Malaysian Dental Graduates’ Competence in Holistic Care: What Do Graduates and Employers Think?

Yusof, Zamros Yuzadi Mohd; Jaafar, Nasruddin; Jallaludin, Raja-Latifah Raja; Hassan, Mohamed Ibrahim Abu; Razak, Ishak Abdul

doi:10.1002/j.0022-0337.2010.74.12.tb05013.x

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“…Although professionalism is highlighted as a key agenda item in dental education,[ 8 ] it has been reported that a lack of professionalism in certain aspects of patient care is still evident among dental practitioners,[ 9 10 ] resulting in compromised management of patients. [ 11 ] Individuals with special needs and their caregivers, in particular, reported encountering dental practitioners who demonstrated lack of professionalism during consultation and delivery of treatment.…”

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Extramural oral health educational program involving individuals with disabilities: Impact on dental students’ professionalism

Ahmad

Mokhtar

Khan

2020

J Int Soc Prevent Communit Dent

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A BSTRACT Context: Oral health inequalities experienced by patients, including people with disabilities (PWD), have been related to dentists’ lack of professionalism and inadequate experience in managing patients with special needs. Aims: This study investigated the impact of an extramural program involving PWD on dental students’ professionalism and students’ perception of training in managing patients with special needs. Materials and Methods: A group of 165 undergraduate dental students (year 1 to year 5) participated in a voluntary program, involving 124 visually impaired children, at a special education school in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. A dedicated module in oral health was developed by specialists in special care dentistry, pedodontics, and medical sciences. Dental students then participated in a semi-structured focus group interview survey to discuss perceptions of their learning experiences. Qualitative data were analyzed via thematic analysis. Results: The program had positive impact on various aspects categorized into four major domains: professional knowledge (e.g., understanding of oral-systemic-social-environmental health interaction and understanding of disability), professional skills (e.g., communication and organizational skills), professional behavior (e.g., empathy and teamwork), and value-added learning (e.g., photography and information technology skills). Students showed improved willingness to manage, and comfort in managing PWD, and expressed support for future educational programs involving this patient cohort. Conclusion: Improved knowledge, skills, attitudes, and personal values, as well as support for future programs, indicate the positive impact of extramural educational activities involving PWD in developing professionalism in patient care, while providing an opportunity for students to be exposed to managing patients with special needs.

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Extramural oral health educational program involving individuals with disabilities: Impact on dental students’ professionalism

Ahmad

Mokhtar

Khan

2020

J Int Soc Prevent Communit Dent

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“…Undergraduate education in SND will help to build clinical competency and enhance knowledge in management of patients with complex health care requirements. This is a possible approach in response to an earlier finding which indicated that Malaysian dental students were poor in skills related to medical emergencies, history‐taking and recognising oral manifestation of systemic diseases .…”

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Special Needs Dentistry: perception, attitudes and educational experience of Malaysian dental students

Ahmad

Razak²,

Borromeo

2014

Eur J Dental Education

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A compromised oral health condition amongst patients with special health care needs (SHCN) has been associated with the reluctance and shortage of skills of dental professionals in managing such patients. Lack of training and experience at the undergraduate level are reported barriers to the provision of care for this patient cohort. Undergraduate education therefore, plays an important role in producing professionals with the knowledge, skills and positive attitude in treating patients with SHCN. This study aims to determine the level of knowledge, comfort and attitudes of Malaysian undergraduate dental students towards caring for patients with SHCN, as well as their perception on education in this field. A self-administered questionnaire was administered in the classroom style to final year undergraduate dental students in Malaysian public dental schools. Most students were aware of Special Needs Dentistry (SND) as a specialty after being informed by academic staff. The majority of the students demonstrated poor knowledge in defining SND and felt uncomfortable providing care for such patients. They perceived their undergraduate training in SND as inadequate with most students agreeing that they should receive didactic and clinical training at undergraduate level. A high percentage of students also expressed interest in pursuing postgraduate education in this area of dentistry despite the lack of educational exposure during undergraduate years. The study supports a need for educational reform to formulate a curriculum that is more patient-centred, with earlier clinical exposure in various clinical settings for students to treat patients with special health care needs, applying the concept of holistic care in a variable clinical condition.

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“… and Yusof et al. highlighted the deficiencies in the aspect of critical thinking in competencies displayed by dental graduates. In the Benbelaid et al.…”

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Soft skills and dental education

Gonzalez

Kasim

Naimie

2013

Eur J Dental Education

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Soft skills and hard skills are essential in the practice of dentistry. While hard skills deal with technical proficiency, soft skills relate to a personal values and interpersonal skills that determine a person's ability to fit in a particular situation. These skills contribute to the success of organisations that deal face-to-face with clients. Effective soft skills benefit the dental practice. However, the teaching of soft skills remains a challenge to dental schools. This paper discusses the different soft skills, how they are taught and assessed and the issues that need to be addressed in their teaching and assessment. The use of the module by the Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya for development of soft skills for institutions of higher learning introduced by the Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia.

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Malaysian Dental Graduates’ Competence in Holistic Care: What Do Graduates and Employers Think?

Cited by 19 publications

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Extramural oral health educational program involving individuals with disabilities: Impact on dental students’ professionalism

Extramural oral health educational program involving individuals with disabilities: Impact on dental students’ professionalism

Special Needs Dentistry: perception, attitudes and educational experience of Malaysian dental students

Soft skills and dental education

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