Considering theory-based reflection in the service-learning training of Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) residents.
Columbia University College of Dental Medicine, in partnership with the Harlem United Community AIDS Center, has developed a service-learning (SL) program for use in the training of Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) residents. This article presents basic tenets of SL, their applicability for dentistry, and our experience implementing SL in care of people living with HIV/AIDS. It proposes that social-behavioral theory, when incorporated into the basic components of SL, can play a useful role in resolving a number of challenges inherent in competency-based training programs. Although the article provides examples of how a particular theory, the Theory of Planned Behavior, might be applied in the SL context, opportunities for the application of other social-behavioral theories potentially exist.
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Carol
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Section of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Columbia University College of Dental Medicine, 601 W. 168 St., Suite 34, New York, NY 10128, USA. ck60@columbia.edu
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D002983:Clinical Competence; D003149:Community Dentistry / Q000193:education*; D055812:Community-Based Participatory Research; D017742:Dental Care for Chronically Ill; D004499:Education, Dental, Graduate / Q000379:methods*; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods*; D005792:General Practice, Dental / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D007396:Internship and Residency; D007721:Knowledge of Results, Psychological; D017145:Models, Educational; D009518:New York; D018794:Problem-Based Learning; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012647:Self-Assessment