Keeping up with Dental Literature: A Study on Continuing Professional Development among Dental Practitioners in Hubli-Dharwad, India
Introduction: Continuing Professional Development (CPD) refers to skills and knowledge attained for both personal development and career advancement. In India, very few studies have been documented to discover the patterns of information update by dental practitioners. Aim: To discover the educ...
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doaj-cb89e1ebf1d34dc9b979061b34945e662020-11-25T02:08:48ZengJCDR Research and Publications Private LimitedJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research2249-782X0973-709X2017-04-01114ZC27ZC3010.7860/JCDR/2017/24256.9659Keeping up with Dental Literature: A Study on Continuing Professional Development among Dental Practitioners in Hubli-Dharwad, IndiaPrajna Pramod Nayak0Nandita Subba Rao1Anzil K S Ali2Matmathews Jude Thadeethra3Senior Lecturer, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India.Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health Dentistry, A J Institute of Dental Sciences, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health Dentistry, St. Gregorios Dental College, Ernakulum, Kerala, India.Senior Lecturer, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Rajas Dental College, Kavalkinaru, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India.Introduction: Continuing Professional Development (CPD) refers to skills and knowledge attained for both personal development and career advancement. In India, very few studies have been documented to discover the patterns of information update by dental practitioners. Aim: To discover the educational tools that dentists of Hubli - Dharwad, Karnataka, India, prefer for updating their knowledge on new therapeutic methods and to assess the perceived usefulness of these CPD activities. Materials and Methods: Face to face interview was carried out using questionnaire comprising questions on various CPD activities among all the practicing dentists. Pearson’s chi-square test was used to evaluate any association between the frequency of information update and perceived usefulness with gender, qualification, practice types and academic attachments. Results: Out of 112 practicing dentists in Hubli-Dharwad, 104 consented for the study. Mean age group of the study population was 32.3±7.56 (SD) years. Discussion with colleagues and discussion with medical sales representatives were the most frequently utilized information sources. On the other hand, attending dental fairs was found to be the most rarely utilized method of information access. Discussion with colleagues, reading textbooks and accessing internet were rated as most useful CPD activities and discussion with sales representatives and attending dental fairs were rated as least useful CPD activities. Conclusion: Both conventional methods of information sources like discussions with colleagues and textbook reading as well as contemporary information sources like accessing internet were the preferred methods of information update by dental practitioners of Hubli-Dharwad.https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/9659/24256_CE[RA1]_F(DK)_PF1(SY_PY)_PFA(SS)_PF2(NE_AD_SS).pdfcareer advancementcontinuing dental education |
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Keeping up with Dental Literature: A Study on Continuing Professional Development among Dental Practitioners in Hubli-Dharwad, India |
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Introduction: Continuing Professional Development (CPD) refers
to skills and knowledge attained for both personal development
and career advancement. In India, very few studies have been
documented to discover the patterns of information update by
dental practitioners.
Aim: To discover the educational tools that dentists of Hubli -
Dharwad, Karnataka, India, prefer for updating their knowledge on
new therapeutic methods and to assess the perceived usefulness
of these CPD activities.
Materials and Methods: Face to face interview was carried out
using questionnaire comprising questions on various CPD activities
among all the practicing dentists. Pearson’s chi-square test was used
to evaluate any association between the frequency of information
update and perceived usefulness with gender, qualification, practice
types and academic attachments.
Results: Out of 112 practicing dentists in Hubli-Dharwad, 104
consented for the study. Mean age group of the study population was
32.3±7.56 (SD) years. Discussion with colleagues and discussion
with medical sales representatives were the most frequently utilized
information sources. On the other hand, attending dental fairs was
found to be the most rarely utilized method of information access.
Discussion with colleagues, reading textbooks and accessing
internet were rated as most useful CPD activities and discussion
with sales representatives and attending dental fairs were rated as
least useful CPD activities.
Conclusion: Both conventional methods of information sources
like discussions with colleagues and textbook reading as well as
contemporary information sources like accessing internet were the
preferred methods of information update by dental practitioners of
Hubli-Dharwad. |
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career advancement continuing dental education |
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