title: Evaluation of a dental outreach teaching programme.
abstract: Dental health care is largely based on primary care. It is therefore logical to train students in external dental clinics in addition to university facilities. Consequently, the new dental curriculum at The University of Tromsø in Northern Norway has implemented outreach teaching and training as an extensive part of their curriculum. The overall opinion is that the external training has been very valuable both regarding volume and diversity of treatment experiences and has contributed substantially to the clinical maturity of the students. Educating the tutors is considered to be an essential part of the programme.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Clinical Dentistry, University of Tromsø, Tromsø, Norway. harald.eriksen@uit.no
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Eriksen
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bergdahl
authors.forename: L-I
authors.initials: LI
authors.lastname: Byrkjeflot
authors.forename: C-G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Crossner
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Widström
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tillberg
mesh_terms: D003149:Community Dentistry / Q000193:education*; D003479:Curriculum; D004497:Education, Dental / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004521:Educational Measurement; D005792:General Practice, Dental / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D009664:Norway; D015397:Program Evaluation