| Autor: |
Martignon S; Universidad El Bosque , UNICA - Caries Research Unit, Research Department , Bogotá , Colombia ., Cortes A; Universidad El Bosque , UNICA - Caries Research Unit, Research Department , Bogotá , Colombia ., Avila V; Universidad El Bosque , UNICA - Caries Research Unit, Research Department , Bogotá , Colombia ., Velasco K; Universidad El Bosque , UNICA - Caries Research Unit, Research Department , Bogotá , Colombia ., Abreu-Placeres N; Universidad Iberoamericana , Biomaterials and Dentistry Research Center , Research and Innovation Department , Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic ., Aranguiz V; Universidad de los Andes , Faculty of Dentistry , Cariology Unit, Santiago , Chile ., Bullen M; Panama University , Restorative Dentistry Department , Panama City , Panama ., Giacaman R; University of Talca , Faculty of Dentistry , Cariology Unit, Talca , Chile ., Malheiros Z; Latin American Oral Health Association - LAOHA, São Paulo , SP , Brazil ., Pozos-Guillén A; Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí , Faculty of Dentistry , Basic Sciences Laboratory , San Luis Potosí , México ., Sampaio F; Universidade Federal da Paraíba - UFPB , Health Science Center , Department of Clinical and Community Dentistry , João Pessoa , PB , Brazil ., Fernández CE; University of Talca , Faculty of Dentistry , Cariology Unit, Talca , Chile ., García M; Federación Odontológica Colombiana - FOC, Bogotá , Colombia ., González-Montero M; Fundación Universitaria CIEO - UniCIEO Posgrado de Rehabilitación Oral, Bogotá , Colombia ., Gudiño-Fernandez S; Universidad de Costa Rica , Pediatric Dentistry Master Degree Program, San José , Costa Rica ., Hugo FN; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS, Departamento de Odontologia Preventiva e Social , Porto Alegre , Brasil., Pardo-Silva MI; Universidad El Bosque , Dental School , Bogotá , Colombia ., Salazar L; Universidad de Panamá , Facultad de Odontología , Departamento de Clínica Integrada , Panama City , Panamá ., Squassi A; Universidad de Buenos Aires , Facultad de Odontología , Instituto de Investigaciones en Salud Pública , Buenos Aires , Argentina ., Zarta OL; Universidad El Bosque , Dental School ,Posgrado de Operatoria Estética y Materiales Dentales, Bogotá , Colombia ., Stewart B; Colgate-Palmolive Technology Center , Clinical Research, Piscataway , NJ , United States ., Jácome-Liévano S; Universidad El Bosque , UNICA - Caries Research Unit, Research Department , Bogotá , Colombia . |
| Abstrakt: |
The aim of this study was to develop and achieve consensus on a cariology teaching framework for dental schools in Latin American Spanish-speaking countries. The Delphi process, with a ≥8 0% pre-defined participants' agreement, included three phases and a Coordinating Group. During the Preparation phase three panels of experts were selected and invited to participate: a) Regional academic/professional Dental Associations (Associations-Panel): n = 12; b) Regional Dental Schools (Dental-Schools-Panel): existing dental schools (n = 263) from the 19 Spanish-speaking regional countries; c) International academic/professional associations Peer Experts (Peer-Panel): n = 4. Based on consensus documents from Europe, Colombia, the Caribbean, USA, Chile and Spain, and updated scientific evidence, the Coordinating Group developed a baseline framework proposal of domains, main competencies (MC) and specific competencies (SC). The Consultation-Agreement and Consensus phases included three rounds of questionnaires with a step-wise sharing of the MC updated version of the consensus framework with the Dental-Schools-Panel and including SC with the Associations-Panel. Diverse communication strategies were used ( e.g ., independent google-form questionnaires and workshops). Consensus was reached after an on-site Associations-Panel workshop and secret voting, followed by an online meeting with the Peers-Panel. A total of 127 academic/professional institutions participated (Associations-Panel: 11, 91.6%; Dental-Schools-Panel: 112, 42.6%, all countries; Peers-Panel: 4, 100%). The baseline Cariology teaching framework of 5 domains, 10 MC and 92 SC underwent modifications after agreements for a final consensus framework consisting of 5 domains, 10 MC and 85 SC. A Core Cariology curriculum framework in Spanish for Latin American Dental Schools was successfully developed and agreed upon with regional dental academic and professional institutions. |
