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Developing educators of European undergraduate dental students: Towards an agreed curriculum
Supachai Chuenjitwongsa
Introduction: Recent developments in European dental education are studentfocused, concerned with competency-based and problem-based learning. The development of dental educators has so far received little consideration. This study aimed to agree curriculum content for developing dental educators so that they are better able to support changing undergraduate dental education. Methods: Adopting consensus methodology, a 2-round Delphi was conducted in 2012. Fifty-three dental educators and 39 dental students across Europe volunteered to take part. The Delphi questionnaire was developed based on literature, piloted and sent to participants to gather opinions and seek consensus on educational content using rating scales and open-ended questions. Numeric data were analysed using descriptive statistics, and qualitative data were analysed thematically.
Reflexiones en torno a los indicadores éticos y normativos que deben regir la investigación científica referente a las ciencias motoras y deportivas
2017 •
Diego Medina
El interés de la investigación científica en las actividades motoras y deportivas ha aumentado en los últimos decenios y, con él, han aumentado los aspectos críticos de naturaleza metodológica y ética para las actividades de los investigadores. En esta contribución se quiere ofrecer un análisis de las principales dificultades que deben superar los investigadores en sus estudios de tipo no clínico-médicos y que, por tanto, solo parcialmente encontramos recogidas en las indicaciones de la Declaración de Helsinki o en los editoriales del International Journal of Sport Medicine. Realizaremos un análisis de ambos documentos, ofreciendo una serie de reflexiones que pretenden ayudar al investigador para enfrentarse a las dificultades éticas y metodológicas que destacaremos. Como conclusión, propondremos un esquema-tipo de consentimiento informado que quiere representar un soporte a seguir por aquellos investigadores de las ciencias del movimiento humano y de la prestación deportiva que lle...
European Journal of Dental Education
Competence, competency‐based education, and undergraduate dental education: a discussion paper
2016 •
Alison Bullock
IntroductionThe aim of undergraduate dental education is to provide competent dentists to serve societal needs and improve population oral healthcare. Competency‐based education has influenced the development of dental education for decades but this term is problematic. This article explores components of competency‐based undergraduate health professional education in order to help the dental profession have a better understanding of the context and purposes of undergraduate dental education.MethodsThis is a discussion paper based on a wide reading of the literature on the education of health professionals with a specific focus on competency‐based undergraduate education.Results and DiscussionCompetence comprises an integration of knowledge, skills and attitudes indicating a capability to perform professional tasks safely and ethically. The process of becoming a competent practitioner is complex. Four characteristics of competency‐based education are: curriculum components and conte...
The Importance of Teamwork andUnderstanding: a Study of SharedLearning between UndergraduateDental Students and Trainee DentalTechnicians
2011 •
Michael Reeson
This researcher investigated the professional experiences and development of trainee dental technicians and undergraduate dental students during a shared learning exercise in a combined UK university dental school and hospital. Two purposes framed the investigation: 1. To gain an in-depth understanding of the experiences of trainee dental technicians and undergraduate dental students during shared learning opportunities and 2. To examine whether interprofessional learning between trainee dental technicians and undergraduate dental students offered any professional and occupational specific disciplinary developmental benefits or disadvantages. Using a qualitative approach with a phenomenological framework, data sources included reflective diaries, focus group interviews and other salient material. Dialogue between the researcher and participants played a major part in ensuring the rigour of the study, participants having the opportunity to review the central concepts and excerpts wit...
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How do educators in one New Zealand undergraduate Bachelor of Oral Health course teach and nurture professionalism?
2017 •
A. Meldrum
Research on integrated dental hygiene and dental therapy courses is scarce; studies reporting on how staff in these combined scope courses teach professionalism are even more scarce. This study aimed to partially fill these research gaps. In 2016, online surveys were sent to 34 staff members who taught into the integrated Bachelor of Oral Health (BOH) course at the University of Otago's Faculty of Dentistry; 13 were returned. Two focus groups were conducted with six BOH educators. Aspects of professionalism were taught and nurtured in the formal curriculum, the clinic and the informal curriculum. In the formal curriculum, policies outlining the professional standards of behaviour expected of oral health practitioners and students in New Zealand and the Faculty were discussed. In the clinic, educators taught professionalism through modelling clinical skills, assessing students' performance and commenting on their reflective logbooks. In the informal curriculum, BOH teachers n...
Roles and competences for educators of undergraduate dental students: a discussion paper
Supachai Chuenjitwongsa
Introduction: Dental educators are important people who contribute to the development of every aspect of dental education. In part due to the lack of understanding of their roles and competences, dental educator development has so far received little consideration. With the aim of enhancing the dental profession's contribution to the development of undergraduate dental education, this article explores common roles of educators of undergraduate dental students and the competences needed to be effective educators. Methods: This is a discussion paper based on a wide reading of the literature on the education of health professionals with a specific focus on roles and competences of educators. Results and discussion: Roles of educators of undergraduate dental students typically encompass four areas: teaching, research, administration and providing healthcare. Educators may not be involved in every role; they normally perform the roles relevant to their work contexts. Competences for dental educators based on the four main roles comprise 12 domains: educational theories and principles; modes of education; learner issues; educational materials and instructional design; assessment and feedback; curriculum matters; evaluation; educational research; educational management; quality assurance; patient care and healthcare system and professionalism. Not all competences are required by all educators although educators need to be competent in the areas related to their roles and duties. Conclusion: Understanding the roles and competences for educators of undergraduate dental students can help individual educators to improve their personal effectiveness and institutions to tailor staff development programmes appropriate to the needs of their staff. Faculty development contributes to sustained enhancement of undergraduate dental education.
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Developing Professionalism in Dentistry: A Systematic Review
2017 •
Tan Nguyen
This article was migrated. The article was marked as recommended. Background: Professionalism is a core competency and concern in all health professional education. Evidence from nursing and medicine suggests the evidence base for approaches to developing and assessing professionalism at undergraduate level is weak. In 2015, notifications, imposed sanctions, and in some cases de-registration against dental practitioners for reported incidences of breaches in infection control in New South Wales, Australia, have refreshed the essential need for dental practitioners to promote public safety and protection. Aim: To investigate the evidence for clinical education practice approaches to develop professionalism in dentistry. Methods: Relevant electronic databases were searched for full-text peer reviewed papers relating to dental practitioners published between 2000 and June 2016 in English. All research designs were included. Following initial and detailed screening, included papers were...
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Theories of learning and teaching methods used in postgraduate education in the health sciences
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Curriculum structure, content, learning and assessment in European undergraduate dental education - update 2010
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C. Lindh
