Dental Education at the Crossroads: A Report by the Institute of Medicine

Medical-Education Strengthening By Inclusion Of DentalEducation Is An Utmost Necessity In INDIA & World: A Perspective

“…In the 21 st century, the training of oral physicians and surgeon with a crucial Medical teaching & training is the most suitable approach to build up potential dentists under Medical-Education. A fresh report from the Institute of Medicine give emphasis to the requirement for changes in Dental-Education to get ready for an upcoming that will in many significant ways is quite unlike from the past [3].…”

Current challenges for dental education in Japan and the United States

“…As with several other dental schools in the United States, the UCSF School of Dentistry has been faced with similar issues. Many of the faculty at UCSF were aware of the seminal Institute of Medicine Report (IOM) which called for curriculum reform to address these problems [5]. In addition, analyses by several working groups of the American Dental Association, such as the Tedesco report on dental curricula reported on how relatively little change had been achieved in most dental schools to improve the educational experience, which could in turn stimulate more students to pursue academic careers [6].…”

“…The recommendations that emerged were similar in intent to the Institute of Medicine report [5] and included:…”

The Shortage of Dentists: A Risk to National Security?

“…131 The IOM report states, "…it is not clear that undergraduate dental education adequately prepares the average graduate for entry level practice." 132 Most Veteran Administration and military General Practice Residency program directors agree, reporting a "high level of inadequate preparation among incoming dental residents… in physical evaluation, oral diagnosis, and treatment planning…" 133 Military program directors added that residents were also inadequately prepared in oral surgery, operative dentistry, and endodontics. 134 Since military dentists deploy individually they must be proficient in all these competencies.…”