Dental amalgam teaching phase-out - a step too soon? Foundation trainees' experience of amalgam use in dental school compared to practice: a mixed-methods survey.

Aim This study aimed to explore disparities in experience of UK dental foundation trainees in amalgam use at dental school compared to their first year in dental practice.Methods A modified version of the 'survey of Yorkshire dentists' targeted the dental foundation trainees. A mixed-method of quantitative and thematic content analysis was undertaken for the close-ended and free-text responses, respectively.