Desirable clinical settings in general dentistry: moving towards the improvement of the educational program.

Autor: Houshmand B; Department of Periodontics, School of Dentistry, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical science, Tehran, Iran., Shaterjalali M; Department of Medical Science, Tonekabon branch, Islamic Azad University, Tonekabon, Iran. m_shjalali@yahoo.com., Chegeni E; School of Dentistry, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran., Ekhlasmand M; Department of Periodontics, Member of the Editorial Board of the Oral Health and Oral Epidemiology Journal, School of Dentistry, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran., Safarnavadeh M; Department of Family health, Educational Deputy of Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: BMC medical education [BMC Med Educ] 2024 Sep 04; Vol. 24 (1), pp. 966. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Sep 04.
DOI: 10.1186/s12909-024-05951-9
Abstrakt: Background: The main task of dental schools is to prepare professional dentists with a high social responsibility. This study provided some practical suggestions from experts regarding desirable clinical settings, in order to establish an infrastructure for practical studies in Endodontics, Periodontics, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Restorative Dentistry, Pediatric Dentistry, Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine, Prosthodontics, Oral Health, and Social Dentistry.
Methods: This research was conducted using a modified Delphi technique in two rounds. The first round involved qualitative content analysis. Participants in interviews were selected purposeful and maximum diversity across the country. To determine the validity and reliability of the data, the four axes proposed by Lichon and Guba were utilized. The second round involved a researcher-made questionnaire, which consisted of 55 questions. This questionnaire was distributed to all dental schools across the country. The validity of the questionnaire were evaluated and by experts and then reviewed. The reliability of the tool was determined to be 0.96 using the alpha coefficient method.
Results: The final codes from the interviews of the first round were divided into two categories: settings and educational programs. The final results of research were placed into 2 section: educational settings and instructors, and educational infrastructures. 70% participants agreed to use the college's clinical morning sessions. More than 80% agreed to start up a main clinic with the proposed structure and professors. The use of the hospitalization area also had an agreement of more than 80%. Additionally, community areas such as health service centers, welfare centers, special patient centers, factories, schools, etc. obtained an agreement of over 70%.
Conclusions: The results of this study are presented in the form of suggestions for improving the general dentistry program in relation to educational setting, educators, and educational infrastructures. The common agreement among participants regarding educational settings and their diversity, educational programs, and desired instructors reviewed in the research shows the necessity of reviewing and changing their educational programs in Endodontics, Periodontics, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Restorative Dentistry, Pediatric Dentistry, Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine, Prosthodontics, Oral Health, and Social Dentistry.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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