Table 3 Summary of key results
From: A survey of cariology teaching in Australia and New Zealand
Survey responses | Number of responses from total number of programs | 17/21 (81%) programs |
Number of responses received - dentistry programs | 7/10 (70%) programs | |
Number of responses received - BOH/dental therapy programs | 10/11 (91%) programs | |
Number of partially completed surveys | 3/17 (18%) surveys | |
Discipline | Cariology as a specific discipline within the program | 4/16 (25%) of programs |
Curriculum | Cariology curriculum in written format | 7/17 (41%) of programs |
Staff | Number of full time equivalent (FTE) staff teaching cariology | Average = 4.2 FTE Range = 1–10 FTE |
Detection & Diagnosis | Detection of caries lesions - visual/tactile method | 16/16 (100%) programs |
Detection of caries lesions - radiographic interpretation | 16/16 (100%) programs | |
Detection and assessment system - ICDAS recommended | 10/16 (62%) programs | |
Bitewing radiography as a routine component of examination | 11/16 (69%) programs | |
Operative intervention | Cavitation as the criteria for operative intervention of caries lesion | 6/16 (37%) programs |
Non-Carious tissue loss | Non-carious loss of tooth tissue included in curriculum | 14/14 (100%) programs |
Education & Calibration | Education for clinical teaching staff in cariology | 7/14 (50%) programs |
Calibration of clinical teaching staff in cariology teaching | 5/14 (36%) programs |