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A F Long

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PubMed1991

Updating practices among Yorkshire general dental practitioners.

Ninety-eight per cent was the response achieved by a June 1989 postal survey to determine how general dental practitioners (GDPs) in Yorkshire Region maintain their professional knowledge. Such a good response adds confidence to the survey's findings which show many GDPs are educationally active and use a variety of media to keep up to date. Nevertheless, there remains a substantial proportion who should be doing more and need encouragement.

Education, Dental, Continuing↗
PubMed1991

IDEA: an index of dental educational activity.

This paper reports on the construction of an index of dental educational activities (IDEA) developed as part of an exploration of continuing professional development activities among a sample of general dental practitioners (GDPs) in the Yorkshire Region in Britain. To assist in the interpretation of the index scores an analogy is drawn to an academic examination. Only 50% of the GDPs passed, 31% achieving scores of 40% or less and 9% distinctions. Higher IDEAS were achieved by practitioners who spent a lot on their dental education, those who intended to attend continuing education events next year practice principals, those who worked in larger practices and men GDPs. Little difference in the scores was observed by the age of the practitioner, experience of working in hospital or distance from the central continuing education centre. Discussion centres on the utility of the index as a summary of updating practices and its potential as a comparative measure across health professions. High levels of continuing professional development and thus high IDEAs must be encouraged, but they need to be accompanied by high quality care and effective job performance.

Education, Dental, Continuing↗
PubMed1979

A study of persons aged 65 and over in the Leeds Metropolitan District.

A study of the elderly living in the community and in institutional care in the Leeds Metropolitan District is outlined. Four populations of persons aged 65 and over were examined: those living in their own homes; in sheltered housing; in social services aged persons' hostels (Part III accommodation); and in hospitals. Findings on one key concept--coping ability--are discussed. Those living in their own homes were most able to cope. Many living in institutions were well able to cope in the community according to the criteria of mobility and functional ability. The relationship between age, morbidity, and coping ability were examined. Women were more likely to report the presence of a long-term illness than men. Housebound respondents in the community were twice as likely to be suffering from non-traumatic locomotor disorders, eyesight disorders, and cerebrovascular disease than respondents in the community sample taken as a whole.

Activities of Daily Living↗