical data

Chi-Square Distribution

Education, Dental, Continuing - methods

Curriculum

Female

Education, Dental, Continuing - statistics & numerical data

Ohio

Odds Ratio

Oral Health Policy

Details

Title: Subtitle: Characteristics of general dentists participating in home study courses
Creators: R A Kuthy - Ohio State University College of Dentistry, Section of Health Services Research, Columbus 43210-1241, USA
T M Bean
G L Mitchell
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Journal of dental education, Vol.60(8), pp.686-692
Publisher: United States
DOI: 10.1002/j.0022-0337.1996.60.8.tb03064.x
PMID: 8708142
ISSN: 0022-0337
eISSN: 1930-7837
Grant note: DE07155-10 / NIDCR NIH HHS
Language: English
Date published: 08/1996
Academic Unit: Preventive and Community Dentistry; Public Policy Center (Archive); Oral Health Policy Research
Record Identifier: 9983917768102771

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