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10.1186/s12903-016-0251-7
Title: | The future of pediatric dentistry education and curricula : A Chilean perspective |
Authors: | Mariño, Rodrigo Ramos-Gómez, Francisco Manton, David John Onetto, Juan Eduardo Hugo, Fernando Feldens, Carlos Alberto Bedi, Raman Uribe, Sergio Zillmann, Gisela |
Keywords: | Chile;Curriculum;Paediatric dental education;3.2 Clinical medicine;1.1. Scientific article indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus database;General Dentistry |
Issue Date: | 18-Jul-2016 |
Citation: | Mariño , R , Ramos-Gómez , F , Manton , D J , Onetto , J E , Hugo , F , Feldens , C A , Bedi , R , Uribe , S & Zillmann , G 2016 , ' The future of pediatric dentistry education and curricula : A Chilean perspective ' , BMC Oral Health , vol. 17 , no. 1 , 20 . https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-016-0251-7 |
Abstract: | Background: A meeting was organised to consolidate a network of researchers and academics from Australia, Brazil, Chile, the UK and the USA, relating to Early Childhood Caries (ECC) and Dental Trauma (DT). As part of this meeting, a dedicated session was held on the future of paediatric dental education and curricula. Twenty-four paediatric dentistry (PD) academics, representing eight Chilean dental schools, and three international specialists (from Brazil and Latvia) participated in group discussions facilitated by five members of the ECC/DT International Collaborative Network. Data were collected from group discussions which followed themes developed as guides to identify key issues associated with paediatric dentistry education, training and research. Discussion: Participants discussed current PD dental curricula in Chile, experiences in educating new cohorts of oral health care providers, and the outcomes of existing efforts in education and research in PD. They also, identified challenges, opportunities and areas in need of further development. Summary: This paper provides an introspective analysis of the education and training of PD in Chile; describes the input provided by participants into pediatric dentistry education and curricula; and sets out some key priorities for action with suggested directions to best prepare the future dental workforce to maximise oral health outcomes for children. Immediate priorities for action in paediatric dentistry in Chile were proposed. |
Description: | Publisher Copyright: © 2016 The Author(s). Copyright: Copyright 2016 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved. |
DOI: | 10.1186/s12903-016-0251-7 |
ISSN: | 1472-6831 |
Appears in Collections: | Research outputs from Pure / Zinātniskās darbības rezultāti no ZDIS Pure |
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