Conscious sedation in Spanish Dental Schools: current situation
Data de publicació
2019-08-21ISSN
2057-4347
Resum
The current Spanish curricula for degrees in dentistry include conscious sedation (CS) as a basic training competency. However, is the CS training delivered by Spanish dental schools a consensus‐based educational framework enabling students to use this anesthetic technique after graduation? To answer this research question, a study was designed aiming to identify the strategies used to teach this competency in Spanish dental schools and the characteristics of teaching. The authors reviewed legislation concerning officially established requirements for a degree in dentistry as well as curricula currently taught in Spain. Our analysis identified clear discrepancies among the schools of dentistry studied. The only overlap was observed in reference to the level of proficiency imparted, which prevents Spanish dentistry students from using this anesthetic technique after graduation. Specific features of the normative framework and of the Spanish legislative system underlying the design of the present curricula of degrees in dentistry would explain the discrepancies in CS competencies taught at our schools of dentistry. Almost 10 years since its implementation and in light of the new demands of the complex society in which we live, Spanish universities must unify their educational criteria regarding CS training to ensure the appropriate qualification of our new dentists in this technique.
Tipus de document
Article
Versió del document
Versió acceptada
Llengua
English
Matèries (CDU)
61 - Medicina
616.3 - Patologia de l'aparell digestiu. Odontologia
Paraules clau
Odontologia
Odontología
Dentistry
Sedación
Sedants
Sedatives
Títols acadèmics
Degrees, Academic
Pàgines
9
Publicat per
Wiley Open Access
Col·lecció
5; 4
Publicat a
Clinical and Experimental Dental Research
Citació
Vela Casasempere, Inmaculada; Arregui Gambús, María; Giner Tarrida, Lluís; Jiménez López, Esther. «Conscious sedation in Spanish Dental Schools: current situation». Clinical and Experimental Dental Research, 2019, vol. 5, núm. 4, p. 356-364. Disponible en: <https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/cre2.190>. Fecha de acceso: 02 oct. 2019. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/cre2.190
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