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The Canadian Core Cariology Curriculum: Outcomes of a national symposium
Author(s) -
Tikhonova Svetlana,
Jessani Abbas,
Girard Felix,
Macdonald Mary Ellen,
De Souza Grace,
Tam Laura,
Eggert F.Michael,
NguyenNgoc Caroline,
Morin Nathalie,
Aggarwal Neha,
Schroth Robert J.
Publication year - 2020
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/jdd.12313
Subject(s) - curriculum , core curriculum , dental education , medical education , medicine , consensus conference , psychology , pedagogy
Despite the efforts that have been made in dental education and clinical practice to adopt the evidence‐informed, risk‐based, nonsurgical caries management approach, the surgical treatment approach continues to prevail. There is an urgent need to understand resistance to such a paradigm shift and establish a coordinated evidence‐based Cariology teaching approach in Canadian dental schools so trainees are equipped to implement caries management in their practice. To work towards this goal, a two‐day interinstitutional symposium was organized in Montreal, QC, bringing together clinical and research experts in cariology and dental education from all 10 Canadian dental schools to develop a consensus on an evidence‐informed Core Cariology Curriculum, and strategies for its implementation. Through consensus, participants produced the Core Cariology Curriculum for Canadian dental schools and articulated the challenges and solutions for its implementation. Future work will include working collaboratively on the curriculum integration and evaluation.