Journal article
Clinical Experience Comparison of Foreign-Trained Dentists and Domestic Dental Students: One Institution's Experience
Dentistry journal, Vol.12(5), p.139
05/01/2024
DOI: 10.3390/dj12050139
PMCID: PMC11120414
PMID: 38786537
Abstract
This study compared the clinical experiences of foreign-trained dentists (FTDs) enrolled in an Advance Standing DMD Dental Program (DMDAS) with those of the domestic dental students (DMD) at the University of Illinois Chicago, College of Dentistry (UIC-COD). A cross-sectional retrospective chart review of patients treated by 295 DMD and 253 DMDAS predoctoral dental students was completed at the UIC-COD. The data were retrieved from the electronic health record system (axiUm) for the graduated classes of 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 on various performed clinical procedures as measured by relative value units (RVUs). The retrieved data were used to compare the clinical experiences of DMDAS vs. DMD students. Descriptive (mean) and statistical (independent t-test) analyses were used (alpha = 0.05). The results indicated that DMD and DMDAS students had comparable clinical experiences in several disciplines, including diagnosis, prevention, direct/indirect restorations, endodontics, periodontics, complete dentures, removable partial dentures, implants/fixed partial dentures, and oral surgery. There was a statistical difference in total RVUs for diagnosis (p = 0.002) and direct restorations (p < 0.001), in which DMD students had more experience. The 28 month program for FTDs appeared to be a reasonable timeframe to obtain an adequate number of varied clinical experiences as compared with the traditional four-year program at the UIC-COD.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Clinical Experience Comparison of Foreign-Trained Dentists and Domestic Dental Students: One Institution's Experience
- Creators
- Zabihulla Ahmadi - University of Illinois ChicagoJudy Chia-Chun Yuan - University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignMichael Spector - University of IowaAdriana Semprum-Clavier - University of Illinois ChicagoCortino Sukotjo - University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignFatemeh S. Afshari - University of Illinois Chicago
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Dentistry journal, Vol.12(5), p.139
- DOI
- 10.3390/dj12050139
- PMID
- 38786537
- PMCID
- PMC11120414
- NLM abbreviation
- Dent J (Basel)
- ISSN
- 2304-6767
- eISSN
- 2304-6767
- Publisher
- Mdpi
- Number of pages
- 10
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 05/01/2024
- Academic Unit
- Periodontics
- Record Identifier
- 9984755386202771
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