La superación profesional en didáctica para docentes de Estomatología / Didactics training for Odontology professors

Introducción: En la educación médica superior cubana la superación profesional es la vía para el perfeccionamiento de la preparación didáctica del claustro y un programa, que parte de las necesidades determinadas, se considera un resultado científico pertinente. Objetivo: Proponer un programa de superación en didáctica elaborado para los docentes de la carrera de Estomatología. Métodos: Se trata de una investigación de desarrollo para contribuir a la superación profesional en didáctica en los docentes de Estomatología de la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara. Se utilizó una metodología que asume como método general el dialéctico-materialista, que en la especificidad de la etapa investigativa que se reporta es predominantemente cualitativa y empleó los métodos histórico-lógico, analítico-sintético, inductivo-deductivo, sistémico-estructural y análisis documental. Resultados: Se presentaron las ideas fundamentales del programa, los cuales se adecuaron a las necesidades de superación profesional pedagógica en el contexto investigado. Se establecieron las exigencias y el manejo de las diversas formas organizativas que se combinan dentro de las acciones del programa. Conclusiones: La propuesta de un programa de superación profesional en didáctica para los docentes de Estomatología incluye diversidad de formas organizativas, responde a necesidades locales y está contextualizado a las particularidades del proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje de la estomatología en Cuba(AU)

Introduction : in Cuban higher medical education, professional improvement is the way to perfect the teaching preparation of the faculty and a program that, based on the determined needs, is considered a pertinent scientific result. Objective : to propose the main ideas about a program of improvement in didactics prepared for the odontology teachers. Methods : a development investigation was carried out at Dentistry Faculty of Villa Clara´s Medical Sciences University. Some methods were used: historical-logical, analytical-synthetic, inductive-deductive systemic-structural and documentary analysis. Results : The program was adapted to the needs of professional pedagogical improvement in the investigated context. A synthesis of each aspects presented: introduction, general objective, foundation, structural components and evaluation. The structural components in each one of the areas are described in more details. It is pointed out on the novelty: the establishment of demands and the management of the various organizational forms that are combined within their actions. Conclusions : a professional improvement program is proposed for the preparation in teaching of dentistry teachers, which differs in its conception from what had traditionally been offered to them. It includes a diversity of complementary organizational forms, responds to local needs for pedagogical improvement and is contextualized to the particularities of the dentistry teaching-learning process in Cuba, among other attributes(AU)

What Should Oral Health Professionals Know in 2040: Executive Summary.

The "Advancing Dental Education in the 21st Century" project assesses current status and trends to prepare for the future. Section 3 of the project asks what knowledge and skills should dental and advanced dental education learners have to provide dental care in 2040 and how should educators be preparing them. This executive summary of five background articles in this section focuses on predoctoral education, advanced dental education, the provision of medical services within dental practice, the incorporation of oral health services into primary care and medical practice, and interprofessional education and practice. The changing environment and external forces are presented along with their implications for advancing dental education. These forces include changes in population characteristics (e.g., demographics, disease prevalence, health disparities, consumerism), treatment needs and modalities, care delivery, science and technology, educational methods, and medical and dental integration. Future oral health professionals (OHPs) will care for more diverse patient populations, older patients with complex medical and dental needs, and relatively dentally healthy younger cohorts who require fewer complex restorative and prosthodontic treatments. Increasing integration of medical and oral health education and patient care will require OHPs to have more medical knowledge and to practice in intra- and interprofessional teams. OHPs increasingly will be providing patient-centered care as employees in large group practices, health care settings, and safety net clinics with expanded types of OHPs and improved materials and technology. Educators need to implement innovative curricula and educational methods to prepare for and adapt to the disruptive changes that lie ahead.

Trends in Dental Faculty of U.S. Dental Schools, 2003-04 to 2013-14.

The aim of this article is to provide a general overview of trends impacting the faculty of U.S. dental schools. Data such as full- and part-time status, tenure status, student-faculty ratios, aging of the faculty, and compensation are reported for the period from 2003-04 to 2013-14. Data used are from the American Dental Association (ADA) and the American Dental Education Association (ADEA). The first part of the report describes general characteristics of faculty trends, and the second part provides an analysis of those trends. This article was written as part of the project "Advancing Dental Education in the 21st Century."

Trends in Behavioral Sciences Education in Dental Schools, 1926 to 2016.

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 21st Century."