Abstract
This study is aimed to provide an insight into the types of treatment carried out by postgraduate students in the past 10 years. A retrospective study was carried out between November 2019 and February 2020 by deriving data from postgraduate students’ clinical logbooks of three different cohorts of Master of Clinical Dentistry (Restorative Dentistry in Conservative Dentistry) in 2010, 2013 and 2016. This retrospective data was systematically extracted from the records and tabulated categorically using an Excel spreadsheet (Microsoft Office Excel 2019). A descriptive analysis was carried out to further evaluate the results. Overall, the types of treatment carried out in the field of endodontics and fixed prosthodontics has changed in the past 10 years. An increasing trend is seen in the placement of all ceramic crowns and primary root canal treatment procedures, while a decreasing pattern is evident for secondary root canal procedures and placement of dental bridges.
Highlights
Restorative dentistry is a field of dentistry that deals with the study, diagnosis and integrated management of diseases of the teeth and their supporting structures and the rehabilitation of the dentition to functional and aesthetic requirements of the individual
The total number of primary root canal treatments done by postgraduate students in cohort 2016 were 1.5 folds more than in cohort 2010
A decreasing trend in the total number of secondary root canal treatments was observed whereby the total number of secondary root canal treatments performed by postgraduate students in cohort 2016 were less than 2.6 folds compared to cohort 2010
Summary
Restorative dentistry is a field of dentistry that deals with the study, diagnosis and integrated management of diseases of the teeth and their supporting structures and the rehabilitation of the dentition to functional and aesthetic requirements of the individual. At the Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya, postgraduate students enrolled in the clinical postgraduate program (Master of Clinical Dentistry, (Restorative Dentistry in Conservative Dentistry) are actively involved in managing patients who require treatment in the disciplines of fixed prosthodontics and endodontics. In relation to Fixed Prosthodontics, cases are mainly focused on permanent (fixed) dental prostheses, referred to as indirect restorations. The design of each fabricated prosthesis depends on the clinical and functional requirement and they could either be a full metal, metal ceramic or all ceramic prosthesis
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