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Invited commentary: issues with assessing competence in undergraduate dental education
Author(s) -
Moore U.,
Durham J.
Publication year - 2011
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.1600-0579.2010.00634.x
Subject(s) - dental education , curriculum , competence (human resources) , medical education , undergraduate education , medicine , psychology , dentistry , pedagogy , social psychology
Competence of practising dentists is an issue that is being addressed in both the undergraduate and postgraduate environment in dental education. The Association of Dental Education in Europe has opened the debate further with guidelines for qualifying dentists in Europe. This puts further pressure on dental schools to produce graduates who are transparently competent. This invited commentary examines the differing concepts of competence and how they might be assessed in the undergraduate dental curriculum.