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Clinical medical sciences for undergraduate dental students in the United Kingdom and Ireland – a curriculum |
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| Authors: | A. J. Mighell P. A. Atkin K. Webster S. J. Thomas C. E. McCreary C. M. Healy J. Gibson A. J. Crighton L. J. Dawson J. O. Smalley R. B. Allan R. J. Oliver M. G. Pattrick M. N. Pemberton E. D. Theaker T. W. Poate J. A. G. Buchanan M. Greenwood D. Bee J. M. Yates St. J. Crean S. S. Napier |
| Affiliation: | 1. The University of Leeds, Leeds Dental Institute, Leeds, UK;2. Cardiff University, Cardiff Dental Hospital and School, Cardiff, UK;3. The University of Birmingham, Birmingham Dental Hospital and School, Birmingham, UK;4. The University of Bristol, Bristol Dental Hospital, Bristol, UK;5. The University of Cork, Cork University Dental Hospital, Cork, Ireland;6. The University of Dublin, Dublin Dental School and Hospital, Dublin, Ireland;7. The University of Dundee, Dundee Dental Hospital and School, Dundee, UK;8. The University of Glasgow, Glasgow Dental Hospital and School, Glasgow, UK;9. The University of Liverpool, School of Dental Sciences, Liverpool, UK;10. The University of Manchester, School of Dentistry, Manchester, UK;11. North Manchester General Hospital, Manchester, UK;12. Kings College University of London, Dental Institute, London, UK;13. Queen Mary University of London, Institute of Dentistry, London, UK;14. The University of Newcastle, School of Dental Sciences, Newcastle, UK;15. The University of Sheffield, School of Clinical Dentistry, Sheffield, UK;16. Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Exeter, UK;17. University of Central Lancashire, School of Dentistry, Preston, UK;18. Queen’s University Belfast, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Belfast, UK |
| Abstract: | The technical aspects of dentistry need to be practised with insight into the spectrum of human diseases and illnesses and how these impact upon individuals and society. Application of this insight is critical to decision‐making related to the planning and delivery of safe and appropriate patient‐centred healthcare tailored to the needs of the individual. Provision for the necessary training is included in undergraduate programmes, but in the United Kingdom and Ireland there is considerable variation between centres without common outcomes. In 2009 representatives from 17 undergraduate dental schools in the United Kingdom and Ireland agreed to move towards a common, shared approach to meet their own immediate needs and that might also be of value to others in keeping with the Bologna Process. To provide a clear identity the term ‘Clinical Medical Sciences in Dentistry’ was agreed in preference to other names such as ‘Human Disease’ or ‘Medicine and Surgery’. The group was challenged to define consensus outcomes. Contemporary dental education documents informed, but did not drive the process. The consensus curriculum for undergraduate Clinical Medical Sciences in Dentistry teaching agreed by the participating centres is reported. Many of the issues are generic and it includes elements that are likely to be applicable to others. This document will act as a focus for a more unified approach to the outcomes required by graduates of the participating centres and act as a catalyst for future developments that ultimately aim to enhance the quality of patient care. |
| Keywords: | clinical medical sciences in dentistry convergence of education and training curriculum human disease medicine and surgery undergraduate |