title: Supervising dentists' perspectives on the effectiveness of community-based dental education.
abstract: The Commission on Dental Accreditation recently implemented new predoctoral standards that require dental schools in the United States to provide students with community-based dental education (CBDE) experiences. The objective of this study was to examine the perspectives of supervising dentists (also known as dental preceptors) at rural CBDE sites regarding the University of Nebraska Medical Center program's effectiveness in improving the competencies of dental students. Surveys were sent to all forty-three preceptors in two subsequent years: nineteen responded to all questions in 2012 and sixteen in 2013, for a total of thirty-five participants. These preceptors evaluated the effectiveness of the program based on the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) Competencies for the New General Dentist. Overall, these preceptors rated the CBDE program as effective (excellent or very good) in improving the students' competence in five of the six ADEA domains: Critical Thinking, Professionalism, Communication and Interpersonal Skills, Health Promotion, Patient Care: Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment Planning, and Patient Care: Establishment and Maintenance of Oral Health. Practice Management and Informatics was found to be the least effective domain of competence. CBDE provides a unique opportunity to develop a competent dental workforce with an appreciation for the value of community service. Applying a competency-based framework to program evaluation can provide valuable information on program effectiveness to program administrators, educators, and the dental preceptors.
authors.affiliation: Dr. Nayar is Associate Professor, Department of Health Services Research and Administration, College of Public Health and Adjunct Associate Professor, Oral Biology, College of Dentistry, University of Nebraska Medical Center; Dr. McFarland is Associate Professor, College of Dentistry, University of Nebraska Medical Center; Dr. Lange is Professor, College of Dentistry, University of Nebraska Medical Center; Dr. Ojha is Senior Manager, Office of Quality Assessment and Improvement, American Dental Association; Ms. Chandak is Graduate Assistant, Department of Health Services Research and Administration, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center. pnayar@unmc.edu.
authors.forename: Preethy
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nayar
authors.affiliation: Dr. Nayar is Associate Professor, Department of Health Services Research and Administration, College of Public Health and Adjunct Associate Professor, Oral Biology, College of Dentistry, University of Nebraska Medical Center; Dr. McFarland is Associate Professor, College of Dentistry, University of Nebraska Medical Center; Dr. Lange is Professor, College of Dentistry, University of Nebraska Medical Center; Dr. Ojha is Senior Manager, Office of Quality Assessment and Improvement, American Dental Association; Ms. Chandak is Graduate Assistant, Department of Health Services Research and Administration, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center.
authors.forename: Kimberly
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: McFarland
authors.affiliation: Dr. Nayar is Associate Professor, Department of Health Services Research and Administration, College of Public Health and Adjunct Associate Professor, Oral Biology, College of Dentistry, University of Nebraska Medical Center; Dr. McFarland is Associate Professor, College of Dentistry, University of Nebraska Medical Center; Dr. Lange is Professor, College of Dentistry, University of Nebraska Medical Center; Dr. Ojha is Senior Manager, Office of Quality Assessment and Improvement, American Dental Association; Ms. Chandak is Graduate Assistant, Department of Health Services Research and Administration, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center.
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lange
authors.affiliation: Dr. Nayar is Associate Professor, Department of Health Services Research and Administration, College of Public Health and Adjunct Associate Professor, Oral Biology, College of Dentistry, University of Nebraska Medical Center; Dr. McFarland is Associate Professor, College of Dentistry, University of Nebraska Medical Center; Dr. Lange is Professor, College of Dentistry, University of Nebraska Medical Center; Dr. Ojha is Senior Manager, Office of Quality Assessment and Improvement, American Dental Association; Ms. Chandak is Graduate Assistant, Department of Health Services Research and Administration, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center.
authors.forename: Diptee
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ojha
authors.affiliation: Dr. Nayar is Associate Professor, Department of Health Services Research and Administration, College of Public Health and Adjunct Associate Professor, Oral Biology, College of Dentistry, University of Nebraska Medical Center; Dr. McFarland is Associate Professor, College of Dentistry, University of Nebraska Medical Center; Dr. Lange is Professor, College of Dentistry, University of Nebraska Medical Center; Dr. Ojha is Senior Manager, Office of Quality Assessment and Improvement, American Dental Association; Ms. Chandak is Graduate Assistant, Department of Health Services Research and Administration, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center.
authors.forename: Aastha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chandak
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003142:Communication; D003149:Community Dentistry / Q000193:education*; D003162:Competency-Based Education; D003729:Dental Care; D048048:Dental Informatics; D003815:Dentists / Q000523:psychology*; D004497:Education, Dental; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D009329:Nebraska; D009909:Oral Health; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D011215:Practice Management, Dental; D011231:Preceptorship; D011361:Professional Competence; D015397:Program Evaluation; D019035:Rural Health Services; D013850:Thinking
keywords: community-based dental education; competencies; dental education; program evaluation