title: Implementation process of all periodontal competences and assessments as proposed in the 2010 European consensus meeting into the existing local undergraduate curriculum.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report on our implementation process within the existing local curriculum of all periodontal competences and assessments as proposed in the 2010 European consensus meeting.
  
  
  METHODS
  In 2011, a workshop for all teaching staff at the Department of Periodontology, ACTA, an education and assessment blueprint, was developed to test for missing education and assessment of European competences, divided into seven domains. This was repeated in 2013. An oral evaluation of the staff followed both meetings.
  
  
  RESULTS
  It appeared that eight of 58 (14%) European competences were not taught, and 21 (35%) competences were not assessed. After evaluation of the results on the actual curriculum and the assessment programme, shared decisions were made about how to teach and assess the missing competences within the local periodontal educational programme. The second workshop in 2013 revealed still 8 (14%) competences were not taught and 8 (14%) competences were not assessed. Staff appreciated the used method of validation; it gave insight and an overview of the curriculum. The existence of the European consensus report for undergraduate periodontal education, based on seven domains, has been instrumental and essential.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The development of a blueprint from the education programme and concomitant assessment methods in periodontology by participating teaching staff gives a validation and appreciation of the curriculum and will improve the quality of education and assessment. It is advised that for quality control of the curriculum, dental schools could do this exercise for all their specialties if European consensus reports exist.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), University of Amsterdam and the VU University, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. m_schoonheim@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schoonheim-Klein
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), University of Amsterdam and the VU University, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Ong
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), University of Amsterdam and the VU University, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: B G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Loos
mesh_terms: D003162:Competency-Based Education; D032921:Consensus; D003479:Curriculum; D004493:Education; D004497:Education, Dental / Q000379:methods*; D004498:Education, Dental, Continuing; D004521:Educational Measurement; D005060:Europe; D006801:Humans; D017145:Models, Educational; D010517:Periodontics / Q000193:education*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011786:Quality Control; D012575:Schools, Dental; D013334:Students
keywords: assessment blueprint; competences; curriculum; dental education; management of change; periodontology; undergraduate