Peculiarities of Teaching the Clinical Pharmacology Subject to Students of the Dental Faculty in Modern Conditions Reform of Medical Education

Abstract

<jats:p>Summary. The aim of the work is to study the effectiveness of using interactive teaching methods and practical skills in the educational process, which will help improve the quality of training for students of the dental faculty at the Department of Internal Medicine of the Dentistry Faculty named after Professor M.N. Berezhnitsky.&#x0D; Based on the study of the effectiveness of using interactive teaching methods and the development of practical skills in clinical pharmacology in the educational process in the fourth year of study on the Dentistry Faculty under the medical education reform demonstrate, that only a comprehensive approach to the study of clinical pharmacology with the assimilation of modern theoretical material, the development of practical skills at the patient’s bedside, and by solving situational problems, self-awareness of classroom and extracurricular work allows students to explore clinical pharmacology in accordance with the modern requirements of medical reform. The knowledge acquired at the department about pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, interaction and side effects of drugs, effectiveness, safety of prescribed drugs and acquired practical skills contribute to the development of professionalism of a future specialist.</jats:p>