Current practice patterns and training project of oral pathology specialists in Taiwan
Background/purpose: There were 70 oral pathology specialists (OPSs) in Taiwan till 2018. This study reported the current practice patterns and training project of OPSs in Taiwan. Materials and methods: This study exploited the secondary data analysis and interview to survey the current practice patt...
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| description | Background/purpose: There were 70 oral pathology specialists (OPSs) in Taiwan till 2018. This study reported the current practice patterns and training project of OPSs in Taiwan. Materials and methods: This study exploited the secondary data analysis and interview to survey the current practice patterns and training project of OPSs in Taiwan. Results: Of the 70 OPSs, 8 practiced both anatomical oral pathology (oral histopathological diagnosis) and clinical oral pathology (oral medicine), 8 practiced both general pathology (majorly) and anatomical oral pathology (minorly), 5 practiced oral medicine only, 30 practiced general dentistry or other dental divisions, 11 did teaching or researching, and 8 had retired. There were 9 OPS training hospitals (8 medical centers and one regional hospital) that had 23 OPSs and a training capacity of 11 dentists. Of the 9 OPS training hospitals in Taiwan in 2019, 5 were located in the northern, one in central, two in southern, and one in eastern region. Moreover, we found none of the dentists applying for the OPS training program and the number of OPSs did not increase along with the population and the number of the dentists in recent two years. Conclusion: Only 8 OPSs practice both anatomical oral pathology and oral medicine in Taiwan and the manpower of the OPSs in Taiwan faces a severe problem of shortage. We suggest that the government should build a long-term budget to subsidize young OPSs and those dentists who enter the OPS training program to resolve this OPS shortage problem. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cd3961396a984ef4a5237e2478e1cdbe2022-12-22T02:04:47ZengElsevierJournal of Dental Sciences1991-79022020-06-01152168175Current practice patterns and training project of oral pathology specialists in TaiwanFeng-Chou Cheng0Julia Yu-Fong Chang1Tzu-Chiang Lin2Wen-Chiung Chang3Chun-Pin Chiang4Yung-Ta Chang5School of Life Science, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Dentistry, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, New Taipei City, TaiwanDepartment of Dentistry, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Oral Biology, School of Dentistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Clinical Dentistry, School of Dentistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, TaiwanCenter for the Liberal Arts, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung, TaiwanNational Institute of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology, National Health Research Institutes, Miaoli County, TaiwanDepartment of Dentistry, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan; Department of Dentistry, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Oral Biology, School of Dentistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Clinical Dentistry, School of Dentistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Dentistry, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien City, Taiwan; Corresponding author. Department of Dentistry, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, No. 707, Section 3, Chung-Yang Road, Hualien City 97002, Taiwan.School of Life Science, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan; Corresponding author. School of Life Science, National Taiwan Normal University, No. 88, Sec. 4, Ting-Chou Road, Taipei, 11677, Taiwan.Background/purpose: There were 70 oral pathology specialists (OPSs) in Taiwan till 2018. This study reported the current practice patterns and training project of OPSs in Taiwan. Materials and methods: This study exploited the secondary data analysis and interview to survey the current practice patterns and training project of OPSs in Taiwan. Results: Of the 70 OPSs, 8 practiced both anatomical oral pathology (oral histopathological diagnosis) and clinical oral pathology (oral medicine), 8 practiced both general pathology (majorly) and anatomical oral pathology (minorly), 5 practiced oral medicine only, 30 practiced general dentistry or other dental divisions, 11 did teaching or researching, and 8 had retired. There were 9 OPS training hospitals (8 medical centers and one regional hospital) that had 23 OPSs and a training capacity of 11 dentists. Of the 9 OPS training hospitals in Taiwan in 2019, 5 were located in the northern, one in central, two in southern, and one in eastern region. Moreover, we found none of the dentists applying for the OPS training program and the number of OPSs did not increase along with the population and the number of the dentists in recent two years. Conclusion: Only 8 OPSs practice both anatomical oral pathology and oral medicine in Taiwan and the manpower of the OPSs in Taiwan faces a severe problem of shortage. We suggest that the government should build a long-term budget to subsidize young OPSs and those dentists who enter the OPS training program to resolve this OPS shortage problem.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S199179022030043XCurrent practice patternDental specialist systemOral pathologyOral pathology specialistOral medicine |
| spellingShingle | Feng-Chou Cheng Julia Yu-Fong Chang Tzu-Chiang Lin Wen-Chiung Chang Chun-Pin Chiang Yung-Ta Chang Current practice patterns and training project of oral pathology specialists in Taiwan Journal of Dental Sciences Current practice pattern Dental specialist system Oral pathology Oral pathology specialist Oral medicine |
| title | Current practice patterns and training project of oral pathology specialists in Taiwan |
| title_full | Current practice patterns and training project of oral pathology specialists in Taiwan |
| title_fullStr | Current practice patterns and training project of oral pathology specialists in Taiwan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Current practice patterns and training project of oral pathology specialists in Taiwan |
| title_short | Current practice patterns and training project of oral pathology specialists in Taiwan |
| title_sort | current practice patterns and training project of oral pathology specialists in taiwan |
| topic | Current practice pattern Dental specialist system Oral pathology Oral pathology specialist Oral medicine |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S199179022030043X |
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