title: Interdisciplinary approach to education: preparing general dentists to manage dental trauma.
abstract: The traditional dental curriculum presents limited opportunities for students to evaluate and treat patients with acute dental trauma. In an effort to increase student experiences, faculty at a dental school initiated and taught an interdisciplinary trauma course from 2014 to 2016. This course was elective, offered in the final year of dental school, and combined student-led and faculty-led case-based discussions of management of traumatic dental injuries with hospital trauma call shadowing. Modifications of the course were made based on student feedback. Preliminary data from student surveys showed a favorable opinion of the course. Attendees were exposed to a higher number of acute traumatic injuries and they expressed greater confidence in their diagnosis and management abilities than their peers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center School of Dentistry, New Orleans, LA, USA.
authors.forename: Janice
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Townsend
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center School of Dentistry, New Orleans, LA, USA.
authors.forename: Brett
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: King
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center School of Dentistry, New Orleans, LA, USA.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ballard
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center School of Dentistry, New Orleans, LA, USA.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Armbruster
authors.affiliation: Department of Endodontics, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center School of Dentistry, New Orleans, LA, USA.
authors.forename: Kent
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sabey
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003479:Curriculum; D004497:Education, Dental; D005246:Feedback; D005792:General Practice, Dental / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D018677:Tooth Injuries / Q000628:therapy*; D014481:United States
keywords: dental education; dental trauma; educational research