Predictors of Academic Performance for Applicants to an International Dental Studies Program in the United States

Pitigoi-Aron, Gabriela; King, Patricia A.; Chambers, David W.

doi:10.1002/j.0022-0337.2011.75.12.tb05217.x

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“…Instead, foreign-trained dentists were obliged to apply and successfully complete a 2- or 3-year dental educational program in order to become licensed practitioners. These changes were introduced in order to protect the public and ensure that international dentists were adequately trained to meet U.S. standards [ 9 , 10 , 11 ]. Presently, licensing requirements for foreign-trained dentists in the U.S. are strict, confusing, complex and are conferred by individual state licensing boards.…”

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Foreign-Trained Dentists in the United States: Challenges and Opportunities

Kellesarian

2018

Dentistry Journal

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The aim of the present study is to review the licensing process and challenges faced by foreign-trained dentists in United States (U.S.), and how incorporating foreign-trained dentists in the dental workforce in the U.S. impacts the population’s dental care. Foreign-trained dentists must complete additional training in a Commission of Dental Accreditation recognized program offered by a U.S. dental school in order to be eligible for licensing. Foreign-trained dentists interested in seeking employment in the U.S. face numerous challenges, including stringent admission processes, high tuition costs, immigration barriers and cultural differences. Opening the U.S. dental profession to foreign-trained dentists provides several advantages, such as increasing the diversity of dentists in the U.S., expanding access to underrepresented communities, and enhancing the expertise of the profession. Foreign-trained dentists are an important resource for a U.S. government seeking to build the human capital base and make the most of global trade opportunities through a “brain gain”. Increasing the diversity in the dental profession to match the general U.S. population might improve access to dental care for minorities and poor Americans, reducing disparities in dental care.

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Foreign-Trained Dentists in the United States: Challenges and Opportunities

Kellesarian

2018

Dentistry Journal

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“…This model enables the proper assessment of the skills development process in a practical setting by correlating variables such as the age of the students, previous experience, etc. [11].…”

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Application of Soft Computing Technologies toward Assessment and Skills Development

Aliaga

Vera

Losada

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Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing

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Schools and universities face multiple challenges when they target initiating or expanding undergraduate programs. Education has traditionally utilized a teacher-centered educational and assessment approach. Only few attempts exist to involve objective feedback and non-traditional assessment methods and technologies to improve the processes of teaching, learning, and education in general. This paper addresses a novel objective multi-parameter assessment methodology based on Soft computing technology to discover the effect of students' groupings by exploiting the interrelationships between the grades the students received for their laboratory subjects and the grade they obtained in the university enrolment exam. The research results allow for exploring non-desirable discordant teaching and assessment practices for individuals or groups. In addition, the results obtained illustrate opportunities to focus on the individual student during the education process and determine adaptive teaching strategies based on the particular level of knowledge and experience. Toward these results statistical and Soft computing models implementing Unsupervised Neural and Exploratory Projection Techniques have been applied to carry on the objective assessment of the students' skills development during the entire higher education period. Empirical verification of the proposed assessment model is performed in a real environment, where a case study is defined, and analysed. The real data set to validate the performance of the proposed approach has been collected at the School of Dentistry of the Complutense University of Madrid.

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“…Based on the criteria for admission into the IDS program at the University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, they concluded that the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and NBDE Part I exams had a strong influence in evaluating foreign–trained dental applicants for their program. Since English is the language of instruction in the United States, it is important for a foreign–trained dentist to be proficient in that language to be able to seek admission into this type of program 12 …”

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Education for Foreign–Trained Dentists in the United States: Currently Available Findings and Need for Further Research

Pannu

Thompson

Pannu

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Journal of Dental Education

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Foreign-trained dentists interested in seeking employment in the United States face numerous challenges, starting with the fact that their degrees are often not valid for U.S. practice because of international differences in the style of education and clinical practice. A small number of North American dental schools have offered modiied predoctoral programs for graduates of foreign dental schools since the 1970s, and currently, numerous U.S. dental schools offer such educational programs. The purpose of this literature review was to investigate what has been reported about barriers encountered by foreign-trained dentists in seeking professional opportunities in the United States, focusing especially on factors affecting the admissions process into predoctoral and residency programs, the learning process, and employment of foreign-trained dentists in the United States. This study concludes that published indings do not support the generalization that all foreign-trained dentists seeking employment in the United States have had the same barriers, and the authors conclude that there is a need for further research on this topic. Supplemental information can improve the transition of foreign-trained dentists into a culturally diverse environment. In addition, with greater availability of data, the need for the establishment of assistance programs for this population can be assessed.Dr. Veerinder Pannu is a dental resident,

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Predictors of Academic Performance for Applicants to an International Dental Studies Program in the United States

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Foreign-Trained Dentists in the United States: Challenges and Opportunities

Foreign-Trained Dentists in the United States: Challenges and Opportunities

Application of Soft Computing Technologies toward Assessment and Skills Development

Education for Foreign–Trained Dentists in the United States: Currently Available Findings and Need for Further Research

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