Serban, C. orcid.org/0000-0002-0026-9021, Dixon, J. orcid.org/0000-0002-3499-175X, Adam, M. orcid.org/0000-0002-5009-2359 et al. (3 more authors) (2024) The views of European students on the inclusion of research in undergraduate Oral Health Professional curricula. European Journal of Dental Education, 28 (1). pp. 86-93. ISSN 1396-5883
Abstract
Introduction The education of Oral Health Professionals (OHPs) is variable across Europe and consequently, there is concern that research skills are not consistently or optimally integrated into European OHP curricula. The aim of this study is to investigate the perspectives of European OHP students regarding the inclusion of research in the undergraduate curriculum.
Materials and Methods A 21-question online survey was administered to dental, dental hygiene, and dental hygiene and therapy students across Europe. Informed consent was obtained from participants and all responses remained confidential. Quantitative and qualitative methods were used to analyse the data.
Results A total of 825 student responses to the survey from 33 European countries were eligible for inclusion. The results demonstrated that OHP students recognise the importance of research in the dental field and value the inclusion of research in the curriculum. Although students indicated that they are interested to learn more about research, the survey results also showed that students had neutral opinions towards the existing curriculum providing enough training about research.
Conclusion European OHP students agree on the need for an open and explicit research curriculum in OHP education. The development of a research domain within an open curriculum framework would help to harmonise the teaching and assessment of OHP research skills across Europe and ultimately improve graduating OHP's research skills.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2023 The Authors. European Journal of Dental Education published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
Keywords: | curriculum; dental education; dental research; needs assessment; oral health professional students |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > School of Clinical Dentistry (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 11 May 2023 14:06 |
Last Modified: | 03 Oct 2024 13:57 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1111/eje.12917 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:199049 |