Competencies for dental licensure in Canada

Ma, Bin; Gerrow, JD; Dw, Chambers; Bj, Henderson

doi:10.1002/j.0022-0337.1996.60.10.tb03084.x

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“…Competences support integration and merging of all disciplines, which should benefit students and also patients who are receiving treatment. Their definition will give schools a benchmark with which to (1) review, redefine, and restructure the undergraduate curriculum (2); review and improve student evaluation processes; and (3) establish and apply outcome measures to assess the effectiveness of the undergraduate programme. Competency statements can also be used as a reference point in the accreditation processes.…”

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Profile and competences for the European dentist

Plasschaert

Holbrook

Delap

et al. 2005

Eur J Dental Education

188

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This paper presents the profile and competences for the European Dentist as approved by the General Assembly of the Association for Dental Education in Europe at its annual meeting held in Cardiff in September 2004. A task-force drafted the document, which was then sent to all European Dental Schools. Reactions received were used to amend the document. European dental schools are expected to adhere to the profile and the 17 major competences but the supporting competences may vary in detail between schools. The document will be reviewed in 5 years time. This paper will be disseminated to ministries of health, national dental associations and dental specialty associations or societies in Europe and these organisations will be asked to offer their comments. This information will be used in the reviewing process to be started in 2007. It is hoped that the availability of this document will assist dental schools in Europe to further harmonize and improve the quality of their curricula.

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Profile and competences for the European dentist

Plasschaert

Holbrook

Delap

et al. 2005

Eur J Dental Education

188

212

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“…The review of literature related to dental education research found that several dental programs have used the competencies to guide curriculum content and to provide evidence of curriculum outcomes. 21 …”

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Confidence in dental care and public health competency during rural practice among new dental graduates in Thailand

Wisaijohn¹,

Suphanchaimat²,

Topothai³

et al. 2014

AMEP

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ObjectiveThe dental profession has played an important role in the development of the health system in Thailand. However, it is not known if dental graduates’ standards of knowledge, skills, and capabilities are fulfilling the health needs of Thais. This study aimed to assess the level of confidence in dental public health competency among final-year dental students who graduated in 2013.MethodsA cross-sectional survey was conducted among 571 new dental graduates who participated in an official meeting arranged by the Ministry of Public Health in 2013. Self-administered questionnaires were used for collecting data on their confidence levels in selected public-health competencies. Of the total graduates, 72.5% anonymously responded to the questionnaire. Descriptive and inferential statistics, factor analysis, and stepwise regression were applied for data analysis.ResultsThe majority of respondents expressed confidence in their ability to care for patients, but less confidence in public-health and administration competencies. The results also show that there was no significant association between demographic and educational profiles of respondents and confidence in their clinical competency. However, significantly more students who graduated from schools located outside Bangkok and vicinity rated themselves as competent in public health (coefficient = 0.333, P=0.021).ConclusionNew dentists who graduated from dental schools in Bangkok and vicinity had lower levels of confidence in their public-health competencies compared to those who graduated from dental schools outside Bangkok. Thus, working in rural areas after graduation could help new dentists gain more experience in rural practice, leading to higher confidence levels. The findings from this study could contribute to the improvement of the dental curriculum and contract-bonding policy to work in rural areas.

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“…These findings show that the course could form new ideas in students' minds about efficiency of their scientific knowledge. Life-long learning has been defined as one of the main competencies for a dentist in Europe 24 and Canada 25 . This is specifically important for countries with health systems in transition 26 .…”

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Development of an evidence-based dentistry course for dental students and its effect on their awareness, attitude and self-assessed knowledge

Khami

Mohtashamrad²,

Razeghi

et al. 2017

Iraqi J. Public Health

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Background and Aim: The aim of evidence-based dentistry (EBD) is to make best clinical decisions with the judicious and systematic uses of the best scientific evidences. The objective of the present study was to develop an EBD course for dental students, and to assess the effects of participation in this course on awareness, attitude and self-assessed knowledge of the students. The students' satisfaction with the course was also assessed. Materials and Methods: In this controlled interventional study, 65 dental students in two main state Dental Schools in Tehran were selected and were divided into two groups: 43 students in the intervention group and 22 in control group. An EBD course was developed and presented for the intervention group. The scores of awareness, attitude and self-assessed knowledge were determined in both groups before and after participation in the course by means of a questionnaire. The post-test questionnaire in the intervention group had also some questions about course evaluation. Student's t-test and linear regression model served for statistical analysis. Statistical significance was set at 0.05. Results: The students participating in the EBD course showed more improvements regarding total scores of awareness, attitude and self-assessed knowledge when compared to control individuals (P < 0.0001, P < 0.005 and P < 0.0001, respectively). Of different studied factors, only students' gender showed significant influence on the knowledge scores changes (P = 0.042). Conclusions: The developed EBD course seemed to be effective to improve the participants' awareness, attitude and self-assessed knowledge regarding evidence-based concepts. The results call for more emphasis on EBD in dental curriculum through designing courses on the subject.

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Competencies for dental licensure in Canada

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Profile and competences for the European dentist

Profile and competences for the European dentist

Confidence in dental care and public health competency during rural practice among new dental graduates in Thailand

Development of an evidence-based dentistry course for dental students and its effect on their awareness, attitude and self-assessed knowledge

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