ArticleOral and maxillofacial surgery2018
A nationwide survey of undergraduate training in oral and maxillofacial surgery.
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- Virtual patients versus small-group teaching in the training of oral and maxillofacial surgery: a randomized controlled trial.BMC medical education · 2019Trial
- Career orientation among medical students in Germany: perceived motivating factors and barriers to pursuing oral and maxillofacial surgery - a nationwide survey.Oral and maxillofacial surgery · 2026Article
- [What competences do medical students acquire in a surgical internship?-Curriculum mapping with the National Competence-based Catalogue of Learning Objectives in Medicine (NKLM) 1.0].Chirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2025Article
- Post-graduation career pathways: a nationwide survey among dental students in Germany.Clinical oral investigations · 2024Article
- Comparison of 'Mental training' and physical practice in the mediation of a structured facial examination: a quasi randomized, blinded and controlled study.BMC medical education · 2021Article
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Abstract
purposeTo investigate the current status of undergraduate training in oral and maxillofacial (OMF) surgery in Germany using a nationwide survey and hence contribute to an educational improvement in the field.
methodsA 39-item questionnaire was sent to all university clinics with an OMF surgery chair in Germany (n = 34).
resultsNinety-two percent of OMF clinics are involved in the curricular training in medicine and 100% in dentistry. Eighty-one percent of OMF clinics perform curricular examinations and, respectively, 86% in dentistry. Examinations are mainly performed written with multiple-choice tests (62% medicine, 76% dentistry) and using non-structured oral examinations (57% medicine, 86% dentistry). Objective structured clinical examinations (OSCEs) are only used in 19% of all faculties.
conclusionOMF surgery with its involvement both in medical and dental education has a special position as a surgical discipline. Our results show that OMF as a specialty is underrepresented in dental and especially in medical education considering the numerical and health economic importance of OMF consultations. Enhancing curricular integration and developing more structured examination forms is necessary to guarantee a high quality of OMF education.
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