Outreach training: the special interest group’s report |
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| Authors: | M. Smith P. Ash A. S. M. Gilmour T. Austin P. G. Robinson |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Outreach Training Programme, University of Sheffield, School of Clinical Dentistry, Sheffield, UK;2. St David’s Primary Dental Care Unit, Cardiff University, School of Dentistry, Cardiff, UK;3. Clinical Dentistry Theme Leader, Cardiff University, School of Dentistry, Cardiff, UK;4. Medical Education, Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire Postgraduate Medical School, Bedfordshire, UK |
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| Abstract: | Following three sessions at ADEE Annual Meetings, the special interest group on outreach training presents a brief report of its proceedings. Outreach, here, is clinical teaching away from the home dental school. After covering the diversity and benefits of programmes, the report considers different models and the relationship between contexts and outcomes. It concludes that: outreach provides access to additional resources; programmes prepare students for the demands of the profession; a programme’s design should harmonise with both its context and its objectives; and, the educational benefits warrant the additional organisation involved. |
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| Keywords: | outreach community‐based placements |
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