Specialisation and specialist education in prosthetic dentistry in Europe

This presentation reports on the results of a meeting of prosthodontists from selected European countries. The aim of the meeting was to analyse and promote specialisation and specialist education in Prosthetic Dentistry in Europe. Representatives for Europe were selected from the European Prosthodo...

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Published inThe European journal of prosthodontics and restorative dentistry Vol. 14; no. 3; p. 105
Main Authors Owall, Bengt, Welfare, Richard, Garefis, Pavlos, Hedzelek, Wieslaw, Hobkirk, John, Isidor, Flemming, Jerolimov, Vjekoslav, Jokstad, Asbjörn, Kalk, Warner, Kronström, Mats, van der Kuij, Pieter, Mericske-Stern, Regina, Naert, Ignace, Närhi, Timo, Nilner, Krister, Polyzois, Gregory, Setz, Jürgen, User, Atýlla, Zonnenberg, Adriaan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.09.2006
Subjects
Education, Dental, Graduate
Europe
European Union
Humans
Prosthodontics - education
Prosthodontics - organization & administration
Societies, Dental
Specialization
Europe
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Summary:This presentation reports on the results of a meeting of prosthodontists from selected European countries. The aim of the meeting was to analyse and promote specialisation and specialist education in Prosthetic Dentistry in Europe. Representatives for Europe were selected from the European Prosthodontic Association (EPA) board, the Education and Research Committee of International College of Prosthodontists (ICP), countries with a legally recognised speciality, countries without a recognised speciality but organised training programmes and countries with neither of these situations. Data about specialisation and specialist training in Prosthodontics in Europe was scrutinised and discussed. The programmes for countries with specialist training had relatively similar content, mostly of three years duration. There was strong agreement that a recognised speciality raises the level of care within the discipline for both specialists and non-specialists. In several of the countries where a speciality had been introduced it had been initiated by pressure from public health planning authorities. The conclusions are that from a professional viewpoint an advancement of the speciality over Europe would develop the discipline, improve oral health planning and quality of patient care. A working group for harmonisation was recommended.
ISSN:0965-7452