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Editor - Online Haseeb Uddin 6 DENTAL TRIBUNE Pakistan Edition September 2014 IEL, Germany: Academics at the Faculty of Medicine at Kiel University have developed a new international master’s degree programme to offer further training for university lecturers in the field of dentistry and medicine. The accredited International Master of Applied Scientific Dental/Medical Education and Research will be offered for the first time this coming winter semester. “Above all, we want to strengthen the quality of research and teaching in the field of oral medicine and present our teaching approaches, as well as international approaches with this new master’s degree programme,” said Prof. Jörg Wiltfang, Director of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University Medical Center Schleswig- Holstein. Wiltfang will co-ordinate the degree programme at the Faculty of Medicine together with Prof. Christof Dörfer, Director of the Department of Dental Preservation and Periodontics at the centre. The advanced degree programme is intended to appeal to the next generation of academics and particularly to international candidates. During the two-year degree programme, lecturers will teach students the fundamentals of research, establishing a research group, structuring studies and publishing research results. Internationally recognised research results, in particular, also from the Faculty of Medicine, will determine the content of the degree programme. In addition, teaching methods, quality management, staff management and communication are topics included in the curriculum. Students will also learn how to develop and implement teaching curricula independently in accordance with current didactic standards. The part-time advanced degree programme in this form is unique in Germany and is arranged across four semesters. Twenty places are available per semester. In order to gain admission to the programme, prospective candidates must provide evidence that they have obtained a degree in Medicine or Dentistry and are currently working or had previously worked at a university. Those interested can register for the coming winter semester until 1 October 2014. The programme was developed in collaboration with the Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics Education at Kiel University and the Institute for Quality Development of Schools in Schleswig-Holstein. EEDS, UK: The number of adult and child patients who visit a National Health Service (NHS) dentist is rising, but only the North of England has recorded an increase in the percentage of the child population seen by a dentist compared with eight years ago, the latest figures show. The report also found an 18 per cent rise in the number of dentists performing NHS activity since 2006/7. Just over 29.9 million adults and children (i.e. patients under the age of 18) in England saw an NHS dentist in the 24 months before June 2014, according to the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC). This is 1.8 million (6.3 per cent) more than in the 24 months before March 2006, when the reporting series began, and equates to 55.9 per cent of the population seen in the 24 months before June 2014 (compared with 55.6 per cent in the 24 months before March 2006). However, while the total number and percentage of adults seen by June 2014 are higher than in 2006, the percentage of the child population seen has fallen by almost 1 percentage point. NHS Dental Statistics for England, 2013/14, which provides information about patients seen by dentists and NHS dental activity in England, shows that 22.0 million adults (52.3 per cent of the adult population) had been seen in the 24 months before June 2014 compared with 20.3 million (51.5 per cent) in the 24 months before March 2006. The report also shows that 7.9 million children (69.2 per cent of the child population) had seen a dentist in the 24 months before June 2014, compared with 7.8 million (70.2 per cent) in 24 months before March 2006. In terms of the four NHS regions in England (North, South, London, and Midlands and East ), in the 24 months before June 2014, the total number of adults seen rose in all regions compared with the 24 months before March 2006, but only two-the North and the South—saw a rise in the percentage of the population seen (with falls in the London, and Midlands and East regions). The largest percentage of the adult population seen was in the North at 57.6 per cent (6.9 million)—a rise of 1.1 percentage points (420,000) on 2006. The lowest was in London at 46.6 per cent (3.0 million)—a fall of 1.8 percentage points on 2006. The total number of children seen rose in two regions, the North and London, compared with the 24 months before March 2006, but only the North saw a rise in the percentage of the population seen—of 3.1 percentage points (73,000). The North also accounted for the largest percentage of the child population seen at 74.0 per cent (2.4 million). The lowest was in London at 63.0 per cent (1.2 million)—a fall of 0.8 percentage points on 2006. HSCIC chair Kingsley Manning said, “Today’s report shows one impact of a growing population on NHS dentistry. While more and more people are taking a turn in the dentist’s chair, the proportion of the population seen is increasing slightly for adults but dipping slightly for children compared to eight years ago.” Manning explained that both the national and regional situation will be of interest to the public, and provides a basis for further exploration for health professionals. He said that the report also highlights dental workforce statistics, which show an 18 per cent rise in the number of dentists performing NHS activity since 2006/7, and will help to develop a fuller picture of the state of NHS dentistry in England. L More English adults see NHS dentists K DT International Report DT International Report Anaesthetised patient falls and dies in dental practice German university introduces new international Master’s programme ÜSSELDORF, Germany: In a dental office in Düsseldorf, a patient died after a tragic fall. The 45-year-old woman, who had been treated under anaesthesia owing to a mental disability, woke up dizzy in the recovery room and accidently slammed her head Continued to page 11 DT International Report D

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