Dentistry

Alex Oti Acheampong

Publications

• Research Article
  Post- Graduate Dental Education: The Ghanaian Experience
  Author(s): Alex Oti Acheampong, Patrick Ampofo, Merley Newman-Nartey, Felix Ampofo Anafi, Nana Tuffuor Ampem Gyimah, Robert Nii Lamy Larmie, Neils Quartey-Papafio, Francis Adu-Ababio, James Appiah Amoateng and Peter DonkorAlex Oti Acheampong, Patrick Ampofo, Merley Newman-Nartey, Felix Ampofo Anafi, Nana Tuffuor Ampem Gyimah, Robert Nii Lamy Larmie, Neils Quartey-Papafio, Francis Adu-Ababio, James Appiah Amoateng and Peter Donkor
  
  Background: The maintenance of standards in dental post-graduate education requires adequate and equal distribution of specialists in all aspects of dentistry. Aim/objective: The primary aim of this study was to determine the factors that influence the choice of field of specialization in dentistry and to identify current trends of specialization in Dentistry. Methods and materials: A well-structured Google form questionnaire was designed and submitted to Residents (current trainees and Members) through their emails. The data collected included area of specialty, training Centre and the factors that influenced the choice of specialty. Results: Since the inception of the GCPS, which had its first Membership graduation in 2007, 902 Members and 76 Fellows had been trained as of October 2017. In De.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2161-1122.1000490

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