title: Top tips for effective teaching and learning.
abstract: If we wish to improve the quality of care provided to our patients it is essential that we all, as healthcare professionals, develop and update our knowledge and skills throughout our careers. To make our teaching and learning more effective and relevant, I have derived 10 tips to assist both the learner and teacher in making learning and teaching as effective as possible. These will be valuable to learners and, in particular, to the increasing numbers of dental surgeons who teach, both in a formal and informal role.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  For continuing professional development to be beneficial, the teaching and learning must be relevant and effective.
authors.affiliation: Chasetown Dental Practice, 27 High Street, Chasetown, Burntwood, South Stafforshire, WS7 3XE, UK.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gilmour
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wall
mesh_terms: D004498:Education, Dental, Continuing / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*