Evaluation of workplace based assessment tools in dental foundation training

Abstract

Objective The aims of this survey were to evaluate the effectiveness of workplace based assessments (WPAs) in dental foundation training (formerly vocational training [VT]).Methods Two online questionnaire surveys were sent to 53 foundation dental practitioners (FDPs) and their 51 trainers in the Mersey Deanery at month four and month nine of the one year of dental foundation training. The questionnaires investigated the effectiveness of and trainers' and trainees' satisfaction with the WPAs used in foundation training, namely dental evaluation of performance (D-EPs), case-based discussions (DcBD) and patients' assessment questionnaires (PAQs). The questionnaires also investigated the perceived impact of reflection and feedback associated with WPAs on clinical practise and improving patient care.Results A total of 41 (7.4%) FDPs and 44 (86.3%) trainers responded. Of the 41 FDPs, the majority found that feedback from WPAs had a positive effect on their training, giving them insight into their development needs. Overall 84.1% of the FDPs felt the WPAs helped them improve patient care and 82.5% of trainers agreed with that outcome.Conclusions The findings from this study demonstrate the value of WPAs in dental foundation training by the use of feedback and reflection in directing the learning of foundation dental practitioners and that this can lead to improved clinical practise and patient care. © 2011 Macmillan Publishers Limited. All rights reserved.

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Feedback Teaching learning adult attitude to health clinical competence female human male medical education questionnaire Humans Internship and Residency workplace psychological aspect education United Kingdom review middle aged program evaluation feedback system teacher satisfaction Educational Measurement methodology Personal Satisfaction Mentors England health care quality dental education Education, Dental Questionnaires patient Clinical Governance Patients

Author Affiliations

Mersey Deanery, Liverpool, United Kingdom

Evidence-Based Practice Research Centre (EPRC), Edge Hill University, Ormskirk, Lancashire, United Kingdom

Department of Postgraduate Dental Education, Macmillan General Practitioner, Liverpool, United Kingdom

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Evaluation of workplace based assessment tools in dental foundation training

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