J Korean Dent Soc Anesthesiol.  2013 Sep;13(3):111-116. 10.17245/jkdsa.2013.13.3.111.

Current Status of Dental Anesthesiology Education in Korean Dental Colleges and Schools

• Seo KS
• Kim HJ

• KMID: 2345021
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.17245/jkdsa.2013.13.3.111

Abstract

BACKGROUND
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the current state of dental anesthesiology education in Korea.
METHODS
We evaluated the curriculums of education, and class syllabus of subject which is related with dental anesthesiology education in 9 dental colleges and schools among total 11 in Korea. We investigated the subject name, numbers of teacher, lecture time, credit, and lecture content.
RESULTS
All the nine dental schools and colleges have dental anesthesiology in undergraduate education curriculum. The curriculum of dental anesthesiology was divided into two subjects (local anesthesia area and general anesthesia area) in 5 dental colleges and schools. The average credit was 1.78, and average lecture time was 30.5 hours/4 year (16-82 hours). Seven schools and colleges had lectures about dental sedation, and three had lectures about pain treatment in dental anesthesiology subject. But, there was only one school which had clinical practice curriculum in the Hospital.
CONCLUSIONS
In Korean dental undergraduate education, dental anesthesiology was mostly conducted by lectures, and clinical teaching programs were not well organized.

Keyword

Curriculum; Dental anesthesiology; Education

MeSH Terms

Anesthesia
Anesthesia, General
Anesthesiology*
Curriculum
Education*
Education, Dental
Humans
Korea
Lectures
Schools, Dental