Comparing Practice Management Courses in Canadian Dental Schools

Schönwetter, Dieter J.; Schwartz, Barry

doi:10.21815/jde.018.055

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“…Further, a literature review of previous studies was conducted to evaluate different topics related to practice management course. [ 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 18 ]…”

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A cross-sectional study of dentists about the need for a practice management course in undergraduate dental program

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Objective:To evaluate dentists’ opinions about the need for a practice management course in the undergraduate dental program.Materials and Methods:This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2017 on practicing dentists in Lahore, Pakistan. A self-administered pilot-tested questionnaire was distributed among 588 dentists using a convenience sampling method to obtain their responses about the need for a practice management course. Descriptive statistics and bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed.Results:About 83.8% of 588 dentists completed the questionnaires. There were 36.7% of males and 63.3% of females (mean age 26.22 ± 4.8 years). The principles of patient management (94.1%), time management skills (90.3%), and teamwork (89.2%) were the most commonly agreed topics of the practice management course. The least agreed topics included office design (59.2%), health-care systems (60.9%), and inventory systems (69%). Most participants (74.4%) thought that a practice management course is required to successfully manage a dental practice, and 63% recommended to include the course in the dental curriculum. Multivariate logistic regression showed that dentists working in private clinic (odds ratio (OR): 3.35, P = 0.001), dentists with graduation within ≤ past 5 years (OR: 3.64, P = 0.001), and dentists who attended a practice management course (OR: 3.12, P = 0.001) were more likely to agree to the need of a practice management course to successfully run a dental office.Conclusion:Most dentists believed that a practice management course is required for a successful dental practice. The development and implementation of such a course should be based on the feedback from dentists to ensure evidence-based approaches.

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“…Further, a literature review of previous studies was conducted to evaluate different topics related to practice management course. [ 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 18 ]…”

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A cross-sectional study of dentists about the need for a practice management course in undergraduate dental program

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“…ese courses broadly focused on ethics, human resource management, and private dental practice management [15].…”

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Use of Student Evaluation of Teaching (SET) Survey to Evaluate Effectiveness of Teaching in a Leadership Course among Dental Students over Three Years

Nazir

Al‐Ansari

Al‐Khalifa

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The Scientific World Journal

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Leadership courses are being increasingly integrated into dental curricula. The study aimed to assess the validity and reliability of student evaluation of teaching (SET) instrument among dental students and to evaluate the effectiveness of teaching in a new leadership course over a period of three years. This cross-sectional study was conducted on fourth-year undergraduate dental students (N = 260) who took a practice management course over three consecutive years from 2014 to 2016. A 29-item SET questionnaire was administered among students who were willing to participate in the study. Out of 260 students, 185 returned completed surveys and the response rate was 71.15%. Factor analysis (principal component analysis) showed the validity of four dimensions of the SET instrument. Total variance explained by four dimensions was 62.80%. Cronbach’s alpha for the instrument was 0.95 and each dimension had fairly high internal consistency (>0.80). Treating students with respect (94%), accepting different viewpoints of students (94.1%), being flexible/open-minded (92.5%), and preparedness in the course (91.9%) were the most common effective teaching traits. Over the period of three years, 16 items showed improvement in teaching and there was a significant improvement in four items (P<0.05). In conclusion, it was found that SET is a valid instrument to evaluate the effectiveness of teaching in nonclinical courses in dentistry. This instrument should be used longitudinally to compare the effectiveness of teaching.

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“…Practice management courses in dental curricula are known to often be short and underemphasized (Schönwetter and Schwartz 2018). If the nexus between dentistry as a commercial endeavor and dentistry as a professional calling is not explored and reflected upon during their dental education, students risk entering the workforce without the skills required to navigate and manage commercial influences upon practice.…”

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Dentists’ Perspectives on Commercial Practices in Private Dentistry

Holden

Adam

Thomson

2020

JDR Clinical & Translational Research

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Background: Dentistry is predominantly provided in a commercial context in Australia. Despite this, little is known about how dentists navigate potential tensions that may arise between commercial and professional obligations in private dental practice. This analysis uses a qualitative approach to explore dentists’ perceptions and attitudes toward the commercialized nature of private dental practice and how these affect their professional role in providing care. Methods: Participants were recruited by advertising on social media, as well as through a professional association and a corporate dental group’s graduate training program. Data were collected from participants through interviews and written reflections. The data were subjected to thematic analysis to reveal deeper meanings and linkages between different emergent themes. Results: Twenty dentists who worked in private practice environments were recruited to take part. The analysis revealed the following themes within the data: dentistry devalued, commercial influences on professional behavior, the effect of advertising and competition on dentistry, ethical selling, and the impacts of commercialism on consumers of dentistry. Conclusions: Consumers of dentistry may only be superficially empowered by the commercialized context of private dental practice. Empowerment to decide which services to access and from whom does not address the inherent disparities that exist within the dentist-patient clinical relationship. Advertising and the active “selling” of oral health services are all designed to create dental consumers, not to empower them. While advertising might assist patients to understand available treatments, the primary objective of marketing is not health education. Increasing competition and consumer choice within dentistry may help to empower consumers of dental services but only if the dentist-patient relationship remains founded in altruistic intent, with the doctrine of “caveat emptor” (buyer beware) having no place within dentistry. Knowledge Transfer Statement: This research provides novel insights into how dentists experience the commercial context of private dental practice and how this is perceived to be both beneficial and detrimental to the consumers of dental services. This work will help to guide policy development to address the commercial determinants of oral health generated by the nature of commercialized dental practice environments.

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Comparing Practice Management Courses in Canadian Dental Schools

Cited by 11 publications

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A cross-sectional study of dentists about the need for a practice management course in undergraduate dental program

A cross-sectional study of dentists about the need for a practice management course in undergraduate dental program

Use of Student Evaluation of Teaching (SET) Survey to Evaluate Effectiveness of Teaching in a Leadership Course among Dental Students over Three Years

Dentists’ Perspectives on Commercial Practices in Private Dentistry

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