Developing appropriate dental education systems: the impact of changes in oral health status and oral health care systems.
Current education programmes for oral health care workers have failed to adapt to the changing oral health status and the changing demands made upon oral health care systems. In order to adapt, education systems need to recognise the forces that are influencing the demands on the oral health care system and identify the most appropriate solutions. The most logical solution is to develop programmes which reflect the Primary Health Care Approach (PHCA), and in particular emphasise inter-sectorial collaboration. The challenge for dental education systems is to identify mechanisms through which these principles can be applied.
Samarawickrama
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Royal London School of Medicine and Dentistry, UK.
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Hobdell
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D002983:Clinical Competence; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000628:therapy; D003752:Dental Health Services; D004497:Education, Dental / Q000379:methods*; D005378:Financial Support; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D009909:Oral Health; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000628:therapy; D011320:Primary Health Care; D012922:Social Change