Community Health Centre-Based Outreach Clinic for undergraduate dental education: Experience in Helsinki over 8 years
| Autor: | Minna Kaila, Terhi Karaharju-Suvanto, Battsetseg Tseveenjav, S. Goswami |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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medicine.medical_specialty 020205 medical informatics Adolescent education 02 engineering and technology Dental education Outreach clinic Education 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Pediatric Dentistry 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Medicine Humans Social determinants of health Child General Dentistry Competence (human resources) Education Dental Finland business.industry 4. Education Public health Dental Clinics Questionnaire 030206 dentistry Community Dentistry Outreach stomatognathic diseases Family medicine Child Preschool Community health Curriculum business |
| Zdroj: | European journal of dental education : official journal of the Association for Dental Education in Europe. 22(3) |
| ISSN: | 1600-0579 |
| Popis: | Introduction The University Dental Clinic of the City of Helsinki (UDC) developed a Community Health Centre-Based Outreach Clinic, with emphasis on paediatric dentistry. This study aimed to summarise the experiences and explore the student perspectives of the health centre-based outreach teaching clinic. Methods The study data were from the years 2010 to 2016. The dental procedures carried out by the third- to fifth-year dental students were based on electronic health record of patients. The students’ self-perceived benefits and free-text comments on the outreach training were collected as part of a yearly questionnaire survey. Results A vast majority of the paediatric dental procedures that are required for competencies of dental students were performed in the outreach clinic. The most common procedures were fillings with local anaesthesia followed by preventive procedures. The majority of the students were very motivated to participate in the outreach training and reported that it was a useful educational approach to broaden their understanding of oral diseases and clinical experience. Conclusion The outreach clinic gives dental students a chance to gain valuable clinical experience through the number and diversity of the dental procedures they carry out. They gain confidence and get an opportunity to get acquainted with the primary healthcare system and social determinants of oral diseases. Outreach appears to provide complementary clinical experiences that fulfil learning outcomes. Learning objectives should be taken into account when planning the outreach programme in order to offer meaningful and motivating education. |
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