Community-based dental education at Boston University.
Community-based dental education has been integral to the Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine's mission for the past thirty years. This report describes the programs, their history, and their outcomes. The three main educational experiences outside the school are the applied professional experience clerkship, the pediatric dentistry rotation, and the extramural training program. By all student and community outcomes measured, such as students' self-confidence, patient management skills, clinical technical skills, and increase in community members' access to care, these programs are a success.
College of Dental Medicine, Nova Southeastern University, 3301 College Avenue, Fort Lauderdale-Davie, FL 33314, USA. AnaKarina.Mascarenhas@nova.edu
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D001900:Boston; D002982:Clinical Clerkship; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003149:Community Dentistry / Q000191:economics / Q000193:education*; D003153:Community Health Services; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D003479:Curriculum; D003740:Dental Clinics; D003752:Dental Health Services; D004497:Education, Dental / Q000191:economics; D057286:Electronic Health Records; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D008507:Medically Underserved Area; D010377:Pediatric Dentistry / Q000193:education; D011231:Preceptorship; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012575:Schools, Dental / Q000191:economics; D012649:Self Concept; D013335:Students, Dental; D014495:Universities