J Dent Educ. 2017 Jun;81(6):707-715. doi: 10.21815/JDE.016.034.
Going Global: Toward Competency-Based Best Practices for Global Health in Dental Education.
Journal of dental education
Brittany Seymour, Elizabeth Shick, Benjamin W Chaffee, Habib Benzian
Affiliations
Affiliations
- Dr. Seymour is Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Health Policy and Epidemiology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine; Dr. Shick is Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dental Medicine, University of Colorado; Dr. Chaffee is Assistant Professor, Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of California, San Francisco; and Dr. Benzian is Adjunct Professor of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, College of Dentistry, New York University. [email protected].
- Dr. Seymour is Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Health Policy and Epidemiology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine; Dr. Shick is Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dental Medicine, University of Colorado; Dr. Chaffee is Assistant Professor, Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of California, San Francisco; and Dr. Benzian is Adjunct Professor of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, College of Dentistry, New York University.
PMID: 28572417
DOI: 10.21815/JDE.016.034
Abstract
The Global Oral Health Interest Group of the Consortium of Universities for Global Health (GOHIG-CUGH) published recommended competencies to support development of competency-based global health education in dental schools. However, there has been no comprehensive, systematically derived, or broadly accepted framework for creating and delivering competency-based global health education to dental students. This article describes the results of a collaborative workshop held at the 2016 American Dental Education Association (ADEA) Annual Session & Exhibition designed to build on the GOHIG-CUGH competencies and start to develop systematic approaches for their practical application. Workshop organizers developed a preliminary theoretical framework for guiding the development of global health in dental education, grounded in published research. Collectively, workshop participants developed detailed outcomes for the theoretical framework with a focus on three educational practices: didactic, experiential, and research learning and how each can meet the competencies. Participants discussed learning objectives, keys to implementation, ethical considerations, challenges, and examples of success. Outcomes demonstrated that no educational practice on its own meets all 33 recommended competencies for dental students; however, the three educational practices combined may potentially cover all 33. Participants emphasized the significance of sustainable approaches to student learning for both students and communities, with identified partners in the communities to collaborate on the development, implementation, evaluation, and long-term maintenance of any student global health activity. These findings may represent early steps toward professional consensus and best practices for global health in dental education in the United States.
Keywords: competency-based education; curriculum innovation; dental education; global health; global health education; global health training; global oral health
MeSH terms
Publication Types
