Journal of Disability and Oral Health

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Cover Date:
June 2013
Print ISSN:
1470-8558
Vol:
14
Issue:
2

Guidance on the core content of an Undergraduate Curriculum in Special Care Dentistry

Dr , Dublin Dental University Dental Hospital, Trinity College Dublin Dr S, School of Dentistry, College of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Cardiff University

References
Chavez EM, Subar PE, Miles J, Wong A, Labarre EE, Glassman P. Perceptions of predoctoral dental education and practice patterns in special care dentistry. J Dent Educ 2011; 75: 726-732. Dougall A, Pani SC, Thompson S, Faulks D, Romer M, Nunn J. Developing an undergraduate curriculum in Special Care Dentistry-by consensus. Eur J Dent Educ 2013a 17: 46-56. Dougall A, Thompson S, Faulks D, Ting G, Nunn J. Guidance for the core content of a Curriculum in Special Care Dentistry at the undergraduate level Eur J Dent Educ 2013b; DOI: 10.1111/eje.12054. Faulks D, Freedman L, Thompson S, Sagheri D, Dougall A. The value of education in special care dentistry as a means of reducing inequalities in oral health. Eur J Dent Educ 2012; 16: 195-201. Gordon F, Morgan M, Thompson S. A survey of the quality and quantity of Special Care Dentistry Teaching, including Gerodontology, in Dental Schools of the United Kingdom and Ireland. J Disab Oral Health 2009 10: 3-10. Sherman CM, Anderson RD. Special needs education in Canadian dental school curriculum: is there enough? J Can Dent Assoc 2010; 76: a11.

Graduates in Dentistry are increasingly likely to see a significant number of patients with special health care needs in the course of their practising lives (Faulks et al., 2012). Their confidence and willingness to provide care for this diverse group of patients is closely correlated to the quality and content of their undergraduate education in Special Care Dentistry (SCD) (Sherman and Anderson, 2010; Chavez et al., 2011). In response to requests from educators worldwide, the International Association for Disability and Oral Health (iADH) has initiated the development of undergraduate curriculum guidance in SCD through a consensus process involving leading experts in SCD from 32 countries (Dougall et al. 2013a). The iADH curriculum is defined in statements of learning outcomes and describes learning and teaching methods, assessment and feedback designed to provide undergraduates with the knowledge, skills and attitudes desirable in SCD. The final curriculum document is available for download from the website of the International Association of Disability and Oral Health www.iadh.org Three scientific articles have been published in the European Journal of Dental Education (EJDE) over the last year, which document the context and the methodological approach to the curriculum process. The first publication by Faulks et al. (2012) explores education in SCD as a means of reducing inequalities in oral health for people with disabilities. The second publication by Dougall et al. (2012), details the expert Delphi Process used to produce the iADH consensus document, the recommendations from which are described in the final publication (Dougall et al. 2013b), where the suggested curriculum is mapped across all domains of an undergraduate curriculum. The EJDE has very kindly agreed to the abstracts being shared with the JDOH readers via this article. The abstracts have been reprinted with the permission of John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Professor Michael Manogue, Editor of the EJDE has recommended free access to the selected papers to allow the iADH membership and the wider community access to these publications.

Online Abstracts in European Journal of Dental Education
The abstracts have been reprinted with the permission of John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

The value of education in special care dentistry as a means of reducing inequalities in oral health
Faulks D, Freedman L, Thompson S, Sagheri D and Dougall A. The value of education in special care dentistry as a means of reducing inequalities in oral health. Eur J Dent Educ 2012; 16: 195–201. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0579.2012.00736.x http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1600-579.2012.00736.x/ full

Abstract: People with disability are subject to inequality in oral health both in terms of prevalence of disease and unmet healthcare needs. Over 18% of the global population is living with moderate to severe functional problems related to disability, and a large proportion of these persons will require Special Care Dentistry at some point in their lifetime. It is estimated that 90% of people requiring Special Care Dentistry should be able to access treatment in a local, primary care setting. Provision of such primary care is only possible through the education and training of dentists. The literature suggests that it is vital for the dental team to develop the necessary skills and gain experience treating people with special needs in order to ensure access to the provision of oral health care. Education in Special Care Dentistry worldwide might be improved by the development of a recognised academic and clinical discipline and by providing international curricula guidelines based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF, WHO). This article aims to discuss the role and value of promoting and harmonising education in Special Care Dentistry as a means of reducing inequalities in oral health.

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Authors
Alison Dougall, Shelagh Thompson

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  1. Guidance on the core content of an Undergraduate Curriculum in Special Care Dentistry
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  1. Diary Dates
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