Engelsk titel: Odontological specialization in radiology
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Författare:
Larheim TA
;
Lindh C
;
Peltola J
;
Wenzel A
Email: t.a.Larheim@odont.uio.no
Språk: Mul
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Dokumenttyp:
Översikt
UI-nummer: 09033277
Sammanfattning
The article is a review of the specialist training in maxillofacial radiology. Three Nordic countries have such programmes: Sweden and Finland have had recognized specialties for more than 25 years and Norway since 2006. The availability of the specialist service is therefore much better in Sweden and Finland than in Norway.
There are also great differences concerning salary during the training period. Whereas the specialist candidates in Finland do get salary from the state, the candidates in Norway receive support from neither the state nor the county (2008).
The postgraduate programmes in these countries are broadly in accordance with the guidelines developed by the Specialisation Committee in the European Academy of Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology (EADMFR). The programmes cover three years of full-time attendance and a large portion of the time is used to obtain clinical competence in the application of advanced radiological modalities for examination and diagnostics of the maxillofacial region. In Denmark, the only Nordic country without such specialty, there is an obvious need for a specialist programme because of the technological development and the inherent diagnostic responsibility. CBCT scanners produce tomographic images that are more or less identical with those produced by conventional CT scanners, and the different machines operate with a radiation field varying from a few centimeters to greater parts of the head. To ensure a responsible use of advanced modalities there is a need for a postgraduate programme after the undergraduate curriculum. A number of countries in Europe have realized this, and many, such as Poland, Hungary, Turkey and Germany are working to obtain a national speciality.
The specialisation document developed by the EADMFR, available on the Internet, as mentioned in the introduction, will be of great importance for nations that are developing specialist programmes. The EADMFR is also working intensively to develop scientifically based guidelines to ensure a responsible use of CBCT. This work is supported by EU/EURATOM (European Atomic Energy Community).