Education abstract
British Dental Journal 188, 625 - 627 (2000)
Published online: 10 June 2000 | doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.4800558
continuing education:
Letter from California - Mandatory continuing education
M Anthony Pogrel1
This explains:
- The concept of continuing education in the USA.
- The American experience of what type of continuing education works, and what does not.
- That this information can be borne in mind when continuing dental education becomes mandatory in the UK.
Abstract
In Britain, mandatory continuing dental education is on its way. In California, we have had mandatory continuing dental education for some twenty-five years. Maybe it would help to see some of the good and bad sides of this, learn from some of our mistakes and see what does work and what does not work – at least in California.
- Dept of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, C-522 University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143-0440
