title: Dental education in the rural community: a Nigerian experience.
abstract: At the University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria, dental students are prepared not only to provide skilled care to individual patients, but also to assume responsibility for the community as a whole. In establishing the rural posting program for dental students, it was planned that all fifth year dental students would undertake a rural posting at Igboora, approximately 80 km from Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State. During this 6 week immersion experience students learn about living in a rural area where they provide community oral health services. This report provides recommendations for initiating, sustaining and expanding rural dental education programs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology and Community Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria. shola_ibiyemi@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Olushola
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ibiyemi
authors.forename: Juliana O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Taiwo
authors.forename: Gbemisola A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Oke
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004497:Education, Dental; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009549:Nigeria; D019035:Rural Health Services; D013335:Students, Dental / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data