Competencies in dental education
Journal Title: Journal of Education Technology in Health Sciences - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 3
Abstract
Competency is ability to do something successfully or efficiently To evaluate competency of dental professional in Indian scenario without discussing much about the merits and demerits about the traditional curriculum we can look a step ahead ie towards competency based dental education which emphasizes more on the competency quality rather than the minimum clinical requirement quantityMastering a discipline happens in five stages viz novice beginner competent proficiency and expertise or mastery Competency is the third stage in which the student is independently able to perform the expected procedures to a predetermined standard and is ready for graduationCore competencies can be decided by the governing body ie the Dental Council or can be decided by the University or can be borrowed from the literature To address multinational student issues competencies need to be based on the basic or guiding principles rather than discussing the culture and values ofhost institution Crosscultural variations occur if we adapt competencies from other countries and it is best to decide on the list of competencies where it is concerned with ethicsKeywords Competencies Dental education Dental profession
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Sumanth Kumbargere Nagraj
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- DOI 10.18231/2393-8005.2018.0031
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