Interdisciplinary approach to education: preparing general dentists to manage dental trauma |
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| Authors: | Janice Townsend Brett King Richard Ballard Paul Armbruster Kent Sabey |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center School of Dentistry, New Orleans, LA, USA;2. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center School of Dentistry, New Orleans, LA, USA;3. Department of Orthodontics, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center School of Dentistry, New Orleans, LA, USA;4. Department of Endodontics, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center School of Dentistry, New Orleans, LA, USA |
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| Abstract: | The traditional dental curriculum presents limited opportunities for students to evaluate and treat patients with acute dental trauma. In an effort to increase student experiences, faculty at a dental school initiated and taught an interdisciplinary trauma course from 2014 to 2016. This course was elective, offered in the final year of dental school, and combined student‐led and faculty‐led case‐based discussions of management of traumatic dental injuries with hospital trauma call shadowing. Modifications of the course were made based on student feedback. Preliminary data from student surveys showed a favorable opinion of the course. Attendees were exposed to a higher number of acute traumatic injuries and they expressed greater confidence in their diagnosis and management abilities than their peers. |
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| Keywords: | dental education dental trauma educational research |
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