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ISSN (Print) 1013-9052
EISSN 1658-3558
The Saudi Dental Journal,
P.O. Box 52500,
Riyadh 11563,
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
P.O. Box 52500,
Riyadh 11563,
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Saudi Arabia
Khalid S. Al-Fouzan, BDS, MSEd
A questionnaire was distributed to 350 general dental practitioners (GDPs) in eight urban cities In the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to determine their need for continuing education. Two hundred and ninety eight (85.1%) responded of whom 52.4% were Saudis, and the remaining 47.6% were of different nationalities. Males were 59.2% while 40.8% were female dentists. Most of the Saudi GDPs received their training either at King Saud University (83.8%), or King Abdul laziz University (9.8%). Of the respondents, 46% attended only one or two continuing education courses during the preceedlng two years, Thursday and Saturday were the most preferred days of the week to attend continuing education courses. The results Indicated that the top three continuing education learning needs were dental and medical emergencies (77%), implants (76%) and early mixed dentition treatment (74%). The least attractive continuing education learning needs were amalgam restorations and tooth preparation (40%), Impression procedures (40%), and therapeutic periodontal instrumentation (40%). The data from this study pointed out strongly that continuing education sponsors should plan course offerings more meaningfully and these courses should fulfill the needs and aspirations of the GDPs in Saudi Arabia. Specified minimum hours of mandatary continuing education should be considered as a requirement for relicensure in the Kingdom.
Saudi Dental Journal 2001;13(2):75-81.
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