title: A proposed core curriculum for dental English education in Japan.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Globalization of the professions has become a necessity among schools and universities across the world. It has affected the medical and dental professions in terms of curriculum design and student and patient needs. In Japan, where medicine and dentistry are taught mainly in the Japanese language, profession-based courses in English, known as Medical English and Dental English, have been integrated into the existing curriculum among its 83 medical and 29 dental schools. Unfortunately, there is neither a core curriculum nor a model syllabus for these courses.
  
  
  METHODS
  This report is based on a survey, two discussion forums, a workshop, and finally, the drafting of a proposed core curriculum for dental English approved by consensus of the participants from each university.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The core curriculum covers the theoretical aspects, including dental English terms and oral pathologies; and practical aspects, including blended learning and dentist-patient communication. It is divided into modules and is recommended to be offered for at least two semesters.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The core curriculum is expected to guide curriculum developers in schools where dental English courses are yet to be offered or are still in their early development. It may also serve as a model curriculum to medical and dental schools in countries in Asia, Europe, Africa, and Central and South America, where English is not the medium of instruction.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Health Biosciences Support Office of Frontier Oral Science, International Exchange and Collaboration, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, 3-18-15 Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima City 770-8504, Japan. omarodis@tokushima-u.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Omar M M
authors.initials: OM
authors.lastname: Rodis
authors.forename: Edward
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authors.lastname: Barroga
authors.forename: J Patrick
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Barron
authors.forename: James
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authors.lastname: Hobbs
authors.forename: Jayanetti A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Jayawardena
authors.forename: Ikuo
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authors.lastname: Kageyama
authors.forename: Bukasa
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authors.lastname: Kalubi
authors.forename: Clive
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authors.lastname: Langham
authors.forename: Yoshizo
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authors.lastname: Matsuka
authors.forename: Yoichiro
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authors.lastname: Miyake
authors.forename: Naoko
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authors.lastname: Seki
authors.forename: Hiroko
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authors.lastname: Oka
authors.forename: Martin
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authors.lastname: Peters
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authors.lastname: Shibata
authors.forename: Roxana
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authors.lastname: Stegaroiu
authors.forename: Kazuyoshi
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authors.lastname: Suzuki
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authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Hironori
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authors.lastname: Tsuchiya
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mesh_terms: D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003479:Curriculum; D004497:Education, Dental / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D019303:Multilingualism; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D012575:Schools, Dental / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013335:Students, Dental / Q000706:statistics & numerical data