Capacity of Non-Tertiary Kenyan Health Facilities Selected for Decentralised Dental Training
East Afr. Med. J
; 93(2): 55-59, 2016.
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em Inglês
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| ID: biblio-1261402
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ABSTRACT
Objective:
To determine the capacity of six non-tertiary Kenyan hospitals enrolled as sites for decentralised dental education.Design:
A descriptive cross-sectional study.Setting:
The Dental departments of six non-tertiary Kenyan health facilities.Main outcomemeasures:
Capacity of the hospitals to be used as sites for decentralised dental education.Results:
Five out of the six facilities had capacity for final year undergraduate students to gain learning experiences in more than 60% of the clinical disciplines studied. All the selected facilities had challenges of lack of specialists; broken down dental equipment and inadequate materials.Conclusion:
Although the six hospitals faced various challenges in maintenance of equipment; availability of dental materials and specialist staff; five out of the six facilities had the capacity for dental student learning in more than 60% of the clinical disciplines studied
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Base de dados:
AIM (África)
Assunto principal:
Estudos Transversais
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Equipamentos Odontológicos
/
Instalações de Saúde
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo observacional
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Estudo de prevalência
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Fatores de risco
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
East Afr. Med. J
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Artigo