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Published in: BMC Oral Health 1/2017

Open Access 01-12-2017 | Correspondence

The future of pediatric dentistry education and curricula: a Chilean perspective

Authors: Rodrigo Mariño, Francisco Ramos-Gómez, David John Manton, Juan Eduardo Onetto, Fernando Hugo, Carlos Alberto Feldens, Raman Bedi, Sergio Uribe, Gisela Zillmann

Published in: BMC Oral Health | Issue 1/2017

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Abstract

Background

A meeting was organised to consolidate a network of researchers and academics from Australia, Brazil, Chile, the UK and the USA, relating to Early Childhood Caries (ECC) and Dental Trauma (DT). As part of this meeting, a dedicated session was held on the future of paediatric dental education and curricula. Twenty-four paediatric dentistry (PD) academics, representing eight Chilean dental schools, and three international specialists (from Brazil and Latvia) participated in group discussions facilitated by five members of the ECC/DT International Collaborative Network. Data were collected from group discussions which followed themes developed as guides to identify key issues associated with paediatric dentistry education, training and research.

Discussion

Participants discussed current PD dental curricula in Chile, experiences in educating new cohorts of oral health care providers, and the outcomes of existing efforts in education and research in PD. They also, identified challenges, opportunities and areas in need of further development.

Summary

This paper provides an introspective analysis of the education and training of PD in Chile; describes the input provided by participants into pediatric dentistry education and curricula; and sets out some key priorities for action with suggested directions to best prepare the future dental workforce to maximise oral health outcomes for children. Immediate priorities for action in paediatric dentistry in Chile were proposed.
Footnotes
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In Chile, there is a national accreditation board. Nonetheless, no standard curriculum in Chilean dental schools exists. For UG training, the accreditation board requires a concordance between curriculum contents and source objectives, but no specific core contents. In 2014, after this meeting, the accreditation for dental specialties was implemented, but only one is accredited for PG paediatric dentistry training.
 
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Metadata
Title
The future of pediatric dentistry education and curricula: a Chilean perspective
Authors
Rodrigo Mariño
Francisco Ramos-Gómez
David John Manton
Juan Eduardo Onetto
Fernando Hugo
Carlos Alberto Feldens
Raman Bedi
Sergio Uribe
Gisela Zillmann
Publication date
01-12-2017
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Oral Health / Issue 1/2017
Electronic ISSN: 1472-6831
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-016-0251-7

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