A Survey of Air Force General Dentists Regarding CAD/CAM Usage

Abstract

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to survey Air Force (AF) general dentists regarding the amount and type of computer-aided design/computer aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) training and total number of restorations placed while in dental school. Methods: A survey consisting of 6 questions was generated using the website Survey Monkey. A link to the survey was sent through e-mail to 546 general dentists in the AF Dental Corps of which 306 replied. The survey consisted of two sections including demographics and CAD/CAM usage in dental school. Results: A response rate of 56% was achieved. More males were found to have graduated from dental school in 2005 or earlier while more females graduated from dental school between 2010-2013. Dentists who graduated in 2005 or earlier and between 2006-2009 stated they did not receive CAD/CAM training in dental school, while more respondents in the group of graduation years 2014-2017 stated that they did receive training. Regarding types of CAD/CAM training in dental school, there were significant correlations between graduation year and type of training received including lecture, literature review, CAD/CAM elective, pre-clinic exercises, and assisted/observed in clinic. Thirty-four percent of the respondents in the groups of graduation years 2014-2017 stated that they were sufficiently trained compared to other year groups. Eleven percent of the respondents who graduated in 2014-2017 completed 6-10 restorations and 9% completed 11 or more restorations compared to the other year groups. More respondents who graduated from a dental school in the Southwest and Southeast regions of the United States reported completing 6-10 restorations and 11 or more restorations compared to other school regions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 31, 2019
Accession Number
AD1128121

Entities

People

  • Scott A. Walker

Organizations

  • Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Air Force
  • Case Studies
  • Computer-Aided Design
  • Computer-Aided Manufacturing
  • Curriculum
  • Dentists
  • Education
  • Electronic Mail
  • Fabrication
  • Literature
  • Literature Surveys
  • Manufacturing
  • Schools
  • Students
  • Training
  • United States

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  • Education
  • Medicine

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