Journal of Disability and Oral Health

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Cover Date:
September 2015
Vol:
16
Issue:
3

Evaluation of an observational outreach programme in Special Care Dentistry for undergraduate students; reflections over three years

Doi: 10.4483/JDOH_Curtin06

Evaluation of an observational outreach programme in Special Care Dentistry for undergraduate students; reflections over three years
C Curtin and S Thompson

Abstract
It is expected that newly graduated dentists in the UK should be able to recognise and take into account the needs of different patient groups including older people and those with special care requirements. The aim of this study was to evaluate the observational outreach programme in Special Care Dentistry (SCD) by analysing completed student logbooks over three academic years to assess students’ learning and experience. Completed reflective logbooks from three academic years in the periods 2010-2013 were collected and analysed for quantitative and qualitative data relating to the students’ outreach experience. Based on the data collected from student logbooks, the SCD outreach programme provided the undergraduate students with a broad ranging learning opportunity in the subject. In future, more robust evaluation of the SCD outreach programme is required, as well as provision of additional resources to support further development by improving the administration and clinical support of the programme throughout the various primary and secondary care settings and in doing so improve the quality assurance of the programme.

Key words: Special Care Dentistry, undergraduate education, outreach programme

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£15.00
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Page Start
96
Page End
101
Authors
C Curtin, S Thompson

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