The Sheffield outreach teaching programme

Smith, Michael W.; Lennon, M A; Robinson, Peter G.

doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2010.1038

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“…In dentistry, clinical outreach programs during training are still in their infancy and there is a lack of actual workforce outcomes reported, with the focus being on identifying rural intentions rather than recording where new graduates are working, which is of more practical value. There is a need for long‐term research into the effects of educational workforce strategies designed to impact on the recruitment and retention of dental practitioners in rural areas.…”

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The workforce outcomes of dental graduates from a metropolitan school ‘Rural Clinical Placement Program’ versus a ‘Rural Clinical School’

Johnson

Blinkhorn

Byun

et al. 2020

International Dental Journal

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Introduction: This study compares the workplace decisions from University of Sydney (USYD) dental graduates who participated in a 1-month voluntary Rural Clinical Placement Program (RCPP), USYD graduates who did not participate in the RCPP (non-RCPP), and with graduates who qualified from a dental Rural Clinical School (RCS) at Charles Sturt University (CSU). Methodology: From mid-2015, USYD students who graduated between 2009 and 2013, and CSU graduates from 2013 to 2014, were requested to complete a telephone interview related to employment choices. For USYD, 135 interviews were completed (63% of contactable graduates) and for CSU, 39 interviews (68%). Mixed methods were applied to analyse the data. Results: For USYD, 33% of RCPP participants were working rurally compared with 18% of the non-RCPP, whilst 54% of CSU graduates were working rurally. For USYD, the self-reported influence of the RCPP on the graduates' employment decisions was a significant predictor of rural employment. For CSU, country of birth and employment status were weakly associated with rural employment. Across the three cohorts, key employment factors were as follows: job availability, family, personal relationships, good mentorship, clinical training, partner factor and lifestyle. In addition, both the RCPP and CSU graduates showed greater interest and awareness of rural employment than the non-RCPP. Conclusion: The CSU RCS and USYD RCPP are leading to positive rural employment outcomes, and it is clear that the provision of a rural experience is influencing graduates to work rurally. Further investigation of the CSU program is required to fully assess its impact and to provide longitudinal workforce information.

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The workforce outcomes of dental graduates from a metropolitan school ‘Rural Clinical Placement Program’ versus a ‘Rural Clinical School’

Johnson

Blinkhorn

Byun

et al. 2020

International Dental Journal

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“…An analysis of service provision by students in outreach clinic placements in the United Kingdom (UK), Canada and the United States (US) showed that clinical examinations (patient assessments), restorative and extraction services were the most common types of dental care provided. 5,[25][26][27] There were minor differences in the treatment services provided to public and private patients. Public patients received more tooth extractions, perhaps due to lower socioeconomic groups suffering more severe levels of dental disease, having more limited access to care and the patients themselves having lower expectations.…”

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“…T he importance of outreach clinical placements as an integral component of undergraduate dental programs has gained recognition over the past 20 years. [1][2][3][4][5] Many dental programs in Australia have provided students with clinical experience outside the university dental clinic itself. 1,2,[6][7][8][9] A recent report from the Association for Dental Education in Europe (ADEE) special interest group (SIG) on outreach training summarised the diversity, benefits and alternative models of such experiences.…”

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Dental care provision by students on a remote rural clinical placement

Lalloo

Evans

Johnson

2013

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

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“…Traditional UK dental schools value "outreach placements" in primary care settings for students on Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) courses, with the duration varying between schools. Benefits for students include: opportunities for team working with a dental nurse, improved time management, increased confidence, higher volumes of patients and more varied procedures (8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14).…”

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confidence: 99%