Predoctoral clinical curriculum models at U.S. and Canadian dental schools

David C Holmes; Daniel W Boston; Alan W Budenz; Frank W Licari

doi:10.1002/j.0022-0337.2003.67.12.tb03722.x

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Predoctoral clinical curriculum models at U.S. and Canadian dental schools

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Predoctoral clinical curriculum models at U.S. and Canadian dental schools

David C Holmes, Daniel W Boston, Alan W Budenz and Frank W Licari

Journal of dental education, Vol.67(12), pp.1302-1311

12/2003

DOI: 10.1002/j.0022-0337.2003.67.12.tb03722.x

PMID: 14733261

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Abstract

In fall 2002, the ADEA Section on Comprehensive Care and General Dentistry conducted a survey of the predoctoral clinical curriculum models at sixty-four North American dental schools. Fifty-eight percent of the schools reported that most patient care is provided in a comprehensive care clinic setting, 22 percent reported that most patient care is provided in discipline-specific settings, and 20 percent reported a hybrid of comprehensive care and discipline-specific settings. While ten Primarily Discipline-Based (PD) schools have instituted new Primarily Comprehensive Care (PCC) or Hybrid clinical curricula since 1997, one PCC school has converted to a Hybrid model, and one PCC school has converted to a PD model. PCC curriculum models were frequently associated with the following institutional factors: more densely populated metropolitan areas; private institutional sponsorship; location within a university medical center; larger class size; and more students enrolled in advanced training at the school. Curriculum factors frequently associated with PCC models included the following: increased use of simulation technology: higher proportion of clinical/teaching track faculty; higher proportion of part-time faculty; higher proportion of generalist faculty; same faculty supervising both treatment planning and patient treatment; and use of competency exams as the main requirement for completion of the curriculum.

Canada

United States

Competency-Based Education - standards

Schools, Dental - standards

Humans

Education, Dental - statistics & numerical data

Comprehensive Dental Care - standards

Models, Educational

Clinical Competence - standards

Curriculum - statistics & numerical data

Schools, Dental - statistics & numerical data

Education, Dental - organization & administration

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Title: Subtitle: Predoctoral clinical curriculum models at U.S. and Canadian dental schools
Creators: David C Holmes - Division of Comprehensive Care, University of Colorado School of Dentistry, Denver 80262, USA. David.Holmes@uchsc.edu
Daniel W Boston
Alan W Budenz
Frank W Licari
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Journal of dental education, Vol.67(12), pp.1302-1311
Publisher: United States
DOI: 10.1002/j.0022-0337.2003.67.12.tb03722.x
PMID: 14733261
ISSN: 0022-0337
eISSN: 1930-7837
Language: English
Date published: 12/2003
Academic Unit: Family Dentistry
Record Identifier: 9984066090002771

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