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Trends in Behavioral Sciences Education in Dental Schools, 1926 to 2016
Author(s) -
Centore Linda
Publication year - 2017
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 - 10.21815/jde.017.009
Subject(s) - multidisciplinary approach , behavioural sciences , curriculum , strengths and weaknesses , medical education , dental education , identification (biology) , psychology , engineering ethics , medicine , pedagogy , sociology , engineering , social science , psychotherapist , social psychology , botany , biology
This article outlines the journey of behavioral sciences education from a multidisciplinary array of topics to a discipline with a name, core identity, and mission in dental schools’ curricula. While not exhaustive, it covers pivotal events from the time of the Gies report in 1926 to the present. Strengths and weaknesses of current behavioral sciences instruction in dental schools are discussed, along with identification of future opportunities and potential threats. Suggestions for future directions for behavioral sciences and new roles for behavioral sciences faculty in dental schools are proposed. This article was written as part of the project “Advancing Dental Education in the 21 st Century.”