Table 2.
Frequency of answers to questions about geriatric dentistry education in 11 dental schools of Iran
| Questions | Shahid Beheshti | Rafsanjan | Kerman | Rasht | Ghazvin | Mashhad | Yazd | Zahedan | Yasuj | Tehran | Isfahan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. There is a special geriatric dentistry education module | N | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N |
| 2. If positive, include | - | Training hours, group seminars | Training hours | - | Training hours | Training hours | Training hours | Training hours, occasional lectures | Training hours | Training hours | - |
| 3. Does this module include clinical components? | - | Y | N | - | Y | N | Y | N | Y | N | - |
| 4. Duration of the geriatric dental unit a less than one year, b 3-1 years, c 6-3 years, d more than 6 years | b | X | b | a | c | b | c | c | c | c | b |
| 5. The presence of an independent school of geriatric dentistry education | N | N | X | N | N | N | N | Y | N | N | N |
| 6. There is a continuing education program on geriatric dentistry for graduates | N | N | X | N | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| 7. There is a separate department for geriatric dentistry | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| 8. Visiting the elderly care centers | N | Y | N | N | Y | Y | N | N | N | Y | N |
| 9. There is a mobile clinic for training the elderly | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | N | N | N | N | N |
| 10. There is a mobile clinic for treatment of the elderly | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N | N | N | N | N |
| 11. Existence of a specialized clinic for geriatric dentistry | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| 12. Presence of an independent supervisor for geriatric dental programs | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | N | N | N | Y | N |
| 13. Regular contact with nursing homes | N | N | N | N | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| 14. There is a referral system for the elderly from the hospitals to the school | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| 15. Approximate percentage of elderly patients referred to faculty a below 10%, b 30-30%, c 30-50%, and d≥50% | 30%-30% | 30%-30% | 30%-30% | 30%-30% | X | 30%-30% | 30%-50% | 30%-30% | 30%-30% | X | 30%-30% |
| 16. What treatments do the elderly people mostly demand? | Oral lesions, prosthesis, periodontal treatments | Prosthesis, other treatments | Oral lesions, prosthesis, implants, other treatments | Oral lesions, prosthesis | X | oral lesions, prosthesis, periodontal treatments, implants, other treatments | Oral lesions, prosthesis, implants | Periodontal treatments | Oral lesions, prosthesis | Oral lesions, prosthesis, other treatments | Oral lesions, prosthesis, periodontal treatments, implants |
| 17. Budget allotted to geriatric dentistry education in the past year (Rials) | X | X | 0 | 0 | X | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100,000,000 |
X=The question has not been answered, Y=Yes, N=No