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A survey of predoctoral dental basic pharmacology education
Author(s) -
Robertson LT
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
journal of dental education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.53
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1930-7837
pISSN - 0022-0337
DOI - 10.1002/j.0022-0337.1996.60.12.tb03104.x
Subject(s) - clinical pharmacology , curriculum , medical education , medicine , dental education , inclusion (mineral) , pharmacology , psychology , pedagogy , social psychology
A survey of fifty‐one of the fifty‐three dental schools in the continental United States provided information about pharmacology curriculum content and time allocation. Most dental schools offer a traditional didactic course in basic pharmacology, with about 50 percent of the medical school‐based (MSB) and 75 percent of the dental school‐based (DSB) programs providing additional pharmacology material in other basic and clinical courses. The four combined medical‐dental (M‐D) student courses have more hours of instruction, clinical conferences and reviews, and number of instructors than either the dental school‐ or medical school‐based courses. DSB and MSB pharmacology courses were similar in most regards, with a relatively low compliance with the current curriculum guidelines. The DSB and MSB courses provided more time for neuropharmacology and less time for agents related to various organ systems than the M‐D courses. There is considerable potential to improve pharmacology instruction by expanding the inclusion of pharmacology in other courses, increasing the number of clinical conferences and discussions, and offering problem‐based‐learning sessions.