Leadership in dentistry

Grocock, Ryan

doi:10.1038/s41415-020-1633-4

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“…Suppose dentistry embraces no leadership role in the recently integrated care systems. It will be disregarded in the decisionmaking processes not intentionally but because of the absence of representatives (30). Hence, the vital question is how our profession should address the characteristics of a leader since it will not happen by mere chance.…”

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Development and Assessment of a Leadership Program for Dentistry Students

Davari

Taheri

Sadeghi

et al. 2023

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Introduction: The emergence of disparate opportunities and challenges in the twenty-first century emphasizes the importance of leadership training in dentistry. Therefore, a reflective, interactive, and collaborative training workshop in this field can positively improve the pioneer dentists' knowledge, mindset, and skillset. Aims This article aimed to share the foundation of the leadership program, design expected outcomes, evaluate the program's effectiveness in a dental school in Iran, and discuss the importance of leadership skills for dentistry students. Design: We conducted a program design and research evaluation based on a mixed-method approach. A two-day leadership development program was developed and held in Alborz dental school in Karaj, Iran. A group of 20 dentistry students participated in the program. Then, the program was evaluated twice, once just after the program and once six months later, Results 90% of the participants rated the course 4 or higher (4.5 on average) on a 5-point satisfaction scale, in which 1 meant utterly dissatisfied and 5 meant completely satisfied. The highest average score was for the Leadership from Inside-out module (4.55 of 5). In addition, the students rated teamwork practice as the most challenging part and presentation skills as the most influential module of the program. Furthermore, according to this survey, 80% of the students will participate in future leadership programs with high satisfaction, and 95% of the students recommended it as an extra-curricular activity for all students in dental school. Conclusion The program's facilitators provided an exceptional opportunity and psychologically-safe environment for students to learn leadership skills. Training leadership as non-clinical skills can be beneficial for dentistry students, and it can positively affect the dental profession and ultimately effective healthcare systems. Therefore, including voluntary leadership courses in undergraduate and postgraduate dental curricula is recommended.

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Development and Assessment of a Leadership Program for Dentistry Students

Davari

Taheri

Sadeghi

et al. 2023

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“…The unique nature of wicked problems requires an adaptive approach, allowing for insight that emerges only through collective inquiry and engagement with the problem at hand (Hull et al, 2021). Accordingly, there is increased attention to leadership studies in professional schools, including programs for educating lawyers (Brogan, 2021), physicians (Stoller, 2020), business professionals (Sowcik & Allen, 2013), veterinarians (Elwood, 2021), religious professionals (Clark, 2021), engineers (Klassen et al, 2020), pharmacists (Reed et al, 2019), and dental professionals (Grocock, 2020). In their article within this issue, Lubker and Petrusa offer timely examples that illuminate how developing leaders in graduate and professional school settings is increasingly vital for the professional student.…”

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“…“We are, apparently, living in unprecedented times, an Age of Uncertainty, when wicked problems whirl all around” (Grint, 2022 , p. 1). While Grint's elaboration on this observation casts some doubt on the “unprecedented” nature of current circumstances, he does not dispute the need for focused attention on wicked problems.…”

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Moving graduate and professional education forward to develop leaders equipped to effectively address wicked problems

Kaufman

Stedman

2022

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The modern era's wicked problems create an impending need to develop leaders through graduate education, professional degree programs, and campus‐wide efforts. Shifts to leadership‐as‐practice and an eco‐leadership discourse may help transform leadership education and surface new signature pedagogies for the professions. How might the current reality drive leadership educators toward collaborative learning that aligns with these frameworks?

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“…The expectation is that positive outcomes will typically result for both the profession and patients. 2 The BDA is the best-known entity in UK dentistry which enables representation for dentists, with its constitutional structure separated into governance and representation. 1 However, there are multiple other organisations and structures which support representation within dentistry.…”

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Representation: raising awareness of opportunities and skill development with undergraduate dental students

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Representatives for dentists are required for many governing committees, local and national, that contribute to many aspects of the profession related to politics, the workplace, education, or community-building. Developing skills as a representative can begin as an undergraduate in student representation systems as part of UK university governance structures. At one UK dental institution, there was a plan to explore the learning and skill development of current student representatives, review the training, identify any areas where there were gaps or where they should be strengthened, and consider whether a new training programme could be developed. Training gaps in the representation process and preference for peer mentoring in training were identified as students acknowledged learning 'on the job' through observation of experienced peers. Current representation training also fell short of highlighting the relevance to their future dental profession. Staff and students co-designed a bespoke programme of training to help students develop their representation skills, as well as align them to the development of professional skills which were determined to be relevant for their future dental career.

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Leadership in dentistry

Cited by 9 publications

References 17 publications

Development and Assessment of a Leadership Program for Dentistry Students

Development and Assessment of a Leadership Program for Dentistry Students

Moving graduate and professional education forward to develop leaders equipped to effectively address wicked problems

Representation: raising awareness of opportunities and skill development with undergraduate dental students

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