The Members Investigations Concerning Specialist in Pediatric Dentistry

Abstract

We investigated the all members (4,298 people, of which 4,160 were dentists) concerning recognition of the specialist system of pediatric dentistry authorized by corporate limited liability with in the Japanese Association of Pediatric Dentistry (Hereafter, the specialist). The questionnaire was sent to to 4,298 members (the total of those on answered was 1,140 people, include in 1,129 dentists). We examined the questionnaire of 1,129 dentists who answered and the following was obtained.
1. About 29.1% of the members who have the qualified as for pediatric dentists au thorized by Association of Japanese Pediatric Dentistry hoped to obtain specialist qualification immediately.
2. 80.6% of the members who were not qualified as pediatric dentists answered that they wanted to take an examination for qualified as a specialist as soon as they are qualified to take it. However, numerous members hoped that the examination of specialists would be strictly carried out strictly.
3. 22.6% of the members thought that the qualifications for pediatric dentists authorized by the Association of Japanese Pediatric dentistry should be abolished after putting the specialists system effect.
4. 14.5% who have are qualifico as of pediatric dentists authorized by the Association for Japanese Pediatric Dentistry do no want to acquire the specialist qualification, but they wanted to renew their qualifications.
5. As the dentists got older, the ratio of child patients (under 18 years old) tended to decrease. However, about one-fourth, (112 members about 10% of all) of dentists who are 50-69 years old (347members) Accounted forit occupied 34.7% of all treated exceeded 90% children patients Thus, it appeared to be a tendency of bipolarization.
The result of this questionnaire suggested that the dentists who want to be qualified specialists will be able to become excellent dentists for children, and obtain the information needed for running an organization easily, while they will have to give some information about their medical environment.
We then asked permission from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare to advert ise as specialists. They keenly feel the importance of the self-responsibility.