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- Title
An investigation into the participation and attitudes of dental technicians in Wales towards continuing professional development.
- Authors
Ellis, Iola H.
- Abstract
The studyThe objective of this study was to investigate the participation and attitudes of dental technicians based in Wales towards continuing professional development (CPD). A self-completion postal and online questionnaire was designed and sent to all registered dental technicians in Wales (n = 258). The overall response rate was 83 (32.1%); four of the responses were not used due to incomplete answers, leaving 79 for analysis. Just over a quarter of respondents (27.8%) stated that they find it difficult to keep up-to-date with gaining CPD hours. Lack of time, suitable courses, geographical location and cost were all perceived as significant factors hindering technicians from gaining CPD. The findings highlighted the need for more regional CPD courses in Wales, which could alleviate the geographic barriers. Further research should be considered into the way that courses are delivered, to see if alternative course delivery could alleviate the barriers found in this study.
- Subjects
WALES; DENTAL technicians; CAREER development; PROFESSIONAL employee training; ATTITUDE (Psychology); PARTICIPATION
- Publication
Vital (17417503), 2010, Vol 7, Issue 5, p29
- ISSN
1741-7503
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/vital1285