To achieve oral health in America, dental education needs to evolve

Donoff, R. Bruce; Simon, Lisa

doi:10.1016/j.adaj.2022.05.002

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“…Donoff and Simon suggested that dental education should continue to focus as much on scientific, social, and structural competencies as on technical skills. 27 Although there were recommendations to include more clinically relevant content, many seminar topics that learners expressed interested in during this early implementation are included as part of the complete leadership curriculum.…”

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“…Making greater connections during their educational experiences to these broader settings with insight into health systems is key so learners understand and can apply their agency beyond the clinical walls. Donoff and Simon suggested that dental education should continue to focus as much on scientific, social, and structural competencies as on technical skills 27 . Although there were recommendations to include more clinically relevant content, many seminar topics that learners expressed interested in during this early implementation are included as part of the complete leadership curriculum.…”

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Preparing learners to ACT as change agents: Early implementation of leadership curricula in dental education

Kornegay,

Hayon,

Gisler

et al. 2023

Journal of Dental Education

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Objective: Graduates of dental schools are expected to become leaders in their practices, communities, and profession. Yet, formal leadership training is underutilized in U.S. dental school curricula to help learners develop these skills. The objective of this study was to understand third-and fourth-year dental students' perceptions of their initial semester of Bell Leadership Institute training as part of the novel Advocate, Clinician, Thinker curriculum at the UNC Adams School of Dentistry.Methods: Focus groups of 52 third-and fourth-year dental students were conducted after the completion of the first semester of leadership seminars. Session notes were transcribed, and qualitative analysis was performed to help elucidate student perceptions of the value and pertinence of the leadership seminars.Results: Participants valued the opportunities to self-reflect, develop listening skills, and learn strategies to address and mitigate conflict through the leadership seminars. Perceptions of seminar length, frequency, and structure were varied. Participants also noted that explicit connections and applications of leadership topics to the field of dentistry would improve the quality of the programing.Feedback from 52 focus group participants suggests a general appreciation for curriculum-integrated leadership training. Conclusion:Early implementation of seminar-style leadership training in dental school curricula appears to be a productive avenue for developing critical leadership skills in dental school graduates.

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confidence: 99%