European journal of dental education : official journal of the Association for Dental Education in Europe
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The assessment of competence in clinical skills has become more frequent in published healthcare curricula and syllabuses recently. There are agreed mechanisms for the assessment of competence in the post-graduate environment, but no consensus within the undergraduate curriculum. This paper seeks to develop an agreed generic checklist for the assessment of competence in forceps exodontia. ⋯ Using this generic checklist, it may now be possible to pool data inter-institution to perform more powerful analyses on how our students obtain, or fail to obtain competence in forceps exodontia.
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Hiroshima University Hospital used the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) as a formative and summative assessment tool to evaluate trainees' competence. ⋯ Trainees viewed OSCEs positively and appreciated their effectiveness from a pedagogical perspective, and OSCE positively affected the trainees' approach to learning. A ten-year process of OSCE change has helped with educational reforms because of its adaptability. Flexible attitudes to change are necessary for stakeholders to achieve the desired reforms.
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Predominantly theoretical courses are employed to teach German dental students in implant dentistry at pre-clinical stage. As implant dentistry is an important part of the clinical treatment spectra, practical implementation of this field at an early stage of education seems to be appropriate. By a newly developed interdisciplinary implant dentistry course, students should assess an improved competence level as well as first practical experiences in the field of implant dentistry at the pre-clinical stage of their education. ⋯ The aim of this first interdisciplinary course for pre-clinical students was to enhance competence level and practical implementation of implant dentistry at an early stage of education. Participants' comments and suggestions on the questionnaires demonstrated the positive response and the general interest in this form of dental education, as well as the demand for further development of training in this field.