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Community‐Based Dental Education at Boston University
Author(s) -
Mascarenhas Ana Karina
Publication year - 2011
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.0022-0337.2011.75.10_suppl.tb05191.x
Subject(s) - medical education , dental education , medicine , dental care , professional development , community education , psychology , gerontology , family medicine , pedagogy
Community‐based dental education has been integral to the Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine's mission for the past thirty years. This report describes the programs, their history, and their outcomes. The three main educational experiences outside the school are the applied professional experience clerkship, the pediatric dentistry rotation, and the extramural training program. By all student and community outcomes measured, such as students’ self‐confidence, patient management skills, clinical technical skills, and increase in community members’ access to care, these programs are a success.