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  • Title: Partial denture prosthodontic procedures employed by practising graduates of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.
    Author: Dullabh HD, Slabbert JC, Becker PJ.
    Journal: J Dent Assoc S Afr; 1993 Mar; 48(3):129-34. PubMed ID: 9511612.
    Abstract:
    This study sought answers to the following two questions related to the teaching of partial denture prosthodontics in the Department of Prosthetic Dentistry at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (Wits). Firstly, do practising graduates from Wits assiduously apply, or do they perhaps ignore, the concepts, principles, and practices taught to them at undergraduate level? Secondly, is there any merit in providing additional tutorials on partial denture prosthodontics to undergraduate students at Wits? A questionnaire was mailed to dentists who had graduated at Wits between 1979 and 1986. This sample of 302 subjects was divided into two groups: Group I--those who had graduated between 1979 and 1982; Group II--those who had graduated between 1983 and 1986 and had received additional tutorials on partial denture design. The results suggest that a wide gap exists between faculty beliefs about partial denture design and fabrication and the methods used in general dental practice. Moreover, additional tutorials had some effect on the attitudes and practices of the respondents.
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