Article 1997

Trends in postgraduate education in general dentistry

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Kittipibul, Photjana
 GK
Godfrey, Keith
Australian Dental Journal
Journal · Vol. 42 · Issue 3 · pp. 203-208
Abstract

The explosion of knowledge coupled with a more diversified society have led to a new set of demands on dentists. For more than 20 years, dental educators and the profession have been concerned about the pressure on the university to ensure that every new graduate is fully competent to enter a dental practice independently and successfully. This paper reviews some of the innovations which are being employed to attempt to deal with these concerns. There is no one formula that can answer these concerns. Postgraduate training in general dentistry is becoming more wide-spread and may need further investigation. The main focus of this paper is on trends in formal advanced postgraduate training in general dentistry.

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trends continuing education post-graduate Dental curriculum: undergraduate General dentistry

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clinical competence human medical education Humans Internship and Residency curriculum Australia education general practice United States review methodology professional practice Europe dental education Asia Education, Dental, Graduate General Practice, Dental Faculty, Dental
Author Affiliations
The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia, Department of Hospital Dentistry, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
Discipline of Orthodontics, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia, State Orthodontics NSW, Australia, Discipline of Orthodontics, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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