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Introducing undergraduate dental students to the wider rôle of the primary care team
Author(s) -
Ireland R. S.,
Dawber S.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
european journal of dental education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.583
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1600-0579
pISSN - 1396-5883
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0579.1999.tb00083.x
Subject(s) - medical education , primary care , primary health care , psychology , dental care , medicine , nursing , family medicine , environmental health , population
The development of interprofessional learning between different members of the primary care team can lead to a better understanding of the various rôles of the primary care team. It can also result in a more collaborative approach to achieving health care goals. A pilot project was carried out involving placing 6 final‐year dental students in general medical practices. Feedback from both dental students and medical practitioners suggested a number of educational benefits were achieved. The generally positive results have encouraged the extension of the pilot to include general medical practice placements for all final‐year dental students at Liverpool.