title: Chairside teaching and the perceptions of dental teachers in the UK.
abstract: This study outlines how dental tutors at the chairside view their teaching and describes what are considered important current issues, requirements and recommendations for good chairside teaching practice. A qualitative analysis was undertaken of stakeholder perceptions of chairside teaching from both a single dental school study and a UK wide evaluation workshop. The evaluation of good chairside teaching showed that training requirements might be quite different for different stakeholders in chairside teaching. Further, this evaluation process may serve as a process model for institutional change for improvements in chairside teaching. This article is the second of a series of three and evaluates chairside teaching on a UK wide scale. The first, investigated the perceptions of stakeholders of chairside teaching at a single dental school. The third provides educational tools to encourage collaboration and sharing good chairside teaching practice. A further accompanying article reviews some of the educational methodology and innovations in teaching and learning that may be applied to dentistry.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Clinical Education, Warwick Medical School, Medical School Building, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL. john.sweet@warwick.ac.uk
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sweet
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pugsley
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D004497:Education, Dental / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008611:Mentors / Q000523:psychology; D036301:Qualitative Research; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*; D006113:United Kingdom