How is paediatric dentistry taught? A survey to evaluate undergraduate dental teaching in dental schools in the United Kingdom

Abstract

The quality assurance of undergraduate dental education in the UK is regulated by the General Dental Council (GDC), which has a statutory obligation to ensure a high standard of dental education and training. 1 The main concern of the GDC is that an undergraduate dental curriculum meets the required standard in order to graduate undergraduate dental students who are eligible to apply

Paediatric dentistry undergraduate education across dental schools in the Arabian region: a cross-sectional study

“…Very few programmes in the USA expected students to develop clinical proficiency with immobilisation and sedation techniques (Adair et al 2004 ). In a recent survey of UK undergraduate dental programmes, BM techniques such as HOME and clinical holding were mostly delivered for knowledge rather than practice, while pharmacological techniques such as inhalation sedation and general anaesthesia involved a clinical training component (Grindrod et al 2020 ). Such differences might be related to the availability of inhalation sedation and general anaesthesia for children in the community healthcare and hospital settings under the national health system in the UK.…”

“…The questionnaire was distributed between April and September 2018 with two reminder emails sent in June 2018 and February 2019 for non-responders. A modified version of the questionnaire, used in assessing paediatric dental education of the UK’s UG students, was utilised (Grindrod et al 2020 ). To ensure ease of understanding and reduction of ambiguity of questions, the questionnaire was piloted by two very experienced undergraduate dental education programme directors working in the Arabian region.…”

Integration of Regenerative Dentistry Into the Dental Undergraduate Curriculum

“…The patient-centered oral healthcare approach is increasingly highlighted and discussed in the literature and policy documents (40,41). Notwithstanding this, the ADEE recommends that dental curricula should be formulated and developed on the basis of the patient-centered care domain, amongst others (41).…”

“…The patient-centered oral healthcare approach is increasingly highlighted and discussed in the literature and policy documents (40,41). Notwithstanding this, the ADEE recommends that dental curricula should be formulated and developed on the basis of the patient-centered care domain, amongst others (41). Hence, it is anticipated that dental curricula should cover "the biological processes in the body to a sufficient depth to be able to exploit new emerging biological technologies in clinical practice, especially in regenerative medicine" (41).…”

“…Notwithstanding this, the ADEE recommends that dental curricula should be formulated and developed on the basis of the patient-centered care domain, amongst others (41). Hence, it is anticipated that dental curricula should cover "the biological processes in the body to a sufficient depth to be able to exploit new emerging biological technologies in clinical practice, especially in regenerative medicine" (41). Thus, a systematic approach to undergraduate education on regenerative dentistry is increasingly recommended for dental students.…”