A Follow-up Survey of the Teaching of Conscious Sedation in Dental Schools of the United Kingdom and Ireland
The purpose of this follow-up study was to assess and compare the quantity and quality of dental undergraduate teaching in conscious sedation with comparisons to a previous study conducted in 1998. Questionnaires were designed to collect information about undergraduate sedation education from teaching staff and final-year dental undergraduates at the 15 dental schools in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Staff responses from 9 schools (60%) and student responses from 11 schools (73%) were received. From the students' responses, the mean (range) number of cases observed in inhalational sedation was 7 (0–17) and the mean (range) number performed in inhalational sedation was 4 (0–8). The mean (range) number of cases observed in intravenous sedation was 9 (2–19), and the mean (range) number performed was 5 (0–8). There has been an increase in didactic teaching. There has been a decrease in the observing of inhalational cases, but an increase in the hands-on performance of this type of sedation. There is an increase in the hands-on teaching of intravenous sedation.Abstract

Staff and student responses to the questionnaires.

Staff questionnaire responses for the departments that teach sedation, including the 1998 study's data.

Number of didactic teaching sessions from the staff responses for the teaching of sedation, including the 1998 study's data.

Student responses regarding experience of inhalational sedation.

Student responses regarding experience of intravenous sedation.

Staff responses regarding experience of inhalational sedation.

Staff responses regarding experience of intravenous sedation.

Staff and student perceptions of sedation teaching quality.

Staff responses comparing the 2 studies teaching of inhalational sedation.

Staff perception of intravenous sedation experience comparing present study and 1998 study.

Graph comparing staff and student perception of intravenous sedation experience.

Staff perceptions of teaching quality comparing present study and 1998 study.
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