Four out of five dentists go to seminars for their dental continuing education. but half use Internet continuing education.
"I'm attending less and less far-away or vacation destination seminars and saving lots of money doing so," said one prosthodontist. "I'm finding that there a lot of excellent seminars within 50 miles of my practice. Why waste money on extensive and expensive travel for CE?"
Indeed, local CE seminars are a lot more popular than far-away ones — even those held at lush resorts.
- 81% of dentists go to state or local dental CE seminars
- 47% of dentists use online continuing dental education
- 47% of dentists go to far-away seminars
- 47% of dentists enjoy vacation destination dental seminars
- 23% of dentists use print media such as magazines
"So many current CE offerings are merely promotions of products sponsored by manufacturers. Where is the balanced, science-based, peer-reviewed education?" asked one dentist.
"I go wherever I think that I can get good information," said a Tennessee dentist.
"There need to be more online, interactive classes that count the same as attending live classes," said a Texas dentist.
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