1. Removable prosthodontics: a survey of practices and attitudes among South Australian dentists.
- Author
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Coates AJ, Moore KR, and Richards LC
- Subjects
- Adult, Age Factors, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Curriculum, Denture Rebasing statistics & numerical data, Denture Repair statistics & numerical data, Denture, Complete statistics & numerical data, Denture, Partial, Removable statistics & numerical data, Education, Dental, Forecasting, Humans, Middle Aged, South Australia epidemiology, Attitude of Health Personnel, Dental Prosthesis statistics & numerical data, Practice Patterns, Physicians' statistics & numerical data, Prosthodontics education, Prosthodontics trends
- Abstract
All dentists registered in South Australia were surveyed in July 1993 in relation to removable prosthodontics. The replies indicated that removable prosthodontics constituted a significant part of most dental practices. Most dentists felt that removable prosthodontics should be an essential part of the undergraduate curriculum. They felt that more expertise is now required to manage the treatment of the ageing population with either their first or replacement removable prostheses. The majority of dentists felt that their own undergraduate training had equipped them well to manage removable prosthodontic treatment for their patients; however, many helpful suggestions were made on areas that they thought required more emphasis.
- Published
- 1996
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