2016 Volume 32 Issue 2 Pages 57-63
Abstract As the super-aging society approaches, the necessity of home-visit dental treatment is increasing. However, there is not enough such treatment compared to the number of patients who require it. Dentists who are skilled in the practice or management of dental treatment for elderly nursing-care patients must be trained. On the other hand, dental treatment for nursing-care patients is difficult for trainee dentists, who are not required to acquire skills for home-visit dental treatment even in post-graduate clinical training programs. Such programs should be improved to meet the demands of society.
A questionnaire survey was conducted for 60 facilities with co-operating clinical dental offices which were performing home-visit dental treatment with trainee dentists.
The facilities, which visit a nursing home at least 4 times a week, covered various types of nursing home.
Most trainee dentists had not experienced performing dental treatment by visiting a nursing home. A majority of dental instructors thought that trainee dentists could not develop the skills for home-visit dental treatment. However, they wished to increase the programs for such treatment in post-graduate clinical training programs.
It is necessary to improve the clinical dental training program and awareness of dental instructors to encourage trainee dentists to participate in home-visit dental treatment.
