Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: The aims of dental professional courses are to prepare dental healthcare providers to manage common dental diseases, perform surgeries, and offer prevention. They should also be equipped to understand the needs of the society they are serving and willing to amend their skills. As they are expected to be a part of a team providing health care, they should have the requisite leadership and managerial skills for leading the team to serve its objectives in the best possible way. Thus, with changing times, there is a need to bring reforms in dental curricula. Traditional classroom teaching is now shifting to a competency-based education system across the globe. The Dental Council of India (DCI), as a dental health regulator in the country, implements reforms periodically in an attempt to further strengthen the training process and bring quality improvement in dental education. A process of redesigning the curriculum started a couple of years ago. The technical team supporting this work brainstormed the need for such reforms and studied the existing pattern of undergraduate curricula in other developed countries. It was found that many countries are following outcome-based teaching-learning methods. There are several institutions and professional associations proposing recommendations on curricular reforms, and India also suggests following the same. The new education policy (NEP) of the Government of India (GoI) is also in sync with the changes proposed to the DCI. Though such changes are challenging and require time to strategize and implement, it is essential to have reforms in curriculum, especially related to methods of teaching-learning and assessment, and for this, the dental faculty needs to be trained. How to cite this article: Identifying Needs and Preparing for Curriculum Changes in Indian Dental Education. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2024;17(7):842-850.
Authors: Anshula N Deshpande, Vijay P Mathur, Gauri S Lele, Latha Nirmal, Sonali Saha, MS Muthu, Nikhil Marwah, Richa Khanna, Latha Anandakrishna
Institutions: KM Shah Dental College and Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Navrachana University, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Sardar Patel Post Graduate Institute of Dental and Medical Sciences, Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune, King George's Medical University, M S Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences
Language: English
Subfield: General Health Professions
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4402491408