Problems and Solutions for Interprofessional Education in North American Dental Schools

Sara C Gordon; Robert Bruce Donoff

doi:10.1016/j.cden.2016.05.002

Problems and Solutions for Interprofessional Education in North American Dental Schools

Dent Clin North Am. 2016 Oct;60(4):811-24. doi: 10.1016/j.cden.2016.05.002. Epub 2016 Jul 27.

Authors

Sara C Gordon¹, Robert Bruce Donoff²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Oral Medicine, University of Washington, School of Dentistry, 1959 Northeast Pacific Street, HSB B-530F, Box 357480, Seattle, WA 98195-7480, USA. Electronic address: gordons@uw.edu.
² Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, 188 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA.

PMID: 27671955
DOI: 10.1016/j.cden.2016.05.002

Abstract

Interprofessional education (IPE) is a relatively new part of dental education. Its implementation is mandated by accreditation standards, but it is also essential to good patient care. Diverse dental schools from various regions of North America outline problems they have faced in IPE and the solutions that they have found to surmount these problems. Commonalities and unique features of these problems and solutions are discussed.

Keywords: Education, dental; Interprofessional education; Interprofessional relations; Patient care team; Patient-centered care; Professional competence; Professional education; Professional education, dental.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Education, Dental*
Humans
Interdisciplinary Studies*
Interprofessional Relations
Patient Care Team
Schools, Dental*
United States