THE CONCEPT OF FORMATION OF BASIC COMPETENCIES IN DENTAL STUDENTS IN MEDICAL UNIVERSITIES OF UKRAINE

The article analyzes the formation of basic competencies in dental students in medical universities of Ukraine. The basic concepts for the formation of basic competencies in dental students in medical universities of Ukraine are identified. The significance of the conceptual approach to the formation of basic competencies in dental students in medical universities of Ukraine is substantiated. The issue that is the focus of this paper should be specified as follows. In the consumer economy, the requirements for the employee are growing rapidly, especially for his basic competence, as the ability to solve problems, competitiveness, but the classical scheme of education is not able to guarantee the appropriate level of training of dentists, according to current medicine and practice. Thus, for the formation of professional competence of future professional dentists in medical universities in the current circumstances it is reasonable to develop and test a concept that involves the use in this process of state-of-the-art pedagogical science and practice: methodological approaches, criteria, content of education, its forms, tools, evaluation criteria effectiveness, etc.